At its regular monthly meeting on February 6, 2020, the Board of Library Commissioners granted waivers of the FY2020 Municipal Appropriation Requirement (MAR), and certified the following communities to receive FY2020 State Aid to Public Libraries:
| 1. Adams | 9. Malden |
| 2. Clarksburg | 10. Montgomery |
| 3. Fairhaven | 11. Newbury |
| 4. Fall River | 12. North Adams |
| 5. Greenfield | 13. Somerset |
| 6. Haverhill | 14. Ware |
| 7. Lawrence | 15. Warren |
| 8. Longmeadow | 16. Yarmouth |