▁Library ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁regional ▁library ▁in ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Regional ▁Library ▁System ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁existing ▁Wal lace ▁Library , ▁named ▁for ▁George ▁R . ▁Wal lace , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Alice ▁G . ▁who ▁provided ▁the ▁library ▁building , ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Library ▁Services ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁Act , ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁F itch burg ▁also ▁fund ed ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁Helen ▁E . ▁V ick ery ▁Fund ▁provided ▁a ▁new ▁book mobile . ▁ ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁F itch burg ▁spent ▁ 1 . 3 4 % ▁($ 1 , 1 1 1 , 4 1 2 ) ▁of ▁its ▁budget ▁on ▁its ▁public ▁library — some ▁$ 2 7 ▁per ▁person . ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁F itch burg ▁spent ▁. 4 8 % ▁($ 3 8 8 , 9 7 7 ) ▁of ▁its ▁budget ▁on ▁its ▁public ▁library ▁-- ▁$ 9 . 2 3 ▁per ▁person . ▁This ▁represented ▁a ▁year ▁over ▁year ▁drop ▁in ▁municipal ▁fund ing ▁of ▁ 6 5 % ▁between ▁F Y 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁F Y 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁F itch burg ▁Public ▁Library ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁Massachusetts ▁minimum ▁standards ▁of ▁public ▁library ▁services ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁cert ified ▁by ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Board ▁of ▁Library ▁Commission