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  • Vote on Proposed New McAuliffe Library Building set for March 15

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – McAULIFFE LIBRARY NEWS: New Date set for a special Town Meeting to again vote on funding for proposed new McAuliffe Library Building: March 15th, 7:30 p.m. in Nevins Hall.  Asecond try by Library Trustees.

    On Wed., Jan. 12th, Framingham Town Meeting voted to buy the land on Water St. for the proposed new McAuliffe library, but voted down, by a small margin, to allocate funds to build it.

    If funds aren’t voted by mid-May, the town will lose the state grant money.

    How Town Meeting Members voted is available on the framinghamma.gov site. Many Town Meeting members reported that they voted in favor of the new library because so many of their constituants called them and urged them to do so.

    (For more info on the McAuliffe Branch Library, see www.framinghamlibrary.org/mcauliff.htm)

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  • McAuliffe Library Question and Answer Session Canceled

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Board of Library Trustees question and answer session on the new branch library project that was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (today) in the Public Hearing Room of the Memorial Building has been canceled due to bad weather.

    The Trustees apologize for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation and all Town Meeting members will be contacted if the session is rescheduled before the March 15 Special Town Meeting.

    If you have any questions about the branch project, please feel free to contact Tom Gilchrist by phone or email. E-mail: tgilchrist@minlib.net Phone: (508) 879-3570 ext. 301

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  • Framingham Library Grant Awarded

    New Saxonville / McAuliffe Branch Planned

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham’s McAuliffe Branch Library receives construction grant.

    After years of being on the waiting list for construction dollars from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commisssioners, the library was awarded a $1,654,493 provisional Library Construction Grant to build a new branch library in Saxonville.

    It’s another first for Framingham as we are the first to ever receive a state grant for a branch.

    There are some conditions, including the town securing funding for the community’s share of the $5,000,000 building project.

    Proposed site for the new building is at the roadside corner of the Pinefield Shopping Center opposite the current McAuliffe building.

    Donations and community support will be needed to make this happen. Look for announcements about fundraisers soon.