Library Building Public Forum (July 20th @ 6:30 pm)

An Invitation

History is decided by the people who show up. On July 20th, we want you to show up at the Library at 6:30 pm. Show up ready to voice your concerns, your hopes, and your opinions regarding what you would like to see happen when we renovate the Library. Everyone knows we need to remodel for accessibility and ADA compliance, but what else? What services do you think are going to be important to you and your household over the next few decades?

There are reasons to hope that a building redesign may be in the works within the foreseeable future, the most significant being the announcement of a public library building construction grant program by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The Trustees hope to be ready with a strong application in 2024, and a strong application needs community input. After all, this is your library. We just keep the place going.

There are going to be other focus groups and discussion opportunities, so reach out to me if you cannot make this forum but would still like to participate in the process. We'll find a way to get your input. If you can make it, please email me at jsnook@cwmars to RSVP as soon as you can.

The discussion will be led and moderated by Mary Braney, an independent library building specialist who is consulting with the Board of Trustees to prepare a Library Building Program. This building program is what an architect will look at when designing an upgraded facility, so it is pretty important. That makes this public forum pretty important, so please come if you can!

Building Funds are now at $161,272.42