Minutes for April 25, 2023 – Board of Library Trustees
In Attendance: Wendy Neil, Karen Nugent, Director Marie Letarte, Sarah Laganellii, Gloria Parkinson.
Colby Armstrong and Francisco Ramos were not there.
No public comment
Call to Order at 6:00 pm by Wendy Neil
Motion to accept by Karen, 2nd by Sarah all accepted
Approval of March minutes for March by Sarah, 2nd by Wendy, all approved
Reports
Director’s Report
Strategic Plan Approval
Jill Ashton pulled papers for open Trustee position
Dishing out Drag – program being challenged by president of Friends; patron declined to follow official channels to fill out form or attend the Trustee meeting. Instead, she disapproved publicly on Facebook,
library is anti-censorship “The Bigelow Free Public Library does not censor, but instead follows board-approved Collection Management and Programs policies”
Motion to approve of the library’s noncensorship policy by Gloria, 2nd by Karen, all approved
Strategic planning review
Friends Update
84 members
Looking for board and committee members
Subcommittee update
Building and facilities
Advocacy and outreach
Quotes for new signs
Motion to approve up to $10,000 for sign made by Gloria, 2nd by Karen, all approved
Policy
Minor amendments to phrasing for proposed policies: Collection Management, Programs, Displays
Motion To approve with updates to all policies by Wendy, 2nd by Gloria, all approved
Director’s Evaluation procedure
For Trustees to fill out
Unfinished business
New business
none
Date of next meeting May 23, Tuesday @ 6pm
Motion to adjourn at 7:25 by Wendy, 2nd by Gloria, all approved
Minutes submitted by Gabrielle Turcotte