Director’s
Report Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Staff
Updates
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Staff nametag initiative: chocolate
cake
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Ponnie Derby starts as Adult Services
Coordinator August 14; 25 hours/week; MLS; curiosity, hard worker and a Texas
accent; ideas for attracting younger working adults
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Sue Ellen Morin, materials handler;
Molly McAllister, summer substitute; Jessica Supry
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Michelle Stinson has completed her
first year; plans for hours, FY18-19
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Brief training session with Patrick
Call, Springfield Police Department, 7/29; need to revise and practice
emergency response plan
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Diversity Summit at Hadley Farms, 7/26
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Local training for Adversarial Childhood
Experiences, ACES, planned; front line staff
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Michelle to Mental Health First
Aid trainings on teens experiencing mental health crisis, 9/12 and 9/19, with
other VT youth services librarians
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CPR and AED training
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NELA, management team, October 22 – 24
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Catamount Library Network update, Amy nominated
to CLN board
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Union negotiations planned for the fall
New services
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Online access to Rutland Herald
(starts 9/30/99) and Springfield Reporter (2016)
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Traction with Recorded Books/Digital,
downloadable audio and ebook
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CLOVER interlibrary loan system,
across Vermont; email and control implications
Programs
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Adult summer reading program ends
August 19. Weekly raffle, thanks to FOSTL
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Children’s summer reading, Library,
Common, Police & Fire & school bus & teachers & Community
Service Club (teen volunteers working around Springfield)
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Paul Ippolito 8/1 and Summer Encore
Theater, 7/20; Nature Museum presentations
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Family build nights, advertised as
STEM; also outreach to Summer Daze
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Summer Lunch pick up site
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Awake: a Dream from Standing Rock, 6pm.
Movie and panel on protest against oil pipe line with Riverside teacher Becca
Polk
Building issues
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Still in the running for the Promise
Community Grant, services birth to 6
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Children’s room carpet, rolling
stacks, private meeting space
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Library as a hub for community and
area experiences
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Ceiling tile repair in children’s room
planned; hoping to coordinate with other projects
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Elevator work proceeding; fire alarm
and wet pit work
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Library closed for Labor Day,
September 2 – 4
Budget update
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June 30, 2017, end of FY 2016-2017
budget
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Underspent: office equipment (not
reflecting materials ordered in June); utilities; postage; electronic (orders
in June); books; heating fuel; building maintenance; capital budget
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Bottom line healthy
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3 new desktops for children’s room; 2
new for replacement public access; touch screens; launchpads with controlled
content for children’s room
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Capital budget underspent,
re-allocated to building projects in FY 17-18
Trustee Information
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Barbara Ball confirmed by select board
for 8 month term; elections in March
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Trustee terms expiring in 2018: Sandra
Richardson, Josephine Hingston; term limits?
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LibTrust listserv for Friends and
trustees, self-selecting; write to Lara.Keenan@vermont.gov
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Report on survey for trustees
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Save the date: Saturday, November 4,
location to be named; registrations paid. Rent van?
Strategic
planning
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Took a back seat to building and
hiring
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Need a small steering committee to
meet every 2 weeks
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Need to build invitational group for
2, 30 – 40 person meetings
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Thoughts on timing? September –
October; spring
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Facilitator and budget