Board accepts $10,000 Carnegie gift, approves FY27 budget
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, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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