3/10/2003 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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r BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES-SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY,MARCH 109 2003 , MASUPEE L11BRARY MEETING ROOM Present: Ann MacDonald-Dailey, Carlo 1 ' ste,Alice Rauppius,Mimi NUrsh, David Burton, and Helene DeFoe,, Library hector. Absent: Dianna Smith, Gary Eynatian. David Burton., Chairman, called this special meeting to order at :02 p.m. Approval of Minutes Alice Raupp accept ius motioned to t the February 25, 2003 minutes as presented; Carlo D"Este p seconded the notion; and it was unanimously passed. Budget Impact on LibraEj Hours The Trustees discussed in detail that due to budget constraints unfortunately the Library cannot function with the limited staff and heavy workload. The consensus reached is the community could be better served if the Library were to close on Friday rather than Saturday. Some of the r rano ns. • Some Library users can only get to the Library materials on Saturday. • Friends of the Library hold 2 book sales per month on Saturday. • Book drop could not accommodate 2 nays being unattended. David i mentioned that he spoke with Wayne Taylor and also with Ken Miart rs. It's unfortunate but the economic strains have this impact. Helene advised that while she's on vacation Sandy Price will be in charge and will handle any taskS which rust be done before Helene returns. Any natters that are not urgent will wait until Helene returns and she will tape care of those items herself Motion: Carlo moved to rescind the motion passed at the February 25, 2003 meeting calling for closing the Library on Saturday and that the vote of February 25 be amended; this was seconded by Alice; and was unary mously approved. Motion: Ann motioned that the Library be closed Fridays beginning the week of March 17, 2003 and that we post a notice to that effect; Carlo seconded this motion; and it was unanimously carried. The Trustees previewed and approved the proposed notice of Friday closing that will be posted at the Library. David will contact the newspapers and notify there of the Friday closing beginning the week of March 1' ,2003. Doting that this reduction in hogs may possibly affect the Library accreditation, Carlo suggested a letter be seat to the Library Commission to let there know what we're doing and that it's unavoidable.