Taft Library Trustees examine naming request; seek usage metrics
Taft Public Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of March 12, 2026
MENDON — The Taft Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved February minutes and directed Director Andrew Jenrich to develop usage metrics supporting a request to expand library hours beyond 35 per week. The budget presentation to the Select Board and Finance Committee highlighted a goal to hire a full-time Adult and Teen Services librarian with information technology knowledge. The library has spent 64.2 percent of its annual budget at the eight-month mark.
The board advanced discussion on renaming the library after former librarian Lorna Rhodes, with Trustee Alison Chu agreeing to distribute relevant 2024 meeting minutes for review.
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Source: the Taft Public Library Board of Trustees meeting of March 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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