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Sustainable & Resilient New England Libraries Grant: 2025 Overview
2025 Testimonials
The testimonials presented here were chosen from 54 responses provided by grant recipients through a survey distributed by ARSL.
Keely Bethel-Penny 
Bancroft Memorial Library - Hopedale MA
We are truly grateful for this grant and the opportunity it provided. Our Library, over 125 years old, has long had accessibility improvements on its agenda, and it has been a key part of our Strategic Plan. Thanks to this grant, which fully funded the project, we were finally able to install a proper ADA entrance. This improvement has already made a real difference in the lives of our patrons. We cannot thank ARSL and the Manton Foundation enough for supporting this important step in making our Library more accessible. Your funding has turned a long-standing goal into reality, and our community is already reaping the benefits.
Betsi Randlett
 Allenstown Public Library - Allenstown, NH
The completed paving project was a huge success, making a lasting difference in how our community can access the library’s vital resources. We immediately created a safer, more reliable, and welcoming entrance by successfully stopping the chronic flooding and winter ice that used to scare people off and created safety issues. This work is also a smart, sustainable, long-term fix that cuts down on future maintenance, thanks to new drainage and native landscaping. Best of all, the new lot significantly improved access for the people who needed it most, particularly seniors, who now have reliable access, helping combat isolation. Our patrons are thrilled and have given us overwhelmingly positive feedback, confirming they can now safely and reliably enjoy their community library.
2025 Grant Recipients
Albert Church Brown Memorial Library
Allenstown Public Library
Bancroft Memorial Library
Belding Memorial Library
Berlin Public Library
Bethlehem Public Library
Bonney Memorial Library
Bremen Library
Colebrook Public Library
Cook Memorial Library
Dickinson Memorial Library
East Kingston Public Library
Edwards Public Library
Elkins Public Library
Epsom Public Library
Fiske Free Library
Gilmanton Iron Works Library Association
Highgate Library & Community Center
Isaac F. Umberhine Public Library
Jaffrey Public Library
Kezar Falls Circulating Library
Lincoln Public Library
Madison Library
Marc A. Hurzeler M.D. Library
Maxfield Public Library
Minot-Sleeper Library
Moretown Memorial Library
Moultonborough Public Library
New Durham Public Library
Norman Williams Public Library
Oakland Public Library
Orono Public Library
Petersham Memorial Library
Philbrick James Library
Quechee Library
Readfield Community Library
Richmond Public Library
Rockport Public Library
Salisbury Free Public Library
Sanbornton Public Library
Shedd-Porter Memorial Library
Skidompha Public Library
South Dennis Free Public Library
Starksboro Public Library
Stonington Free Library
Stonington Public Library
Sutton Free Library
The David & Joyce Milne Public Library
Tracy Memorial Library
Vinalhaven Public Library
Wellfleet Public Library
Westford Public Library
Williamsburg Libraries
Wilmot Public Library
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