Library Trustees chart new course after $7.2M expansion vote fails
Library Trustees chart new course after $7.2M expansion rejection. With Chair Nancy Mayland absent, Secretary Liz Michaud led a strategic planning session in which Director Dan Szczesny outlined deferred facility issues previously planned for the failed expansion. The board authorized Szczesny to
Library Trustees · Meeting of March 16, 2026
NH AUBURN — Library Trustees chart new course after $7.2M expansion rejection. With Chair Nancy Mayland absent, Secretary Liz Michaud led a strategic planning session in which Director Dan Szczesny outlined deferred facility issues previously planned for the failed expansion. The board authorized Szczesny to obtain a cost estimate from Team Engineering for a building assessment, with plans to seek Selectmen approval for repairs.
A Library Citizens Fundraising Committee comprising Hope Garner, Jess Taynor, Michelle Dressler, and Sarah Ginta will pursue public funding to reduce taxpayer burden.
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Source: the Library Trustees meeting of March 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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