Board of Trustees

Trustees	Contact Information	Term Ends
Library Trustee email box	Library.Trustees@brooklinenh.gov
Brady Halligan- Chair	bhalligan@brooklinenh.gov	2027
Cindy LaCroix- Co-Treasurer	clacroix@brooklinenh.gov	2026
Casey Hoenstine, Co-Treasurer	choenstine@brooklinenh.gov	2028
Rebecca Purdin- Secretary	rpurdin@brooklinenh.gov	2026
Erin Sawicki	esawicki@brooklinenh.gov	2028

The Brookline New Library Feasibility Study Committee -- approved at the last town meeting -- is looking for volunteers to fill 4 at-large committee seats. At-large members must be Brookline residents and should be available for regular meetings. If you are interested, email Paul Branscombe, our Town Administrator at town.administrator@brooklinenh.gov or the Brookline Board of Library Trustees at library.trustees@brooklinenh.gov.

Notice of Public Meeting pursuant to RSA 91-A:2

The Board of Library Trustees regularly meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Brookline Public Library unless the board votes otherwise in outstanding circumstances. The meetings are in person with a virtual option.

Upcoming Meetings:

The Board of Library Trustees will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1pm at the Brookline Town Hall Meeting Room. This will be a Non-Public Session in accordance with RSA Section 91-A:3,II (b) the hiring of any person as a public employee.

Agenda - 4/29 Agenda

Next Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees: Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Brookline Public Library - Public is welcome

Agenda - TBD

Zoom Link -TBD

Email the Trustees at library.trustees@brooklinenh.gov for more information.

RSA 202-A:6 Library Trustees;

“The library trustees shall have the entire custody and management of the public library and of all the property of the town relating thereto, including appropriations held pursuant to RSA 202-A: III, but excepting trust funds held by the town, Any town having a public library shall, at a duly warned town meeting, elect a board of library trustees consisting of an odd number of persons which the town may decide to elect. Such trustees shall serve staggered 3-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. “

“The Board of Trustees has sole responsibility for hiring and firing employees of a public library (RSA 202-A:17) and the securing of sufficient funds to provide and maintain adequate library service or supplement funds otherwise provided.”