Edited sentence: In 2005, Palmer opened a large Public Library, in the Federalist style.Palmer high suffered the most as it had it's photography, culinary arts, and various other programs cut out completely by loss of teaching positions.Palmer's recent history has been characterized by industrial decline, precipitated by the waning popularity of railroads, and during the past decade, increased yuppification.The education system was hit very hard in early 2006 when it was made known to the public that more than a dozen teaching positions would be cut amongst the towns elementary, middle, and high school.The industral decline of recent years has led to a decrease in funds available to the town budget