1986-12-15 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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Board of Library Trustees Minutes of the Meeting - December 15, 1986 Conference Room - Reading Public Library - 8:00 p.m. OF SELECTMEN Present: Mr. William Diamond, Chairman; Mrs. Carol Beckwith, Ms9.A?ia Dangelmaier; Ms. Cherrie Dubois; Mr. Robert Fields; Dr. Christine Redford. pECEtVED JAN 15 187 The meeting was called to order at 8:20 p.m. Minutes: TIME Mrs. Dangelmaier moved to accept the minutes of the previous' meeting as written; Ms. Dubois seconded . Motion passed. Financial Report: Mrs. Aberman noted that the telephone account will be overdrawn due to under- funding, but the deficet will be taken from another account. Statistical Report: November statistics were presented. Average daily circulation was down 114 over the previous November, primarily in adult circulation. Various ideas were discussed for increasing circulation. Director's Report: Personnel: David Mitchell has resigned as custodian to accept another position. His last day of work will be December 19. The Department of Public Works has advertised and will be interviewing for this position. They will keep the Library Director informed of the possible candidates. Services/Pro grams: Holiday library hours for Christmas Eve will be 9 a.m. - 12 noon and for New Year's Eve from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Building Maintenance: Mr. Fletcher, Superintendent of DPW, would like to address the Trustees at their next meeting to discuss the long range capital outlay for maintenance. He has informed the Trustees that FY88 Capital Outlay includes both a new roof and a restructuring/resurfacing of the parking lot. Communi cati ons : Notice has been received from the office of Nigro, Pettepit and Lucas that the Reading Library is the recipient of a $1,000 bequest from the estate of Helen Symonds. Mrs. Aberman will forward a letter of appreciation from the Trustees to the Executrix of the estate. A request for use of the piano for a Sunday afternoon recital was presented. After discussion, it was agreed that the request was not in accordance with the Piano Policy. Mrs. Aberman will notify the requestor.