4/14/2009 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Friends of the Libra Jack Kowalski said that the Friends were most concerned with the South Cape Village situation and concluded that there were some things th y had to do. He said he thinks that 1t 1s very impressive that the Friends as a group unanimously agreed to gracefully rove out of the South Cape village space in the30-day period stipulated in the letter asking them to vacate. In view of the fact that they only have 30 days bine to move, following decisions were made: 0 This Saturday the Friends will hold their regular book sale; and unless a new Friends location 'is found almost immediately their "blow-out eviction book sale" will be held on gree successive dates namely, April 30, May l and May 2. They will store the high-end publications for a book sale at the Artisan's Fair event. Friends are going to meet at Sovereign Bank ... they've been given some space there to meet. 0 Storage space for some books has been given to the Friends at the storage shed and at Sun Storage. Market Street Book Store in 1 lashpee Commons offered the Friends a book shelf in their store to display the Friends" book sale items; and also to display Friends' advertisements. Library Proms Nancy Soderberg reported to the Trustees that she attended the lurch 3 1 st Planning and Construction Committee meeting. She provided the Trustees with the Project update summary distributed at that meeting by Rick Pon roy, Nancy again said how impressed she is with Rick Pomroy's project updates. On another note, Helene added that at one of the meetings she attended both Rick Pornroy and Stewart Roberts commented that working with Buffiree is a very positive experience and Buffiree is a great contractor to work with. Book Securit terr ...Jane Dolan asked what was the question raised with regard to the book security system. Helene explained that the system with the neer technology was going to cost more than the arnount that the architect estimated for a generic system. Stewart had given a range of$50,000 to $150,000 and the Pro 0ect Manager used$50,000 as a placeholder in developing the budget. After meeting with the vendor,they had more accurate pricing for l lashpee"s situation. Helene explained the difference between the cheaper old technology and the cost for new technology. She said the end result is the new technology gives you`more bang for the buck"because of collection management tools that are part of the new technology. The Planning and Construction Committee had questions about the cost difference between the estimate and actual cost at their last meeting. The Committee agreed to have the Subcommittee gather information on the cost of the never system, including design and installation fees. Filmigig-ofConstruction Progress of New L r . ...Jack Kowalski said he contacted Arthur Joia, Media Arts Director at the High School, and Arthur was very enthusiastic about the idea and immediately said he wanted to do it. He is going to have the students involved in the project. Fre is going to do interviews with Barbara Notar