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Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes RECEIVED M <br />F es` TOWN CLERK <br />READING. MASS. _ <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees 1816 NOV -3 P 0 <br />�l <br />Date: 2016-08-15 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: General Business Session: General Session <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />John Brzezenski, Chair; Cherrle Dubois, Vice Chair; Andrew Grimes; David <br />Hutchinson; Vicki Yablonky <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Alice Collins, Secretary <br />Others Present: <br />Barry Berman, Selectman; Vanessa Alvarado, Finance Committee; Amy <br />Lannon, Interim Library Director <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Cherrie Dubois <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to order: 7:07 p.m. <br />II. Approval of Minutes from July 18, 2016. <br />Motion to approve minutes (Hutchinson / Dubois) Vote: Unanimous <br />III. Director's Report: <br />Ms. Lannon prepared and submitted the required MBLC statistical report; Reading is among <br />the highest per -capita circulating libraries in the state and the highest in NOBLE, our <br />consortium. <br />On August 3, the Library met with Its marketing/communications firm and held a photo <br />session to create pictures for future publications, such as informational brochures, <br />newsletters, etc., many of which should be ready for the reopening of the refurbished RPL. <br />The firm has also tweaked the Library's logo. Ashley Waring and Kathy Miksis worked on <br />this project. <br />The August 14 Sunday Globe's brief article on the library's closing included inaccurate <br />figures for the project's costs; Ms. Lannon has written the reporter and asked for a <br />correction, while also providing accurate amounts. In connection to the reopening, Ashley <br />Waring has sent out press kits to various media outlets - newspapers, TV stations, etc. <br />Staff is making sure to disseminate as much information in as many formats as possible <br />(the RPL's website, Facebook, etc.) so people know the library will be closed for several <br />weeks; that they may keep their books until the reopening; and that they can use <br />neighboring libraries to return books from other libraries or to pick up holds (as long as they <br />have indicated which library they want as their pick-up point). The school summer reading <br />books will be temporarily housed in Wakefield so students can get copies if still needed. <br />The Library received $12,400 from RCN, which will be used for technology equipment. <br />Page I 1 <br />