Trustees Extend Hours for World Cup Watch Party, Update Policy
Watertown library trustees voted unanimously to extend hours for World Cup watch party. The Board of Library Trustees voted on June 2 to extend hours until 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 for an outdoor World Cup Watch Party in Saltonstall Park, maintaining restroom access with one staff member on duty.
Board of Library Trustees · Meeting of June 2, 2026
Watertown library trustees voted unanimously to extend hours for World Cup watch party. The Board of Library Trustees voted on June 2 to extend hours until 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 for an outdoor World Cup Watch Party in Saltonstall Park, maintaining restroom access with one staff member on duty. Trustee Hammonds moved for approval, seconded by Chair Young.
The trustees also unanimously approved updates to the Library of Things Policy requiring donations in new or like-new condition instead of usable condition, moved by Trustee Owens and seconded by Trustee Peng. Director Long reported staffing increases at HATCH and partial state funding for the citizenship corner program.
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Source: the Board of Library Trustees meeting of June 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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