1995-09-18 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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Board of Library Trustees Minutes of Meeting - September 18, 1995 Conference Room - Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m. ant: Ms. Cherrie Dubois, chair; Mr. William Diamond; Mr. Robert F,ids; Mrs. Elia Marnik; Dr. Christine Redford; Mrs. Maria Silvaggi. Also present: Rachel and Steve Baumgartner. Ms. Dubois called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Minutes: Mrs. Silvaggi moved to accept the minutes of June 19. The motion passed. Financial report: The Director reported that book money is being spent a little faster than she'd like, but spending will be adjusted. Much of the adult book budget is going toward specific collection development projects. Statistics: FY95's circulation was 313,572. Chairman's Report: No report. Director's Report: The trustees' orientation scheduled for September _ has been canceled and may be rescheduled. Three members of the Library's fundraising committee--Ms. Dubois, Ms. Hanley, and Eugene Nigro--will attend a fundraising program this month. -The summer was very busy: reading clubs were successful, the kitchens were finished, the work of the Garden Club on the grounds has made the neighbors happy. Liaison reports: No reports. Friends report: Upcoming events include: trips to Newport (September 30), the Christmas Pops, a Winslow Homer exhibit at the MFA in the spring, and the house tour. The Coffee Hour series starts Wednesday, and the concerts in October. The Friends' newsletter will go out right after Columbus Day. V`-,ership numbers are staying steady. It seems that each year, 50 renew R 350 are new members. This year the membership form--will stress ~i - iewa1. n In response to a request from the Friends' Board, the staff has asked that donations be focused on nonprint. The Friends will also be funding some adult programs coordinated by Nancy Aberman, e.g., resume writing, financial aid, and a summer reading club for adults. Correspondence: Ms. Dubois announced that there is no longer a conflict of interest for teachers on the Board of Library Trustees. She handed out MLTA membership forms. Unfinished business: The staff kitchen has been painted. Staff will organize a thank-you reception. New business: 1) Ms. Hanley outlined recent personnel changes. Irene Sunbury, Senior Technician in Technical Services, retired after 25 years and 11 months. It was decided to split up her position and shift more hours to Circulation. The new configuration provides for a twenty-five hour Senior Technician, ten of whose hours are spent at the Circulation desk and a fifteen-hour position in Circulation. Circulation Technicians who currently work twenty hours per week will spend some time in Technical Services each day. This will help to address the problem that work at the Circulation desk is physically demanding and monotonous. Allison DaSilva, who had been a Circulation Technician, has been appcghted to the Senior Technician job. Her old desk hours and the new hours wi-°11 most likely be filled by three new part-time people. 'Z3 1