LFNAC UPDATE MAY 2009

Members of LFNAC (Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee) are VERY HAPPY. After 18 months of meetings and discussions, plus lots of time and energy, our hard work has paid off.

At Town Meeting on May 12, the citizens of Hatfield voted “to approve the scope and preliminary design for renovation and expansion of the Dickinson Memorial Library and Museum” and “To authorize the Library Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and/or the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept any grants which may be available for the project.”

Now the serious fund-raising begins. The Library Trustees are forming a Fund-Raising Committee that will be organizing a variety of events designed to raise awareness of the upcoming Library Building Project and to contact potential donors.

Construction grant funds will likely be available from the state in January of 2010 and the Library Trustees will submit an application. The Trustees and the Fund-Raising Committee will also research the feasibility of other grants such as Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds and funds for historic preservation.

All Hatfield residents have an opportunity to become involved in this exciting project by serving on the Fund-Raising Committee or by making a generous donation to the new Hatfield Public Library.

May 17, 2009