Lakeville trustees approve $2,500 electrical upgrade for teen-space renovation

The Lakeville Library Board of Trustees voted Jan. 28 to authorize an electrical upgrade in the library’s teen area to accommodate new shelving and lighting. The board approved a $2,500 bid from MVE Electrical Contractors Inc. of Acushnet, Massachusetts, to remove wall sconces, install 2-by-2 LED flat-panel fixtures and replace recessed fixtures with LED wafer lights.

Director Jennifer Jones said the vendor also recommended repositioning fixtures so shelving nooks will be properly lit. Jones described the quoted price as excluding patching, painting, dimming and permit fees.

Trustee Nancy Lafave moved to accept the bid; the motion received a second and was approved by recorded "Aye" responses with no opposition taken on the record. The board discussed testing the fixtures in the teen space first to judge how they perform before committing to similar upgrades elsewhere in the building.

The work is intended to ready the space for a forthcoming teen-space renovation and shelving installation. Jones said furniture for the teen area has begun to arrive and that the lighting change will help display materials on new shelves. The board did not specify an exact start date for the electrical work at the meeting.