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FR <br />.moi b <br />e39�1Ni0440S` <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2017-06-19 <br />Building: Reading Public Library <br />Address: 64 Middlesex Avenue <br />Purpose: General Meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: History Room <br />Session: Open Session <br />Version: Final <br />L�.K <br />1411 AUG 15 P I = 0 <br />John Brzezenski, Chair; Cherrie Dubois, Vice Chair; Alice Collins, Secretary <br />(by phone); Nina Pennacchio <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Andrew Grimes; Sherri VandenAkker <br />Others Present: <br />Amy Lannon, Library Director; Ashley Waring, Assistant Library Director; <br />Barry Berman, Board of Selectmen <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alice Collins, Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting Called to Order 7:02 p.m. <br />Approval of Minutes from May 15, 2017 <br />Motion: To approve Minutes (Dubois/Pennacchio) <br />Vote: Approved 4-0-0 <br />II. Building Update: <br />Ms. Lannon reported that Teen room oval windows are in, but we are waiting for <br />muntins. Some small repairs and maintenance within warranty are still happening, <br />but construction is finished. Final bills and payments are being handled by town and <br />contractors. <br />Cataldo Landscaping is still doing yard and lawn maintenance; will turn over to town <br />soon. A resident on School Street has asked about landscaping. Ms. Lannon would <br />like to go out to bid for a School Street landscaping plan, however now is the not the <br />best time for planting. We will also get into the queue with town forestry department <br />for more trees. <br />III. Financial Report: <br />FY2017: The Library may turn back some funds to the town this year. In salaries, <br />this is due to a retirement, and in materials this is due to the library being closed for <br />6 weeks and the move to 64 Middlesex Ave. We will make the required 13%, but <br />may not meet the budgeted 14.7% on materials spending. Ms. Lannon will draft a <br />memo to the Town Manager and Mr. Brzezenski regarding reasons for the funding <br />return this fiscal year. There is more professional development funding to be spent; <br />multiple staff members are going to ALA annual conference in Chicago this week. <br />FY2018: Next year's budget is most notable for the absence of funding for our <br />Sunday hours. Ms. Waring is updating all collateral to reflect new hours. Mr. Berman <br />Page 1 1 <br />