Monday, November 23, 2009

Status of New Library November 2009

Voters at Town Meeting on November 17th, 2009 defeated a motion to appropriate $20,000 to fund a feasibility and design study for a new library to be built on property leased from the Maplewood Cemetery on Maple Ave, Upton.

This vote effectively means that the Library Trustees can go no further in the process of planning a new library on the Cemetery site.

The Trustees will continue investigating other options, such as including library space in the renovation of Town Hall, or collaborating with the Selectmen as they consider the idea of purchasing and renovating the Holy Angels church building.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Q & A in regard to Special Town Meeting Article #11

Here are some Questions you may have about Article #11 on the Special Town Meeting warrant, scheduled for Nov 17th:

Q. What are the Library Trustees asking for today?


Q. Why do we need a new library facility?


Q. How was the current building site selected?


Q. Why not renovate a town-owned or low-cost building instead of new construction?


Q. What new services would an adequate facility allow?


Q. Why move forward with this proposal in the current turbulent economic climate?


Q. The School budget is very tight. Why should town resources go towards the public library instead of to educational resources?


Q. What might the library of 5 or 10 years in the future look like?

Monday, November 9, 2009

Here's the latest ...

Members of the Library Building Design Selection Committee, a sub-group of the Library Building Feasibility Committee, are meeting with Architects right now to narrow the choices, and will know by the end of this week the details to be presented at a Special Town Meeting to be held next week, Tuesday, Nov. 17th at Nipmuc HS. beginning at 7:30pm

PLEASE plan to attend that meeting to learn more!