Goffstown Library Cuts Services Amid Default Budget
Goffstown Library Board navigates default-budget pressures with service cuts. Terry Curtis was re-elected chair and Jordan Evans as vice chair, with former board member Kathy Coughlin nominated as an alternate. Facing a $965,061 default budget, the library approved hoopla digital services
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of March 18, 2026
NH GOFFSTOWN — Goffstown Library Board navigates default-budget pressures with service cuts. Terry Curtis was re-elected chair and Jordan Evans as vice chair, with former board member Kathy Coughlin nominated as an alternate. Facing a $965,061 default budget, the library approved hoopla digital services reductions of $4,100, halted adult audio CD purchases ($900), placed two genealogy database subscriptions under review, and cut the parking lot project from $33,000 to $20,000.
A furnace room code violation remains pending cost estimates for sprinkler installation. The board accepted $1,420 in donations and unanimously reaffirmed leadership and emergency-closure policies.
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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of March 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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