Moretown Library Minutes

Moretown Memorial Library Trustees
April 9, 2008 Minutes

Agenda Items

1. Called to order 6:05 PM Present: Jamie Wimble, Ellie Hilferty. Tom Allen, Mary Goodyear, Polly Bentley.

2. Secretary’s Report: The Secretary’s report for March was approved as amended.  Dollars per “person” was changed to dollars per “capita” under item 6. “Old Business.”

3. Treasurer’s Report: The March treasurer’s report was approved as submitted.

4 Librarian’s Report: The librarian’s report was approved as submitted.

  • “Listen Up Vermont” This a service through the Library Association that enables library patrons to download audio books and burn to a CD.  The fee is $100 per year to the library, none to the patron.  The password is the last four digits of our telephone number followed by the first four digits of the patron’s library card number.  The Trustees authorized Polly to proceed with the enrollment.  Our email address is Moretown_mem@vals.state.vt.us.
  • Budget Last months report had December, rather than January and February numbers in error.  The Town Treasurer has updated the disposition of the $1100 donation from Kingsbury and reports that it is now expended.  The book portion of the budget may be overspent.
  • Vermont and Moretown Materials We have some Vermont and Moretown information but for most we need access to Historical Society materials.  We have heard that the Society is planning to discard any materials that do not have the name “Moretown” noted.  Ellie will ask that the materials not be discarded but provided to the library for the Vermont historical collection.

 

5. New Business:  No new business noted.

6 Old Business:

  • Proposed budget: The proposal in the revised budget to add 5 paid hours per week was approved and Polly will submit the revised schedule including volunteers.
  • Update Job Descriptions and Evaluations to Fulfill Certification Requirement: The trustees will make revisions to the job descriptions and evaluations, share by email and revisions will be reviewed at the next meeting.
  • Library Promotion:
    • Elem3entary school classes are coming for reading hours and introduction to the library materials for children.
    • All of the libraries DCF books are on loan to the school.  We should retain them here instead, since they are a reading requirement, more children would come here.
    • We’ll publicize what we have of Red Clover and DCF books.
    • Perhaps the Friends could do a bulk mailing.
    • New hours are to be advertised.
    • We should advertise that we are now a full-service library and itemize the services available
  • National Library Week:  We will have a video presentation; elementary school classes are coming; a poster contest is planned.  We need a banner of some sort to advertise the event.  In the past the Selectboard has not attended. are attached.

 

9. Other Business:  The state statutes require that a number of meetings of trustees be warned.  Jamie will check with the State to get a clearer understanding of what is meant by warning requirements.

10. Public Comment: There was no public comment.

11 Adjourned at 7:20.  The next meeting is 6:00 PM May 14, 2008.

 

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