Library Trustees Adopt New Emergency Protocol

Bigelow Free Public Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of September 29, 2026

CLINTON — The Bigelow Free Public Library Board of Trustees approved an amended crisis policy clarifying when staff must call 911 and formed a new ad hoc committee to draft the board's first bylaws. Library Director Karen reported the Friends' book sale raised $1,100 plus $90 in donations over three nights, and a $2,500 Greater Worcester Foundation grant will fund Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming next May. Trustees weighed expanding the library's 50 weekly open hours after Karen attended a rural-libraries conference, saying "we feel like we should be open more," but opted to fold the question into the 2024-2028 strategic plan rather than act immediately.

The board tabled a separate library card policy for further editing and rescheduled its next meeting from October 27 to October 23 at 5 p.m. via Zoom, after member travel conflicts, with plans to invite the town administrator, whose introduction to the board was postponed a month because of illness.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Approval of Minutes
• Town Administrator Introduction Postponed
• Chair Report: Quorum and Remote Participation Rules
• Director's Report
• — Library Director Karen, on balancing expanded-hours interest against staffing costs
• Subcommittee Updates: Policy Committee
• — unidentified trustee, during the crisis-policy language discussion
• Facilities and Building Subcommittee
• Advocacy Subcommittee
• New Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee
• New Business: Holiday Schedule and Meeting Rescheduling
• Implications and What Is Next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,331 words

Source: the Bigelow Free Public Library Board of Trustees meeting of September 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.