Henry Raymond
General => Library Announcements => Topic started by: Rev. Elizabeth on March 28, 2016, 10:39:25 AM
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Fairfax Community Library Trustee Meeting
March 24, 2016
The meeting was called to order by Pat G. at 6:30. In attendance were; Librarian Debbie Landauer, Kyle Metayer, Patti Reeves, Pat Gallant and Janel Gamm.
There was no public input.
Correspondence
..The Vt. Dept. of Health has declared the FCL a breast-feeding friendly space after a recent Vt. Rise assessment .
Secretary’s Report
The minutes of the 1/14/16 meeting were reviewed and approved.
Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer stated the total cash balance for the library is $5,082.77, which is comprised of 764.53 in Checking, 4,318.24 in Savings.
$149 was paid out for baby Dedication books.
New Business
Trustee Roles were set for 2016-2017
Chair—Pat Galant
Secretary-Elizabeth Griffin
Treasurer - Kyle Metayer
The slate was nominated and elected.
Librarian’s Report
Debbie reported that the library presence at town meeting meeting was successful . Thirteen new patrons signed up. She shared information on ListenUp Vermont, Zinio, An infographic with statistical facts for 2015 was available and shared along with a display of library information and materials.
There was discussion of the recent Facilities Meeting attended by Joy Mercer and Nicole Vance. Joy and Debbie and 1 trustee will meet with the architect on 3/31.
At an all library staff meeting on 3/22/16 the staff discussed suggestions, ideas, questions, and priorities for the new space. These will be shared with the architect.
Lara (Assistant Librarian) put out a St. Patrick’s Day Wishes for the Library and received 17 responses which were reviewed.
Information was shared concerning when to post meeting agendas and meeting minutes. .
Agendas for regular trustee meetings must be posted 48 hours in advance in 3 public places: the Town Office, school, and Post Office. The minutes are to be available for the public after 5 days.
The agenda for the Joint board meeting on 4/7 was discussed.
Our library will participate in Snapshot Day, on April 14th during National Library Week. It is an event supported by the American Library Association and the VT Library Association. On Library Snapshot Day, each participating library captures in photos, statistics, and narrative comments, the impact it has on its community and patrons during a typical day..There will be book give-aways, bookmarks, and interviews.
Debbie reports they are planning for the Summer Reading Program and seeking funds for T-shirts and bicycles.
The following meeting dates were set for the upcoming year.
April 7-Joint Board;
Trustee meetings May 12, Aug. 11, September 8, Dec. 8, Feb. 9
Joint Board tentatively set for Oct.13th 2016, and April 13th 2017.
A motion was made to go into executive session at 7:45. We came out of executive session at 7:58.
There was an unanimous acceptance of the evaluation of the Library Assistant.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Janel Gamm, (filling in for Elizabeth Griffin, who transcribed the minutes)