Swampscott Library Board faces $250,000 fundraising goal for renovation
Swampscott's library board faces fundraising challenge for renovation project. The town approved $100,000 in funding contingent on the board raising an additional $250,000 in private donations to complete the side entrance work. Chair Neal DeChillo met with members Johannah Morgen and Jonathan
Board of the Public Library · Meeting of February 2, 2026
Swampscott's library board faces fundraising challenge for renovation project. The town approved $100,000 in funding contingent on the board raising an additional $250,000 in private donations to complete the side entrance work. Chair Neal DeChillo met with members Johannah Morgen and Jonathan Nichols to discuss renovation progress, including a $70,000 electrical system upgrade for the Thompson and Baldwin rooms and a $2,000 donation from the Friends of the Library for new laptops.
The NOBEL database subscription fee is expected to increase by approximately $1,000 to $82,564.
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Source: the Board of the Public Library meeting of February 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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