Library Board approves schedule opening 30 minutes earlier
Library Board unanimously approves revised schedule opening at 9am, closing Mondays for FY27. The Board of Trustees backed Director Aimie Westphal's Building and Staff Hours Schedule, which opens the library at 9am instead of 9:30am and closes Monday nights while maintaining 53 weekly service
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of May 13, 2026
AMESBURY — Library Board unanimously approves revised schedule opening at 9am, closing Mondays for FY27. The Board of Trustees backed Director Aimie Westphal's Building and Staff Hours Schedule, which opens the library at 9am instead of 9:30am and closes Monday nights while maintaining 53 weekly service hours. The board discussed a $60,000 ramp replacement project funded by a $15,000 grant from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (pending City Council approval), $21,000 in FY27 capital funds, and a requested $25,000 state earmark.
The Friends of the Library set fundraising goals of $20,000 from the Annual Appeal and $8,000 from memberships.
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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of May 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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