Board of Library Trustees

Halifax library board mobilizes to defend funding at town meeting. The Board of Library Trustees heard a presentation from Kate Merlin of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners on the state's Municipal Appropriation Requirement (MAR); failure to meet the MAR for five years results in

Holmes Public Library Board approves expanded summer hours and community garden. Director Dylan Benoit proposed the changes after analyzing patron usage data showing low Saturday attendance during summer months. The board unanimously voted to extend Thursday hours until 8 p.m. from June 22 and to

Halifax library trustees relax dress code in 4-1 vote, extend director's hybrid work. The Board of Library Trustees voted 4-1 to allow business casual attire including jeans and sneakers for staff, with Trustee Susan Vogt dissenting. Director Dylan Benoit's hybrid work arrangement was unanimously

Halifax Library Trustees address emergency closing procedures and staffing needs. The Board recommended revising the library's emergency closing policy to follow Town Hall guidance instead of the Silver Lake Regional School District schedule, with Director Dylan Benoit to present a rewritten