Minutes of January 25, 2022 – Board of Library Trustees
- Hosted on Zoom
In attendance Wendy Neil, chair, Gloria Parkinson, Francisco Ramos, Sarah Laganelli, Karen Nugent, Director Marie Letarte
Colby Armstrong (member of the public)
Call to order 6:02 by Wendy Neil
Public comment
Colby Armstrong expressed his interest in becoming a member of the Library Board of Trustees and wanted to learn more about it.
Motion to approve minutes for Dec by Gloria Parkinson, 2nd by Karen Nugent, Motion to approve minutes for November Karen Nugent, 2nd by Gloria Parkinson. Unanimous vote yes
Motion to approve amended November minutes by Francisco Ramos, 2nd by Gloria Parkinson, unanimous vote yes
New business
Director’s report
- Painter unavailable until February
- Community room review of furniture, chairs, historical society display, piano to be assessed
- Motion to discard/donate old furniture made by Wendy Neil, unanimous vote yes
- Security camera walkthrough
- Laptop purchased for inventory
- E-card – electronic services. For Clinton residents only without cards.
- February is Library Lovers Month – advocacy opportunity, food drive, raffles
- Staffing issues, had to close early due to a staff shortage, new hires in process
- e book usage increased
- Budget draft – not overly aggressive, salary lines smaller, state aid and temps, facilities, community room, 2021 spending, programs, materials
- Library Of Unexpected Items (LoUI) marketing
Parking in front of the building is an issue
Lane blocked, has to go to traffic committee,
Request “no parking” sign from SB
Signage/traffic committee
Policing and ticketing – Director will send a formal request to the traffic committee
Request by Gloria to buy a library sign
Old business and subcommittee update
Advocacy and outreach
Branding, signs
Cohesive look, immediately recognizable
Old book collection project
Gloria photographing on Thursday
Estimate to be made for total quantity
Bidding pushed back for another month
Community room subcommittee
Plan to re-open in spring if finished in March
Lights
individual lights desired
Date of next meeting: February 22, 2022 6pm
Motion to adjourn at 7:15 by Wendy Neil, 2nd by Gloria Parkinson, unanimous vote yes
Minutes submitted by Gabrielle Turcotte