Trustees approve new library logo, surplus list
Lakeville's Library Board of Trustees weighed an AI-content policy and approved a new library logo Wednesday.
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of October 28, 2026
Lakeville's Library Board of Trustees weighed an AI-content policy and approved a new library logo Wednesday. Library Director Jennifer Jones told trustees Patrick Marshall, Ruth Gross and Nancy LaFave that the SAILS Library Network has begun flagging suspected AI-authored titles in its shared catalog and has barred AI-generated content from its shared OverDrive collection. One trustee said, "I don't want to put authors out of business, is what I'm saying." The board took no vote on amending its own collection policy, opting to monitor the issue and revisit it later.
In a separate unanimous vote, trustees approved an open-book logo design for the library's new website, expected to launch in early 2027, and signed off on a surplus list of obsolete computers, a laminator and broken furniture.
In the full story:
- Introductions and Procedural Items
- Financial Report and Gifts
- Director's Report
- AI Content Policy Discussion
- Library Logo Discussion and Vote
- Surplus Equipment List
- Strategic Planning Survey Update
- New Website Update
- America250 Programming Update
- SAILS Legislative Events Committee Update
- New Business: Winter Events, Budget Preview, Capital Needs, Next Meeting
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 2,570 words
Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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