Minutes from the Library Trustees Meeting—May 11, 2010
Meeting called to order at 6:33
Present: Glenn Walton, Marie Morey, Steve Arsenault, Joyce Burrows, Kathleen Bell, Margaret Hathaway Schatz, Mark Grover
Secretary’s report. Accepted with clarifications.
Director’s report. Marie interested to note that Adult fiction and nonfiction circulation was down—not sure to what to ascribe it. There are several books with exceptionally long waiting lists; Marie wondering whether to buy a second copy. After the success of Tuesday evening “family game night,” library trying it on a regular weekly basis.
- Brief discussion of technology and webinar in which Joyce and Marie participated about technology in libraries. Webinar leader recommended that libraries invest in at least one copy of up and coming gadgets (ipad, Kindle, etc.) so that librarians can familiarize themselves with it.
- Wireless usage is up on patrons’ laptops, while public computer use seems to be down. Glenn recommends collecting data on numbers of people using wireless to track the trend and have accurate statistics on usage.
Technology plan: action step for Marie to ask Israel what hardware and software is required to accurately track statistics on wireless usage.
Services brochure. Margaret is still working on it; tabled until next month.
MLA standards. Marie asking trustees to reevaluate our goals towards meeting the standards. Marie suggests trustees prioritize reviewing bylaws and library’s emergency plan. Mark suggests inviting fire department to do a pre-planning exercise, in which the department can walk through the building, assess. As part of emergency plan, Glenn suggests library staff become trained in CPR. Marie to do research on emergency plan, trustees to look over bylaws and review MLA standards.
Old business: finding an alternative funding source for AED. Options: use trustees’ fund, wait until town council discusses again next year, or hold fundraiser. Marie prefers to defer discussion of AED until town council revisits the issue. Trustees recommend that CPR training be pursued for library staff.
New business: Marie announces that next month we should see a preliminary plan from Tucker Library Materials for the reconfiguration of the library.
Move to adjourn at 7:35.
Submitted by Margaret Hathaway Schatz
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