07-11-2017 Library Board Meeting

Call to order was at 7:06 by Chair Joel Adamson

In attendance: Cyrie Lange, Samantha Hickman, Joel Adamson, Charlotte Williams, Ammie Collins

Minutes of June 6th Meeting were approved.

1) Librarian’s Report

Fifteen children in Summer Reading Program so far. Friends of the Library will pay for Marko the Magician $100 (the rest-$200-was paid by a grant. The Friends will also pay for the large end-of-session prizes. There will be a teen event as part of this, led by Cam Day. Zanne Stone will be summer assistant to the librarian. Dollar General has contributed a $25 gift card; Samantha will use this for the ice cream party. Dollar General also offers grant support for library programs. The Alice in Wonderland artist would like to sell prints, mugs, and mouse-pads on the opening day of his show. The Board of Trustees approved this idea. Leftover books from the Book Sale will be put in the free boxes and also in the box at the beach. The sale went well and raised about $345. Samantha is not sure what to do with the rest of the books. The new library sign is up; Samantha is considering painting the post white. Cyrie will look at the job and see if it would be easy to do, if so, she might be able to do it. Use of part of the parking lot by Samurai Soul Food has not been discussed.

2) Treasurer’s Report

Samantha did get a printout from the town. We are in good shape for the year at this point.

3) Other Business

Writing Group would like to include a monthly item on the web site. The material should be appropriate for all ages (PG-13).

Maintenance issues: Cyrie commented the outer door could use a new coat of paint. The door also swells in humid weather (or ice in the winter) and doesn’t close properly. We may still have some blue paint. Fluorescent lights over the DVDs need to be replaced.

Revision of five-year plan will be deferred until the entire Board is present. By the next Board meeting, Charlotte and Joel will review the Roles and Goals (page 4 and page 5) and present a report for next meeting. Cyrie and Ammie will review the document leading up to the mission statement. Samantha will contact the Vermont Dept of Libraries to find out what format we need to follow for the Five-Year Plan.

4) Next Trustees Meeting:

August 15th, 2017 at 7 PM.

5) Adjournment was at 8:25 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Charlotte Williams

Secretary/Treasurer