Library Board Approves Dec. 6 Holiday Hours

Library · Meeting of October 28, 2026

GRAFTON — The Grafton Public Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to open the full library for the town's Grafton Celebrates the Holidays event. Trustees approved staffing the entire building, including the children's and teen rooms, with nine employees from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, at an estimated cost of $1,686, after Library Director Katrina said last year's scaled-back version drew "extreme negative feedback" for closing those rooms. The vote left unresolved who pays: trustees said the town previously stated in writing it would not fund the event, even though the union contract now requires time-and-a-half pay for the work.

Trustees also approved $44,040.28 in warrants and deferred a vote on the 2027 closure calendar pending guidance from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

In the full story:

• Minutes and Warrants
• Capital Campaign and Friends Update
• Strategic Planning Update
• Policy Subcommittee Update
• 2027 Closure Calendar
• Grafton Celebrates the Holidays: Funding Dispute and Vote
• After-Hours Events Budget and Related Items
• Building Walkabout Report
• Director's Report
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,357 words

Source: the Library meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.