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LIBRARY TRUSTEES <br /> PAGE THREE <br /> .VII -LIBRARY DIRECTOR' REPORT:. C -nit inued <br /> Helene reported that she bad attend-ed' a two"Mpart' workshop at. <br /> Town Hall: which was presented. on the s.ub ect of dive sityO. <br /> One of the subjetts covered was "'Diversity means more than <br /> us.t color . It .wa.s discussed that diversity also included <br /> men, women, old people,- -disabled people,. different religions <br /> and ethnic - b ckg ounds . .. If- people do- not- feel welcome in <br /> o x department, they. are apt, t-o not use y.our� services'. elene <br /> found this meeting viary worthwhilew <br /> VIII REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE STUDY <br /> HeleneaA orrted it had been advertised -in the Central Register <br /> and other publications the end of May. The deadline for archi- <br /> tects or engineers to submit a proposal. is June 18th, Friday, <br /> June 11th, Helene will open the building at 9 a. M. for anyone <br /> who plans to submit a proposal on the a pansi.on will have the <br /> opportunity to view the building . That had been suggested by <br /> the Board of Library Commissioners- so that the library would not <br /> have people cal.ing at all hours -of the day', and disrupting Helene' s <br /> schedule. Hopefully, some good proposals will .be submitted . <br /> k <br /> Helene a p-lained that the Board of Selectmen was the awarding <br /> authority on any contract in the Town. <br /> Helene suggested that Gary submit his letter promptly if he <br /> wanted to work on the building committee and offer to assist <br /> going throughthe selection process . n - the commi.ttee. This <br /> must be awarded before. the end of the fiscal year (.June 30th) <br /> so they were operating on a very tight time-frame. The dead- <br /> line for the application was June 18th.. <br /> Discussion relative to the proposal process . <br /> � with the meeting several upco�aing events for the <br /> David shared g <br /> -Friends and the library. <br /> David explained that he and Rose Shanker had discussed the <br /> possibility ility of a newsletter advising the readers where the . <br /> library` stands with the project itself . "From - our Library <br /> Director" - we will have a . regular column. Janet Bumke, Child- <br /> rents <br /> hild- <br /> rents Librarian will have a regular column . The Friends of the <br /> Library- will have a regular column, ate <br /> Carlo asked to be involved with the newsletter prof ect . <br /> Ix ADJOURNMENT: <br /> Meeting adjourned at 8 : 30 p . m. <br /> NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY,- JULY 13V 1999; 7 : 00 P . NEW FISCAL <br /> YEAR),. <br /> Respectfully submitted , <br /> Barbara Gannon, Board Secretary <br />