Due to budget constraints, the Dorothy Hull Library is forced to make the following changes in its hours, services and programming for 2022:

Library hours will be reduced from 44 hours to 32 hours per week. The library will be closed Saturday through Monday; open Tuesday through Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Staffing will be reduced, and retiring or departing employees will not be replaced.

The library's book and materials budget will be reduced by 35%.

The following programs and services will be eliminated for 2022:

• Preschool storytime
• Locked room events for teens
• Adult Winter Reading Program

The following programs and services will continue in 2022, but may be reduced or restructured to reduce stafaf time involved:

• Home delivery
• Adult Book Discussion
• Chess Club
• Knitting Club
• Summer Reading Program for kids
• MeL borrowing
• Loan of wifi hotspots for internet access

We ask for your patience and support as we seek new funding sources.