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OF <br />Town of Reading <br />b Meeting Minutes <br />Iwo go <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2015 -11 -19 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Public Library Location: <br />Address: 80 General Way <br />Purpose: General Business Session: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />HE ULIYED <br />TOWki Cl FRK <br />READING. M,,,SS. <br />is J5P1 :34 <br />Vicki Yablonsky, Chair; Alice Collins, Secretary; Cherrie Dubois; Andrew <br />Grimes; David Hutchinson (by telephone) <br />Members - Not Present: <br />John Brzezenski, Vice Chair <br />Others Present: <br />Ruth Urell, Library Director; Amy Lannon, Assistant Library Director <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alice Collins <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to Order at 7:21 p.m. <br />II. Approval Meeting Minutes <br />Motion to approve minutes from October 19, 2015 (Cherrie Dubois /Andrew Grimes) <br />Vote: Unanimous <br />Motion to approve minutes from November 4, 2015 (Cherrie Dubois /Andrew Grimes) <br />Vote: Unanimous <br />III. Financial Report (Ms. Urell) <br />Ms. Urell presented the projected NOBLE costs for FY 2017 that reflects the reduction <br />of state aid to library networks. NOBLE's current business structure mitigates a <br />portion of the resulting increase of fees; however the libraries will most likely see a <br />significant increase in FY2018 if higher levels of state funding are not restored. Ms. <br />Urell reported that we are in the first year of phasing in a new, more complex billing <br />formula for Noble membership fees which includes circulations, holdings and other <br />library statistical data. <br />IV. Friends Report: No report <br />V. Foundation Report: No report <br />VI. Building Update (Mr. Hutchinson) <br />Mr. Hutchison reported that the Library Building Committee (LBC) is scheduled for a <br />general business meeting on December 3, 2015 and also to meet with the Board of <br />Selectmen on December 15, 2015. <br />Ms. Urell reported that she, Ms. Nancy Twomey (LBC) and Mr. Bob Newton (LBC) and <br />Ms. Lannon met again on November 11 with the design team from CBT. This <br />meeting focused on finalizing the furniture numbers and types and reviewing product <br />Page 1 1 <br />