1/12/10 Secretary’s Report
All trustees present.
Emily from print media present for reporting.
Marie went over Librarians’ report.
Roof people were by to look at the leaks in the roof and determined that condensation were issues due to lack of circulation.
We discussed submission of the prior month’s minutes.
Glenn opened the floor for comments to the librarian. We discussed having some adult reading programs with the director. We discussed different programs that were available. We discussed internet program development.
Mark discussed need to document the need for everything and everyone needed in the department for the Town Council. The Council members visit was last Saturday and they were interested in how much the computers were used. We discussed the increase in the use of computers. Discussed tracking and need to justify budgets. We discussed IT as being critical to the library’s community. Discussed the different strengths of the librarians and possibly listing those out. We determined the PR department will meet with the librarian and determine a listing of services. Marie mention the job center, how to open an email account, etc.
We discussed the AED and director was going to put that into the town request, and that will be done by Marie later this month.
Technology plan: reviewed that we had a technology presentation. We discussed that we are ahead of the game in latest tech, including audio book downloading. We discussed the 3 year replacement schedule. We discussed need to determine what other communities are doing. We discussed the possibility of self checkout. We determined that the goals of the technology include the library’s ability to: Create efficiencies, benefit the patrons, and justify capital requests.
MLS standards: discussed the need to address the demographics of the town as it relates to the library. The discussion centered on possibly having a survey of patrons. Mark advised that we do not meet the MLS standards for Maine. We discussed the collection numbers.
Old Business – none reviewed. We discussed fee schedule briefly. Glenn thanked Trustees who were able to make it to the town meeting regarding fees.
New Business –Mark discussed dates for workshops. 2/8/10 for capital plan, 2/22/10 for library plan. Mark also mentioned 3 new fees for next year: separate line for printing versus photocopying; fees for looking up library card; rental feels for the new meeting space if it is ever completed i.e. for a birthday party – determined we may need to determine a few rules regarding this.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45
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