Library board approves revised FY27 budget, updates internet policy
Board of Library Trustees · Meeting of March 12, 2026
Bellingham Library Trustees approve revised FY27 budget and tighten display-space policies. The board unanimously adopted a budget of $739,485, a 7.87 percent increase per town request, and approved an updated Internet Access and Safety Policy aimed at CIPA compliance and e-rate funding eligibility. Library Director Bernadette Rivard reported that staff member Barbara Pacak is retiring at month's end with an internal successor; the board voted to deny display-space use to the Union of Concerned Scientists and authorized a $925 professional-development course for staff pending CFO approval.
A patio project funded in 2023 remains incomplete due to recent Town Hall staffing changes.
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Source: the Board of Library Trustees meeting of March 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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