1994-01-24 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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v Board of Library Trustees Minutes of Meeting - January 24, 1994 Conference Room - Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m. Present: Mrs. Elia Marnik, chair; Mrs. Carol Beckwith; Mr. William Diamond; Ms. Cherrie Dubois; Dr. Christine Redford. Absent: Mr. Robert Fields. The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. Minutes: Ms. Dubois moved that the minutes of December 9 be accepted. The motion passed. Financial report: The Director reported that the Library is in excellent financial shape; expenditure of the book budget is right on schedule, with the help of the $20,000 increase in this year's budget. About $6400 was received in state aid to offset nonresident use, and has been deposited to the State Aid account. $5000 was received for a grant for books on tape. The Board complimented the appearance of the new Information Services Desk. The dedication is scheduled for February 6. Statistical report: Circulation is up 8000 for this year. Last month was the busiest December the Library has ever had. Director's report: The report was presented in a new.format. Beginning xt month, one page from each division will also be included. Unfinished business: 1) There has been no action on salaries. Mrs. Marnik will contact Gene Nigro to ask for movement on this issue. 2) The Town Manager's proposed priorities were distributed. The Library's requests fall as numbers 6, 7, 23, 27, and 28 out of 32 town-wide requests (does not include the schools). They are in the same order as originally presented by the Library. The Director believes that there is a very good chance of getting the first two and a very slim chance of getting the others. The Library's budget goes before the Selectmen on January 25, and before the Finance Committee on March 7. 2) In the capital improvement plan, the parking lot is scheduled for FY96. Board members stressed that planning for it needs to be scheduled well before that. 3) A total of $1500 will be applied from trust funds to pay for two staff members to attend the Public Library Association convention in March. 4) The logo for the 10th anniversary was presented. Mrs. Marnik gave an outline of the events for the March 4 celebration. All events will be ticketed. The house tour is scheduled for May 22. New business: 1) Ms. Hanley talked about the State Strategic Plan, which addresses and was prepared by all types and sizes of libraries. Multi-type regional systems is one goal. Three task forces are at work preparing what will make the plan go into effect. The plan will go to the legislature in the fall. Ms. Hanley asked trustees to participate in the town meetings 'aat will solicit response to the document, and to write letters and make bne calls when it goes to the legislature. She is on the task force for statue and regulation. 1