The regular monthly business meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Massachusetts Library System, 33 Boston Post Road, WEST, Marlborough, Massachusetts. It will be a hybrid meeting.

Representatives of MBLC-affiliated organizations and members of the public are welcome to either continue attending remotely or to attend in person. For the safety of everyone we encourage all participants attending in person to take a COVID test before the meeting. 

Materials on Google Drive are all PDF:

• Combined Board Materials- March 6, 2025 (Includes all files)
• Public Notice- March 6, 2025
• FY2025 March 6 - Board Agenda
• Agenda 2- Minutes from February 6, 2025 meeting
• Agenda 7- Consideration of an extension request by the Jones Library, Amherst for the deadline to sign a contract with a general contractor to April 30, 2025. In accordance with the 2015 Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program’s regulations, the deadline for this milestone was June 30, 2024, which was extended at the Town and Library’s request to December 31, 2024 then March 31, 2025. (ACTION)
• Agenda 8- Consideration of approval of the FY2026 Plan of Service and Program and Budget for the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and Monthly Report (ACTION)
• Agenda 9- Discussion/ review of policies for the FY2027 State Aid to Public Libraries Program
• Agenda 10- Presentation and discussion of the FY2026 Plan of Service and Program and Budget for the Library for the Commonwealth (LFC) and Monthly Report 

Copies of materials will be available at the office.

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16co5hIKxsgRW44VSX8olJh03aQP77CEr?usp=sharing

Zoom Information

Topic: MBLC Monthly Board Meeting

Date/Time: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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