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ti <br />Town of Reading <br />a�- Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2023-06-12 <br />Building: <br />Reading Public Library <br />Address: <br />64 Middlesex Avenue <br />Purpose: <br />General Meeting <br />Attendees: <br />Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Community Room <br />Session: Open Session <br />Version: Final <br />Rfi©N EU <br />04 <br />Monique Pillow-Gnanaratnam, Chair; Andrew Grimes, Secretary; <br />Cherrie Dubois; Patrick Egan; Cappy Popp <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Monette Verner, Vice -Chair <br />Others Present: <br />Amy Lannon, Director; Michelle Filleul, Assistant Director; Meaghan <br />Clemente, Administrative Assistant; Genady Pllyaysky, Library landscape <br />Committee Chair; Jake Soucy, Library Landscape Committee Secretary; <br />Elaine Stone, Library Landscape Committee Member; Walter Talbot, Library <br />Landscape Committee Member; Desiree Zicko, Library Landscape Committee <br />Member; Joseph McDonagh, Financial Committee Liaison to Reading Public <br />Library; Karen Janowski, Resident <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Andrew Grimes, Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to Order at 7:03 p.m. <br />II. Public Comment <br />Resident Karen Janowski introduced herself and expressed her concerns about access <br />restrictions in the Library surrounding the recent Pride Storytime event. Ms. Janowski <br />was curious to we what the event was about but was surprised to see the curtains <br />drawn and a police presence on the day of the event. Ms. Janowski suggested <br />improving inclusivity and accessibility by using high school volunteers. Ms. Janowski <br />believes this could provide potential fundraising and community service opportunities for <br />students in the community. <br />III. Ad Hoc Library Landscape Committee <br />a. Presentation <br />Mr. Pilyaysky Introduced himself as the Chair of the Library Landscape Committee and <br />thanked the Board for the opportunity to present. The Committee is made up entirely of <br />Reading residents. Some members are Library employees, while others are involved <br />with other local organizations such as the Climate Advisory Committee, Reading <br />Community Garden, and Conservation Commission. <br />