Billerica Library Board Elects Secretary, Launches Two-Hour Study Room Pilot

BILLERICA -- September 8, 2025, Billerica Library Board approves study room pilot and fills long-vacant secretary post. The Board of Trustees voted at its September 8 meeting to trial a reduction in study room reservation blocks from four hours to two, with a one-hour extension available when no one is waiting, beginning in October and running through December, when staff will report findings at the board's monthly meeting. The move comes after staff reported routinely turning away patrons because early-arriving users hold all rooms for the full four-hour allotment. The board also elected a member identified as Joanne as secretary to fill a seat that had been vacant for several months, and agreed to schedule a full officer election in October to realign with bylaws that call for elections that month rather than January. New trustee Alyssa Butterfield was seated, filling the vacancy left by a trustee identified as Marty who did not renew. The director reported 835 summer reading participants, including a record 284 adults, and circulations up 5 percent in FY25 over FY24.