Board accepts $10,000 Carnegie gift, approves FY27 budget
Dighton Library trustees accept $10,000 Carnegie gift, approve minimum FY27 budget. Library Director Mark Procknik reported the $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Trustees Rita Araujo and Ann Meitzen voted to accept the gift. The board unanimously approved the fiscal 2027
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of February 19, 2026
Dighton Library trustees accept $10,000 Carnegie gift, approve minimum FY27 budget. Library Director Mark Procknik reported the $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Trustees Rita Araujo and Ann Meitzen voted to accept the gift.
The board unanimously approved the fiscal 2027 budget of $315,984, the state-mandated minimum for library certification. However, Procknik warned that the library's state certification faces jeopardy if the town's proposed debt exclusion fails.
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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of February 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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