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Summer of Ashland Meeting on May 31, 2007 <br /> t <br /> I attended a meeting at the Ashland Public Library last Thursday which was intended t <br /> bring libraries cin the grant waiting list-up-to-date. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Eng <br /> Claire Knowles, Chairman of the Massachusetts Board.of library Commissioners <br /> (NMLC). George Comeau, Vice Chairman of the MBLC and Robert Maier, Director of <br /> the 1B C spoke during the workshop. This is a summary of the high p ints of the <br /> meeting. <br /> Mr. Maier stepped'in for Senator Edward Augustus—Second District(Worcester) and <br /> delivered the Senator's remarks. Senator Augustus was meeting with Governor Patrick- <br /> that morning and was unable to be at the Ashland meeting. Maier said that the governor <br /> is preparing his Five Year Capital Plan which is to be released at the end of June. It is <br /> Y+ imperative that municipal officials call or write to Governor Patrick to ask that library <br /> t construction bond funding-be including in his Five Year Plan. <br /> Phone calls and letters have more impact than emai <br />