Minutes from January 5, 2011
The Board Meeting for the Trustees of Brown Memorial Library was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Attendance: Bea Howe, Lorraine MacLeod, Rod Jones, Joan Perry + Wilbur, Nola Jordan, Meg Fearnley
Also sitting in on the meeting were Connie Scheffy and Garry Kalajian.
1. The Secretary’s Report was accepted as presented.
2. A motion was made and passed to accept gifts and donations to Brown Memorial Library in December in the amount of $410.00. The Treasurer’s Report was accepted as presented. Bea gave an overview of how the library’s various funds are managed for the benefit of our visitors who are considering standing for election as trustees.
3. The Librarian’s Report was presented and discussed. Our numbers are right on target. Over the past decade we have seen a slow but steady increase in both the number of patrons and the number of materials loaned. Two big jumps in usage took place, the first when the new library opened and the second when we instituted Sunday hours.
4. Under Old Business, Joan reported that in order to be approved as a Read Dog, Wilbur will first have to go through two preparatory programs, one to be a Canine Good Citizen and the other a therapy program. It could take as long as a year.
5. The Trustees discussed and approved the Investment Policy that they had received from Bea via e-mail. A copy will now be mailed to the Attorney General’s office
6. Nothing has been done to repair the front steps yet. At this point it is very likely that Dennis Murphy will have to wait until better weather to begin work.
7. Meg reported that there was enough interest on the part of local libraries for the state library to set up an Ancestry.com consortium. We will pay $100 per year to belong and patrons will be able to use the program at the library.
8. At the end of the meeting, both Connie and Garry expressed their willingness to run for election as trustees. Connie will stand for the open three-year position and Garry will run to fill the remaining year of Erica Gross’s term. Rod and Patty will also be standing for re-election in March.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 2, at 6:00 p.m. Meeting changed to February 9, 6pm (due to snow on Feb. 2)
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nola Jordan
Secretary