SHREWSBURY LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS Shrewsbury library vote fails By Community Advocate - October 18, 2011 43 FacebookTwitterEmail Click me to copy current URL Shrewsbury – Voters in the Oct. 18 special election rejected a measure to approve a temporary debt exclusion and accept a state grant for the town's public library. The final vote was 3158 – 3000 (with 5 blanks) for a total of 6163.