Grafton library trustees subcommittee advances three policy revisions
Board of Library Trustees - Grafton Public Library · Meeting of March 11, 2026
Grafton library policy subcommittee finalizes volunteer, collection, and meeting-room rules. The three-member subcommittee led by Chair Aaron Vandesteen, with attendees Katrina Ireland-Bilodeau and Prabhu Venkataraman, finalized revisions to three policies for board consideration. The Volunteer Policy now requires volunteers ages 18 and older to submit to Criminal Offender Record Information checks; records for ages 14-17 are sealed and inaccessible.
The Collection Development Policy incorporates the Materials Selection Policy framework and affirms intellectual freedom. The Meeting Room Policy clarifies reservation eligibility to Grafton residents and Blackstone Valley member libraries and details prohibited uses.
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Source: the Board of Library Trustees - Grafton Public Library meeting of March 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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