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Board of Library Trustees
Minutes of Meeting - November 21, 1994
Conference Room - Reading Public Library - 5:30 p.m.
resent: Mrs. Elia Marnik, chair; Mr. William Diamond; Ms. Cherrie Dubois;
Dr. Christine Redford; Mrs. Maria Silvaggi. Also present: Mrs. Rachel
Baumgartner; Mr. Stephen Baumgartner.
Absent: Mr. Robert Fields.
Mrs. Marnik called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Minutes: Mrs. Silvaggi moved that the minutes of October 17 be accepted.
The motion passed. Ms. Dubois moved that the minutes of October 26 be
approved. The motion passed.
Statistical report: September and October statistics were included in the
Trustees' packets. -Circulation continues to be up over last year. The
Assistant Director is doing a circulation analysis, which will be brought
to the Board when complete. The number of registered patrons was clarified
by Ms. Hanley: the 18,000-plus number is Reading residents only;
nonresidents who use the Reading Public Library have library cards from
their hometowns.
Director's report: Mrs. Marnik requested reading club statistics for her
Eaton School class. The traffic counter has counted 262,822 people
entering the Library since January.
The Head of Children's Services reports a number of children from Asian
immigrant families in the four- and five-year-old storyhour. She has
in material on American customs in those storyhour sessions. The Head of
~nings beginning in January.
scaff have been corresponding regularly with some school librarians via
e-mail. The Killam School is doing a book review project with the
Children's Room via e-mail. Ms. Fisher will be asked to talk about this
and other issues at an upcoming Board meeting.
Liaison reports: A new trust fund, the Karen Zalubas Fund, was accepted by
Town Meeting. Mr. Diamond will let the Meek family know that the amount
remaining in the memorial fund was made into a trust fund. The balance is
under $300.
Unfinished business: 1) The tuition reimbursement policy was considered.
Mrs. Silvaggi asked whether the Board can enforce repayment. Mr. Diamond
confirmed it. Ms.. Dubois moved that the Board accept the policy as
presented. The motion passed.
2) Mrs. Silvaggi had no report on the kitchen, but thanked the Friends for
soliciting donations in their newsletter. The letters to organizations
will go out before the end of the month, said Ms. Hanley.. She will inform
the Town Manager of the solicitation effort, in accordance with the Town's
Solicitation Policy. Mrs. Baumgartner had no numbers yet on donations
coming in with Friends' memberships.
3) Mrs. Marnik praised the plans for the Children's Room desk. The desk
will be in the same location, but will cover a greater area. Dr. Redford
noted that the new design will improve the traffic flow. No shelving space
will be lost. It is not known whether the the shelves can be purchased
~`im a catalog or will need to be custom-made.
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