HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-14 Board of Library Trustees MinutesMinutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting vL
Reading Public Library - o o
Wednesday July 14, 2010
Attending: David Hutchinson, Chair; Jeffrey Doucette; Cherrie Dubois; Vicki Yablonsky; Karyn
Storti; Ruth Urell; Dick Waters, Building Consultant
Meeting was called to order at 7:03pm
Minutes
Minutes of the June 20 meeting were approved as amended (Duboisrpoucette)
Motion
Motion to reappoint Robert McLauglin as library representative to the Celebration Trust
committee. Passed unanimously
Building Committee
Ruth Urell introduced Dick Waters, who provided an overview of requirements and options of
building needs to allow the RPL to apply for a building grant from the MBLC. Discussion of
expanded library services and growth within the community for 30 years future use.
Items to consider re: Net Square Footage (nsf):
• Collection size
• Seating (not to include computer desks and meeting room seats)
• 20 year building needs for growth
• LEED Program — green architecture, energy efficiency (building materials, construction
cost, and operational costs)
• Complete ADA compliance required
• Spaces for: Administrative services (nsf+ 200/6), gathering spaces (nsf + 30%), building
support (nsf +25% space needed), business area, reference, circulation, Children's (nsf +
100/6), public offices, teen, technical services, outside agencies (Friends, cafd area)
Maximum book shelf height: 72" adults, 60" children
• Some areas obviously have inadequate space in the current library: Children's; children's
program & meeting; children's art/crafts; Meeting rooms; Staff space; Circulation area
Dick's initial impression of needs levels: (approx. 38,000nsf+/- equals additional 7000nsf),
which considers usable space at following possible levels:
• Administrative services - moderate
• Gathering spaces - advanced
• Building support -
• Business Center (fold into Reference)
• Reference -
• Circulation — advanced for behind the scenes (automated materials system)
• Children's—moderate
• Public offices — conservative/moderate
• Teen - advanced
• Technical services — conservative/moderate
• Local History — consider handling/storage of oral histories and other than print materials
• Outside agencies (Friends, snack area) Book Sale room expanded, moderate
• snack vendor area, no cafd
• Consider elimination of one staircase (gain approx 1000nsf)
Trustees
Suggestion to create a Building Design Committee to send a representative to the architect
selection committee and participate on bid committees etc.; to consist of: 6 Library Trustees plus
4 people selected from the Historical Commission, Community, Green/Energy Rep, Friends of
the Library, Library Foundation, (exofficio Mary Delai; Ruth Urell). To be nominated.
Unanimous approval
Draft or designs of program report due from Dick Waters 7/19/10; final proposal due 7/27/10
Adjourn
• Motion to adjourn was made at 9:09pm (Doucette/Dubois)
• Next Trustee meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 10 at 7pm Conference Room
RPL
Respectfully submitted:
Allison Slo
Senior Library Associate