1991-02-24 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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Board of Library Trustees Minutes of Meeting - February 24, 1991 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 made a motion to approve the minutes of January 27. The motion passed. Financial report: The book budget (town funds) is just about gone. A new paperback rack is being purchased with donated funds. The display cubes for the Parents Shelf books will be paid for with the rest of the money donated by Rotary. Statistical report: Circulation for January was 1200 higher than that of January 1991, and Reading still tops the statistics for all NOBLE libraries. Director's Report: DPW has taken down the interior wall in the Archives, and a good rain will make the problem evident so that it can be fixed. Mr. Diamond suggested that the cause of the seeping water might be an exterior :ownspout that runs along the foundation. The handicapped rail was damaged a car. It will be fixed by DPW. Communications: 1) The Burlington Public Library announced a new location for its trustee orientation refresher program on March 11. Unfinished business: 1) The Board reviewed the FY93 budget proposal. The Board of Library Commissioners is recommending to the Governor that the Municipal Appropriation Reuqirement be held at 95 per cent, according to Ms. Hanley. The budget had been planned with that assumption. The bottom line of the FY93 budget is $451,063, a reduction of $14,814 from the current year's budget. Increases in the personnel account reflect step increases for pages and new employeees and a decrease in the "Librarian" and ".Library Associate" salaries. The Library will lose two and a half hours per week of a librarian and four hours per week of a library associate. After discussion, Mr. Diamond moved that the reduction in personnel result in closing some hours. The motion passed. Particular hours to cut will be decided after analysis of use. The decrease in Equipment Rental comes from the change in the copier" contract. Ms. Hanley's suggestion to move $1000 from Office Supplies to Aquisitions was approved. She will ask the Town Manager to make that change. 2) The Director reported on the planning process. The citizen survey results are complete, and the committee met this afternoon. Other surveys are still in the works and there will be further analysis of the citizen' '-urvey for useful data. Ms. Dubois, as a member of the committee, ;;pressed a sense of frustration with the unmanageable fiscal situation. .rs. Marnik, also a member, commended the membership in general for their interest in the Library. The Friends have contributed time and money for 1 E