1993-02-22 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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Board of Library Trustees Minutes of Meeting - February 22, 1993 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 6:00 p.m. Renee Olson demonstrated the New York Times On Disk. Minutes: Ms. Dubois made a motion to approve the minutes of January 11. The motion passed. Financial report: The Incentive check has been received. There is $5000 left in the book budget for adult fiction and nonfiction, including funds from the Incentive grant. This would allow the purchase of seventeen books a week. Ms. Hanley remarked that the library has been known to buy sixty-five books a week. $6000 was spent in the last two months. The materials budget is $5000 less than last year, even taking into account the transfer of $5000 from trust funds for reference books. Consensus of discussion was to use more of Incentive funds for books for this fiscal year, and reserve trust funds for other needs. Statistical report: Circulation for January was up over last year. The yearly cumulation, however, is lower than last year. actor's Report: A new staff member.has been hired for a very few hours: Anette Engeland, a librarian from Germany, has been volunteering and will now work at the circulation desk. Communications: Division report: Renee Olson has priced a printer for the reference desk at about $400. She is still looking into reference books on education and psychology. Mr. Diamond moved to purchase the printer from trust funds. The motion passed. ` Liaison reports: Mr. Diamond has written to the Town Manager concerning the liability waiver, and has not received a response yet. Ms. Hanley suggested that the Board may benefit from a visit by Jeffrey Hurwit, a lawyer who specializes in trusts. Unfinished business: 1) The FY94 budget request will be addressed at the Finance Committee meeting this week. 2) The Director distributed a memo concerning the posting policy, with the Swampscott Library's policy, to be discussed at the next meeting. New business: 1) It was agreed that donations in memory of Russell Miller will be made on an individual basis. 2) The Friends have donated $6500 to establish a video collection. The ff is collecting information on selection and circulation policies. )ers of the Board suggested PBS and National Geographic titles. s;- The reception for the Friends of the Library was postponed until late April, early May. Y.✓' 1