Seekonk Library to Host Meet the Candidates

Seekonk, MA – Seekonk Public Library will host an opportunity to meet the people running for office in Seekonk at the Meet the Candidates event on Saturday, March 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. The library has emailed invitations to all candidates for local office including candidates for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. Several candidates for other elected boards will also be attending.

This event is an opportunity for face-to-face conversation over coffee and pastry. Each candidate who has signed-up to attend will make brief remarks to the voters from the podium and then take questions as time allows; this cordial event is not a platform for debate. Candidates will have an opportunity to speak directly with voters at the conclusion of the speaking program. Refreshments are being provided by donation from the Friends of the Seekonk Library.

This is the third year for Meet the Candidates. Library Director Peter Fuller noted that supporting informed political discussion is part of the core mission of the public library and that hosting Meet the Candidates on March 21 is one way of filling that important role. “The library is a politically neutral, public space that is available to everyone,” he said, “and I can think of no better site to hold such an event.”

For more information, email library@seekonkpl.org or call the library at 508-336-8230.