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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Library Trustees
Date: 2016 -05 -24
Building: Reading Public Library
Address: 80 General Way
Purpose:
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Time: 7:00 PM
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Location: Meeting Room
Session: General Session
Vicki Yablonsky, Chair; John Brzezenski, Vice Chair; Alice Collins; Secretai
Cherrie Dubois; Andrew Grimes; David Hutchinson
Members - Not Present:
Andrew Grimes
Others Present:
Ruth Urell, Library Director
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alice Collins
Topics of Discussion:
I. Call to Order 7:05 pm
II. Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve minutes from May 16, 2016 (Dubois /Yablonsky)
Vote: Unanimous
III: Director Search
Ms. Yablonsky reported that Town Counsel advised that an Interim Director for the Library
should be appointed to begin after Ms. Urell's last day of service, which will be June 29,
2016.
Ms. Yablonsky outlined some approaches to a search for a new Library Director. An internal
search requires posting position in every town building for 5 business days, and does not
require a search committee. A larger search will require a search committee, charged with
winnowing the field of applicants to a field of finalists, to be interviewed by the Board of
Trustees. Ms. Urell excused herself from the meeting at this point.
Trustees discussed pre s for scope of search process, and for the appropriate time
p =51 initiate the search. M BrzezinskPnoted the need to determine if there are existing state
SV and town requirements pertaining to conducting a search like this. Trustees voiced conce
that the Interim Director work with a full complement of staffing to ensure an efficient,
successful move back to the renovated Library, and to support efficient delivery of servic(
in the new Library. Ms. Yablonsky noted the organization BiblioTemps serves Massachus(
libraries by providing trained library professionals to assume temporary positions, if need
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Trustees considered options for filling the Interim Director position, and determined
Assistant Director Amy Lannon would clearly be an excellent choice. She has shown skill and
tact in meetings with the Trustees and with the Building Committee, she has the experien -ce
to successfully navigate moving back to the renovated Library, and she has had years of
experience with the Reading community in her role as Assistant Director.
Motion to appoint Amy Lannon, Assistant Director, to the position of Interim
Director, as soon as possible. (David Hutchinson /Cherrie Dubois).
Vote: Unanimous
Motion to create a search committee and to commence a search process to selec a
new Library Director as soon as reasonably possible.
(Cherrie Dubois /John Brzezenski). Vote: Unanimous
IV. Motion to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. (Hutchinson /Collins) Vote: Unanimous
Respectfully submitted,
Alice Collins, Secretary
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