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MINUTES o\NN CLERK <br />REAMNG, M ^.SS. <br />Board of Library Trustees Meeting <br />Monday, June 20, 2011 ZQ~1 JUt 2b b' 2b <br />Present: <br />Richard Curtis, Vice Chair; Cherrie Dubois; Karyn Storti; Vicki Yablonsky; Ruth Urell, Director; <br />Dorota Socha, Assistant Director; Kathryn Melesciuc, Recording Secretary. <br />Absent: <br />David Hutchinson, Jeffrey Doucette. <br />Meeting called to order: 7:10 p.m. <br />May 16, 2011 Minutes approved unanimously. (V. Yablonsky/K. Storti) <br />Financial Report (R. Urell) <br />At second to last payroll, salaries running close - with 6 day, 60 hour week - tough to forecast, we <br />need a little more reserve for next year's budget to cover absences. <br />Materials, Noble, Technology on budget - Green Grant is federally funded, money is available <br />until October, 2012. <br />Trustee Liaison's Reports <br />Foundation (R. Curtis) <br />No business to report. <br />Friends (C. Dubois) <br />Friends Annual Meeting and Summer Sizzlers - well received with many attendees. <br />Building Program Discussion <br />■ Waiting to hear from MBLC about Grant approval - July 14; <br />■ V. Yablonsky noted that the trustees need to organize a building committee in order to advocate <br />for the Building project once it becomes a ballot question <br />■ Trustees asked R. Curtis (Foundation liaison) to request funding from the Foundation for a <br />building program public campaign; <br />■ Trustees agreed to identify community members to spearhead the campaign (K. Storti & C. <br />Dubois to follow up) <br />Director's Report <br />■ Friends donation of an additional $1,479 for professional development (on top of the $1,500 <br />previously given) to support Library Staff Day; <br />■ The Young Women's League of Reading donated $1,000 which will be used to purchase display <br />furniture; <br />■ Newcomers and Neighbors Club of Reading donated $600 for Museum of Science pass; <br />■ Ruth met with library staff to schedule program planning for the year; <br />■ We are consolidating our media, cds and dvds to provide better security on the main floor - <br />browser bins to be installed next week; <br />■ Attended Noble's annual meeting - focus on January 1, 2012 transition from Millennium (10 <br />years) to Evergreen (open source software) - lots of staff training, remotely and at Noble; <br />1 <br />