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Minutes of Meeting - May 11, 2000
Present: Stephen Conner; Donna InDelicato; Eugene Nigro, Richard Ogden; Christine
Redford; Maria Silvaggi.
Ms. Silvaggi called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Report from the Chair: Ms. Silvaggi and Mr. Conner will meet with the staff tomorrow to
inform them about the Board's decision concerning meeting the candidates.
Director's report: Paula Cammarata will begin as Head of Circulation on May 22.
The Andover library has appealed the decision of the NN IRLS Board to award the "extended
hours" contract to the Reading Public Library. Andover has also requested another year's
extension of their contract as regional reference center. The Board asked Ms. Young to pursue
information on the dates of that contract and the legality of an extension.
Director search: The search committee has interviewed three candidates, with three more
scheduled thus far. The Board would like all information available on the finalists: interview
video if available, essay, resume, briefing from the search committee.
Possible final interview questions were discussed. It was suggested that there be a menu of
questions clustered by topic, with five to six "must-ask" questions. Mrs. Silvaggi will compile
and edit them. She also offered to talk to the Town Treasurer about funds for out-of-state
candidates' travel. Reference checks, to be done by phone, will be shared by Board members.
FY01 budget: After a brief discussion, Mr. Ogden made a motion to fund materials at
$121,000 as indicated in the budget presented to Town Meeting. This accomplishes the
$4,000 cut in expenses that was agreed upon by the Board and the Selectmen. The motion
passed.
The staff gathered rough usage statistics to determine highs and lows of use. Based on counts
of people in the building and Internet usage charts, it was determined that the slowest time is
supper time, an inconvenient time to close the library. Internet use indicates that early and late
on Saturdays may be slow times. Ms. Young will ask division heads to consider the impact on
public and staff were the library to be open 10-4 or 11-5 on Saturdays year round.
Tour of building: The Board took a look at the vending machines, the book return
room/check-in area, and the new archway on the main floor. Kimberly Lynn explained the
plan for the main floor, with a reinstated browsing area and a new young adult area in what is
now part of the reference room.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm.
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Diane I Y ng
Assistant Director