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Pq <br />O�� r <br />a •. b <br />osJ9 +1NCo44o¢P� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MASS. <br />,Qi <br />i <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2015 -09 -21 <br />Building: Reading Public Library <br />Address: 80 General Way <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Meeting Room <br />Session: General Session <br />22 P 2-- 4 <br />Vicki Yablonsky, Chair; John Brzezenski, Vice Chair; Alice Collins, Secretary; <br />Cherrie Dubois; Andrew Grimes; David Hutchinson <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Ruth Urell, Library Director; Barry Berman, Board of Selectman; Amy <br />Lannon, Assistant Library Director <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alice Collins, Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to Order at 7:06 pm <br />II. Approval of Minutes — August 10, 2015 <br />Motion to Approve Minutes ( Cherrie Dubois / Andrew Grimes <br />Vote: Unanimous <br />III. Board of Selectmen Report (Mr. Berman) <br />Mr. Berman gave a report on the Board of Selectmen who are working to develop a strategy <br />to keep the town financially stable through 2030. This includes looking into how to make <br />Town services more efficient, as well as to increase and diversify the tax base. One <br />example is the newly created Facilities Department which will now coordinate care and <br />maintenance or both the town and school buildings. Other examples include some shared <br />technology initiatives. Mr. Berman also expressed the Board's support of the library and its <br />future in the new building, such as looking at the possibility to have the library open on <br />Thursday mornings. <br />The Board of Selectmen is making the effort to think outside the box and evaluate the <br />services in order to stretch the town's budget as far as possible. The Board will use <br />information gathered from the recent Senior Services survey and the library survey. Ms. <br />Urell reported that there have been approximately 800 responses to the library survey thus <br />far and the survey will continue for another 9 days. <br />Ms. Yablonsky asked if the Board of Selectmen had any advice for the upcoming budget <br />FY2017. Mr. Berman recommended looking at the hours and developing a staffing model <br />that follows a strong vision and strategic plan of library services. The Board further <br />discussed direction and growth within the Town and how it might affect the library. <br />Page 1 1 <br />