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0 �JAN rq <br />,tom Town of Reading <br />e Meeting Minutes <br />r° <br />'anaavo +" <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING. MASS. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2016 -02 -10 <br />Building: Reading Public Library <br />Address: 80 General Way <br />Purpose: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />im MAR 22 P It 21i 1 <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Meeting Room <br />Session: General Session <br />Vicki Yablonsky, Chair; John Brzezenski, Vice Chair; Cherrie Dubois, Andrew <br />Grimes, David Hutchinson <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Alice Collins, Secretary <br />Others Present: <br />Ruth Urell, Library Director <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Cherrie Dubois <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to Order 7:05 pm <br />II. Approval of Minutes <br />Motion to accept minutes as presented. (Andrew Grimes / Cherrie Dubois) Vote: Unanimous <br />III. Financial Report <br />The library's financial picture is on track for the remainder of the year. The substitute budget is now <br />fully expended. <br />IV. Meeting Room Policy <br />At a recent Board of Selectmen's meeting at which Ms. Urell presented the library's budget, she was <br />asked about new library's meetings rooms and fees associated with their use. Trustees are reviewing <br />the policies for discussion. There are questions surrounding previous policies and ones that may be <br />continued and what the library may propose for the new building. Priorities and preferences, meetings <br />open to the public vs. private, for profit vs. non - profit use, technical assistance before, during and <br />after events, and allocation of meeting space are just some of the issues to be further reviewed and <br />discussed at a future trustee meeting. <br />V. FY2017 Budget <br />Regarding the FY 2017 budget, reviewed material for the budget presentation to the Finance <br />Committee In March. Ms. Urell reported that details essentially the same as discussed In previous <br />meetings, a request for 15% for books and materials budget and the need for a digital services <br />librarian. <br />VI. - New Business <br />Donations and possible gifts and how they might be named. <br />VII. Adjournment <br />Motion to Adjourn at 8:53 pm (David Hutchinson / Cherre Dubois) Vote: Unanimous <br />Respectfully submitted, j <br />Cherrie Dubois c <br />Page I 1 <br />