Trustees to revise mission statement to clarify roles with new Recreation Department

Trustees discussed how the Library's role should be framed now that the town is establishing a Recreation Department and hiring a Recreation Director. Chair Jan McGonagle, Dean Dorman, and alternate Angela Fletcher emphasized distinguishing activities focused on knowledge, literacy, or skill‑building (Library) from those emphasizing physical engagement, play, or social leisure (Recreation).

The Board agreed to create a simple classification form to mark each activity as Library, Recreation, or Both so budget responsibility is traceable. For activities judged shared, trustees suggested a default 50/50 cost split and a hand‑off process if a program is miscategorized. The Board will circulate the current mission statement and demographic data to trustees and revisit a revised mission at their next meeting.