4/13/2010 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Libran Events Room David Burton said requests are already coming in for use of the events room and we are going to have to form some guidelines in dealing with requests. He said Linda Steele,Manager o Cape Cod 5, is involved with ars ALS group and they would like to meet in the Events loom on April 22 a around noontime. Consensus of the Trustees was that this group could meet then. Helene said she was'contacted with 3 requests...1 was a 1 lay hpee Scholarship Committee. Helene said the Library staff does have a central calendar in place to log the requests that are granted. Helene said a minister asked if they could use the Library to hold church services. Helene said she checked with Jim Long at the Senior Center and he said they haven't had people do this at the Center because they don't want to schedule anything on Sunday or commit for 52 weeks a year. Helene advised that the Friends are planning a function for Sunday,June 13,at the Library but that would be a Library fundraiser event. The consensus of the Trustees was that the events room is not available 52 weeks a year and not available on Sunday except for a Library event, New Library Hours David announced the doors for the new library open tomorrow at 10 a.m.and close tomorrow at 5 p.m. He said the Library closes on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and he will come one-half hour prior to closing time to walk through the building and ask patrons to check out in time to close the doors at 7 p.m. The new hours are: Monday and Wednesday— 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday—Noon to 7 p.m. Friday—Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday—9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Helene said Cape Cod 5 is printing up bookmarks with the new time schedule. Mal 21—Formal Dedication The Trustees are considering bolding the dedication ceremony starting at 10: 0 a.m. and thea open the Library. The normal opening time that day(Friday) is noon. Discussing ideas such as invitations, etc.,the following ideas were presented: Invitations to go out at least 3 weeks prior to May 21 date. • Contact certain individuals—for instance speakers—personally-by phone prior to mailing invitations. 0 Include NMLC commissioners; local/state politicians; Trustees;Friends;Town Selectmen; Charles Talanian; MASS Technology Collaborative in list of invitees. Randy Peters said his sore is willing to come and do drumming`ceremony: He works at DPW. Need some type of refreshments...should be local caterer. Next Meeting To plan the May 21 dedication, it was decided to hold a Special Meeting of the Trustees on Tuesday,April 20; 201 o at p.m. at the Library Conference Room. }