Library Board of Trustees
November 10, 2014
Present: Trustees Patricia Magrosky, Sandra Richardson,
Kevin Coen (Chair), Steve Matush, Kerstin Burlingame, and Library Director Russ
Moore. Meeting was called to order at
6:34pm.
Public
Comments: There were no public comments.
Addition
to the Agenda: There
were no additions to the agenda.
Minutes
from October 13, 2014: Patricia moved to accept the minutes,
Kerstin seconded. The Board accepted the
minutes.
Old
Business:
Library Resources Brainstorming: The
trustee’s shared their “homework” from October’s meeting. Kerstin suggested Jenny from the Jenny Wren
café. Kevin mentioned Father Peter, and
Pastor Geri. Some other members in the
community that were suggested were: Scott Paige, Lori Muse, Tom Yennerell the
new Town Manager, as well as someone from the Lions Club, Rotary, and the Garden
Club. These folks don’t necessarily have
to have their pictures taken, maybe support the cause. The people that want to participate could say
what they “Geek”. Patricia explained
that the marketing template suggests a soft launch of the campaign at the
Library Holiday Party. Kevin had the
idea of a table in the left corner of the lobby where the computer stations
are. The Trustees don’t know what the
Friends have planned for the party so Patricia will email Bunni and let her
know the idea. Patricia also suggests
that each Trustee invite someone that may not usually attend this event.
FY2015-2016
Budget Discussion Russ presented his FY2015-2016 Budget proposal
for discussion: His budget request includes
a 2.9% increase. The Capital request is for
motion lighting and security cameras for the back of the library, a
recommendation from the Police Chief, and to replace the older T-12 lights
throughout the building.
FOSTL
Report: The Open House (Holiday Party) will be Friday
December 12, 2014 at 6:00pm. FOSTL will
be decorating the Library on Thursday December 4, 2014 at 10:00am. If any of the Trustees can help with
decorating, the group would appreciate it.
FOSTL agreed to pay up $3,000 for the bat remediation; this is the
process of sealing up the holes so the bats cannot renter the building. The next FOSTL meeting will be Wednesday
December 3, 2014 at 6:30pm. Kevin will
go to that meeting.
New
Business:
VT
Library Trustees & Friends Conference Report Kevin
and Patricia went the conference. Both
agreed that the conference had a lot of information about Libraries. Community Outreach was a topic that was
presented at the conference, Kevin and Patricia gave examples of folks from the
community. Betty from Woodbury’s could
have a flower arrangement program, Sue Fogg could run a program on canning,
maybe someone might present composting. Kevin
suggested this be the conference that the trustees attend each year
Edge Initiative
Action Plan the Town of Springfield was chosen as a pilot
for this program. This program and the
“Geek the Library” campaign could blend together.
Directors Report: Russ reported that there had been lots
of building maintenance. Bats in the
Belfry did the bat remediation work.
They were not able to get to two spots in the alley way of the building
because of the size of the boom truck that was rented. The company guarantees their work and will
come back in the spring to finish up if needed.
The gates have been ordered and should arrive soon. When they get here they will be put up. Russ explained that there is a leak in the
front lobby by the computers, which is going to need to be taken care of. There were some slates found outside, which
are coming off of the roof. This might
be where the leak is coming from. One of
the two Kindles has been returned. The
other Kindle was damaged and will need to be replaced by the patron. If the patron had returned the damaged Kindle
the library would have been able to replace it as it would have been covered
under warranty.
Next Meeting Date and Adjournment: December 8, 2014 at 6:30pm. Please bring your items for the holiday
basket that will be raffled off at the Holiday Open House. Kevin adjourned the meeting at 8:11pm.
Respectfully submitted by Justine Steele
