Library Board of Trustees

Library Board approves sub-five-thousand-dollar concrete repair and charges DPW ambiguity to committee. Chair Marguerite Landry and the Board voted unanimously to authorize repairs to cracked cement near the book drop, contingent on cost remaining below $5,000, after the Department of Public Works

Library Board approves landscaping project and advances director evaluation. The Trustees voted unanimously to authorize up to $1,500 in State Aid funding for Curtiss Landscaping to reseed the front grounds where an asphalt path was removed, with Vice Chair Jane Davis and Director Ryan Donovan

Library Board of Trustees unanimously trims FY27 budget by $4,000. The materials reduction, supported by Director Ryan Donovan and all six trustees, responds to Advisory Committee concern about increases in materials, professional development, and programs. Donovan noted the Hoopla subscription

Library Board of Trustees hears $756,701 FY27 budget request but delays vote. Director Ryan Donovan presented a 9.6 percent increase over FY26, with materials and educational supplies at $120,475 to meet state mandates for communities over 10,000 residents. Programming expenses are slated to rise

Southborough library board approves FY27 budget with 9.6 percent increase. The Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $756,701 budget for fiscal year 2027, up from $690,516 in FY26, with Vice Chair Jane Davis, Trustees Mary Tinti, Amy Yazdani, and David Ekberg voting in favor. The budget