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Library Trustees approve improvements, confirm financial stability for year

Library Board confirms financial stability, approves silent auction at May meeting. The three-member Board unanimously approved the Director's Report and May 1 financial statement. Library Director Laura Bovee reported that her annual budget hearing with Mayor Vieau went well, positioning the

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Trustees approve bookmobile refurbishment plan

Chicopee library approves bookmobile refurbishment. Trustees Barbara Pronovost and Judith Cheite voted unanimously on April 6 to authorize repairs by Moroney Body Works of Worcester, including generator replacement, roof repair, wheelchair lift work, and painting. The company built the vehicle in

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Chicopee library approves sensitive-image digitization policy

Chicopee library trustees approve sensitive-image digitization policy. The Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new "Digitization of Images Showing Human Remains" policy at their March 9 meeting, which will display descriptions of sensitive historical images prior to viewing

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Library trustees recommend click-through system for all digitized images

Library trustees adopt uniform access approach to sensitive digital images. All three trustees - Barbara Pronovost, Judith Chelte, and Karen Kamienski - agreed that digitized materials should include click-through warnings and descriptions rather than restricted access. Trustee Chelte raised

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