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Library Trustees complaint hearing (Ruby Chang v. Sharon Shaloo)
The most consequential item on the agenda was a formal hearing on a complaint filed by Ruby Chang, who resigned from the Board of Library Trustees on May 18, 2026 after more than four years on the board and 1.5 years chairing the Ramsdell Building Committee.
Chang alleged that then-chair Sharon Shaloo repeatedly refused to work with volunteers, took credit for community engagement events she hadn’t supported, and discouraged a Great Barrington Library Fund member from running for a trustee seat over a conflict-of-interest claim that Chang said was refuted by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Chang’s cen…
