Bill Library  
718 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Library Commission  
Meeting Minutes  
Gales Ferry Library  
18 Hurlbutt Road  
Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06335  
Chair  
John Bolduc  
Special Meeting  
7:00 PM  
Monday, December 29, 2025  
Bill Library  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman John Bolduc called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
In addition the following were present:  
Jessica Franco, Library Director  
Chairman John Bolduc  
Present  
Treasurer Ralph Hightower  
Commissioner Wendy Hellekson  
Commissioner Gillian Thorne  
Commissioner Elizabeth Rumery  
Vice Chair Rolf Racich  
Excused  
Recording Secretary Ellin Grenger  
Commissioner Peter Diette  
Commissioner Cynthia Wright  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
None.  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
None.  
MEMBER COMMENTS  
None.  
VI.  
1.  
REPORTS  
Treasurer’s Report  
No report.  
Director’s Report  
2.  
No report.  
Investment Working Group  
3.  
4.  
The Commission favorably discussed adding a member of the Bill Library Association to the  
Working Group.  
Friends of Ledyard Library  
No report.  
VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Library Commission regular meeting minutes November 17, 2025  
1.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Ralph Hightower  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Wendy Hellekson  
SECONDER:  
5
4
Bolduc Hightower Hellekson Thorne Rumery  
Racich Grenger Diette Wright  
AYE  
EXCUSED  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
1.  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
None.  
XI.  
1.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Election of Officers  
MOTION to approve the following Library Commission slate of offices for 2026.  
Mr. John Bolduc - Chair  
Mr. Rolf Racich - Vice Chair  
Mr. Ralph Hightower - Treasurer  
Ms. Ellin Grenger - Secretary  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Wendy Hellekson  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Elizabeth Rumery  
SECONDER:  
5
4
Bolduc Hightower Hellekson Thorne Rumery  
Racich Grenger Diette Wright  
AYE  
EXCUSED  
2.  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
None.  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mr. Hightower moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded  
by Ms. Thorne.  
The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.  
VOTE: 5-0 Approved and so declared  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Bolduc  
Library Commission  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.