Library Trustees Approve 3.7 Percent Budget Increase
Grafton Library Trustees agreed to a 3.7 percent fiscal budget increase and approved participation in a digitization fund for an 1900-1965 archive of the Canaan Reporter on September 17.
Grafton Library Trustees agreed to a 3.7 percent fiscal budget increase and approved participation in a digitization fund for an 1900-1965 archive of the Canaan Reporter on September 17.
Grafton Library Trustees approved lot improvements and a fireside folk tales program. The board agreed to allow the Friends of the Grafton Library to pursue infrastructure work on the library lot, including temporary electrical service, tank removal, stump removal, and well investigation.
Grafton Library Trustees continued planning expanded fall programming while seeking a Saturday library assistant at $17.50 per hour with no applicants yet.
Grafton library trustees approve Saturday hours pilot. The six trustees present voted unanimously on June 18 to extend Saturday operating hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., eliminating a two-hour afternoon closure requested by Library Director Jason. The move addresses weekend service gaps while the
Library Trustees reviewed April operations and discussed a Meetinghouse relocation the Selectmen want to defer to 2027. The board passed its annual audit, approved a $300 transfer for supplies and materials, and identified staffing gaps in Saturday programming and the Kid's Club. A Hypertherm grant
Grafton Library Trustees recruit for Saturday library assistant as meetinghouse relocation advances toward selectboard approval. The potential move to the Grafton Center Meetinghouse second floor would cost the town nothing beyond utilities, according to Trustee Andrew Cushing, and would allow the
Grafton library trustees explore Meetinghouse relocation to address space constraints. At the March 19 meeting, the board responded positively to a proposal from Mascoma Valley Preservation to house the library on the second floor of the Grafton Center Meetinghouse, which would address persistent
Grafton Library Trustees address operations as Clough steps back from her role. Six trustees met February 19, unanimously approving prior minutes and adjourning at 6:56 PM. The board addressed facility maintenance including basement window repair estimates of $300 to $700 and restroom service
Grafton Library board backs director wage increase as restroom petition draws scrutiny. The board unanimously approved a $21.18-per-hour wage for Director Jason, effective retroactively to January 1, 2026. The library finished 2025 under budget by $187. Trustees fielded a resident-petitioned
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