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Minutes of Meeting - February 14, 2000
Pr~~etif Martawr,chair; Stephen Conner; Donna InDelicato; Cherrie Dubois; Christine
Redford.
Also present: Cathy Martin.
Ms. Silvaggi called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Ms. Dubois was feted for her fifteen years of service on the Board.
Minutes: The minutes of January 24 were accepted.
Naming of collection: Mr. Conner moved that the business collection of the Reading Public
Library be named for Helen A. Nigro in grateful appreciation for her support and dedication.
Report from the Chairman: Mrs. Silvaggi, Ms. InDelicato and Ms. Brennan attended
Legislative Day.
A letter from the trustees of the Lincoln Public Library asked that libraries not refuse service
to their residents, despite the fact that Lincoln has been decertified for failing to meet the
materials expenditure requirement.
Director's report: Ms. Brennan has accepted the job of Regional Administrator for the
Boston Regional Library System. She will be leaving toward the end of March.
Ideas for a search committee for a new director were discussed. A meeting of the staff will be
scheduled for the last week in February to present an update on the process and gather input.
Mr. Conner will chair the search committee. The Town Manager would like to meet with
some trustees and the Town Personnel Administrator on this issue.
A special meeting to work on the hiring process was scheduled for March 6 at 6:30.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Diane J. Young
Assistant Director