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Grafton Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, October 27, 2025 10:00 am

Present: Michelle Dufort, Mary Beth Culver, Lucia Corwin, Galen Johnson, Jay Maciejowski. Zoom: John Sarnoff

Call to order: 10:00 am

Public Comment: none

Approve minutes of last meeting: approved

Treasurer’s Report: Financial report is up to date.

Librarian’s Report: The pro-forma budget, along with supporting data, was presented to the select board on Monday October 20. It included the library’s request for an additional $2,500 per year in tax support, bringing the total tax support for FY2027 to $12,000. There were many supporters who attended and several spoke in support of the library.

The Paulsen/Russell family has given a directed donation for children’s programming and collection development.

Tyler Clark has agreed to power wash the parts of the building that are accessible to him.

One of the library laptops has been converted to Windows 11. We will need to replace the laptop used for bookkeeping and the public computer will be replaced through Computers by Ken.

Nature and Books Discussion Group on Zoom and the Banned Books Group continue to having robust discussions.

A Neighbor to Neighbor Lecture Series has been scheduled for Sunday, November 9 from 3-4:30 with Kathy Metallica Cray presenting on The Women Behind and Beneath the Quilts, a lecture and trunk show about antique quilts.

For the Grafton Holiday Festival, the library will be presenting The Gingerbread House Extravaganza which will be on December 6 from 10-3pm.

Old Business: We will review the Repair Document and the need for a capital campaign at a later date. Current projects include purchasing new computers and power washing the building.

New Business: Mary Beth Culver has presented the Board with a rough draft of the appeal letter. The letter was enthusiastically approved and will be sent to the printer soon.

Next Meeting: ?, 10:00 am