1995-04-24 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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Board..of Library Trustees Minutes of Meeting - April 24, 1995 Confer-nce Room - Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m. Present: Mrs. Elia Marnik, Ms. Cherrie Dubois, Mr. Robert Fields, Dr. Christine Redford, Mrs. Maria Silvaggi. Also present: Mrs. Rachel Baumgartner, Mr. Stephen Baumgartner, abutters and neighbors. Absent: Mr. William Diamond. Mrs. Marnik called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Minutes: Ms. Dubois moved to accept the minutes of February 27. The motion passed. Financial report: $615 has been spent on supplies from the donations account, in addition to $4133 from the budget. Statistical report: March's circulation was almost 30,000. Chair's report: A committee is being formed to select a recipient of the Eugene Nigro Volunteer Award. Mrs. Marnik asked that the Board let her know of any nominees. Mr. Fields recommended Arnold Berger. A letter from Judy Mitchell proposed that the Children's Room hold a game day, perhaps on a Saturday, to include games such as Scrabble, musical chairs, etc. The Board has been asked to nominate a representative to the Celebration committee, term to expire June 30, 1995. The parking lot issue has been put on hold due to lack of funds. All state aid has been received. The. Board of Library Commissioners hope to visit all libraries in the state; they would like to be invited to a Board ' ing. Director's report: Work in the picture book room is almost done. Staff expect to move back in this week. Yoko Watkins will be at the Library for lunch on Wednesday as part of her author visit. The Director will attend ~he Massachusetts Library Conference on May 1 and 2, and will be on vacation the week of May 7. Continental Cablevision is having a telethon for public libraries on Friday, May 19 from 7 to midnight. The Garden Club (led by Bea Erickson and Kathy D'Angelo) has been busy beautifying the library grounds. Both the Friends and the Garden Club contributed money for plants. Ms. Hanley and Mrs. Silvaggi will meet with Deb Tocco about t.e kitchen renovations on Friday. Mr. Diamond has reported that Gray's w-1-1 donate a microwave oven. Unfinished business: 1) Mrs. Marnik told the abutters and neighbors in attendance that the Library wants to be a good neighbor, and the Board appreciates their input from last month's meeting. Because the project has not been funded, it has been put on hold, but the Board will continue to discuss ideas with the neighbors. Neighbors agreed that the parking lot does need work in order to suffice at very busy times, but expressed concern over expensive proposals that don't provide much more parking. Ms. Dubois concurred that people need to be educated about alternative parking. She suggested signs saying, "If the lot is full, park on Dudley Street..." and that the staff appear at each organization's first meeting he year to inform them about parking. Mrs. Baumgartner suggested a irate notice to those individuals who book the meeting room, asking 1