Board of Library Trustees
Minutes for October 25, 2022 – Board of Library Trustees
In attendance: Wendy Neil, Karen Nugent, Colby Armstrong, Gloria Parkinson, Director Marie Letarte. Absent: Sarah Laganelli, Francisco Ramos
Call to Order at 6:01 PM, by Wendy Neil
No Public comment
Motion by Gloria P. to accept minutes for September, Seconded by Karen N all approved
Reports
- Chair’s report – No report
- Director’s report
– Facilities, finances and fun: AC fixed, roofers, windows, Facilities Department
going to repair floor behind the youth circulation desk - Security cameras planned installation date Nov 22
- Recommend new sign out front, landscaping
- Books on wheels program restarting in partnership with the Senior Center
- Approved for new exhibit from NLM about immigrants and health
- Awarded grant for book bike from CFNCM
- Friends and volunteer event tomorrow,
Friends participation in the volunteer & beer event successful Oct 22 - Social media policy – appropriate responses to incorrect information – motion to approve by Colby Armstrong, all approved
- First SPAC meeting went well Oct 4th
- Community survey to launch Nov 1
- Action items for previous strategic plan
– Multilingual story time
– Nontraditional items
– More usable history
– Plan for stacks
Motion to approve action items by Colby, 2nd by Wendy, all approved
- Presentation on Racial Equity Book Club successful, to be turned into article
- Heat, light and power contingency plan – use State Aid
- Old book collection update – about 10k books sold & removed. Friends will empty the
“Director’s boardroom” and the middle floor of the “stacks” by October 31
– Friends update
– Interim director not needed
Subcommittee reports
– Advocacy and outreach
– Policy
Unfinished business – None
New business – None
Date of next meeting: November 29, 2022, 6 PM, via zoom
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 7:21 PM by Wendy Neil, 2nd by Colby, all approved