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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

SHUTESBURY — A decades-long goal came one step closer to fruition on Friday with the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 4,400-square-foot library at 66 Leverett Road. “Some people say it takes a village. I say it takes a plan, and it’s taken 28 years...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A ceremony to kick off the construction of Shutesbury’s new public library, which will replace the 122-year-old M.N. Spear Memorial Library when it opens in fall 2025, is set for early August.Library trustees and the Library Building...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A project to improve accessibility for patrons at the current Shutesbury library and the new library building that will break ground in June is being supported by a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association.Library Director Mary...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Being held just days before Thanksgiving, supporters of a new Shutesbury library are hoping that an inaugural road race will get the project closer to an additional $90,000 in private fundraising needed to move the project forward.With...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Designs for a new library to replace the 121-year-old M.N. Spear Memorial Library continue to be prepared by a Boston architecture company, with the latest plans bringing the building size to under 5,000 square feet as a cost-cutting...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A Boston architect, working with a civil engineer and landscape architect, is beginning the process of developing a floor plan and a site plan for the $6.4 million, 5,490-square-foot library to be constructed at 66 Leverett Road.With...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A petition filed by 21 Shutesbury residents is requiring town officials to create a Public Involvement Plan by mid-April for 66 Leverett Road, the planned location for a new town library where oil and other hazardous materials have been...