3/11/2014 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD OF LEBRARY TRUSTEES MIEETING TUESDAY,MARCH 119 2014 MASBPEE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOl Present: Patricia Gamache,,John Koval ski,Carlo I 'Este,and Sandra Lahart. Absent: diary LeClair,Chip Bishop, and Sue McGarry. Also Present: Kathy Mahoney—Library Director Patricia Gamache, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. t ApH t royal of Minutes...Tbled for next Library Trustees Meeting. Reports Kathy Mahoney's Library Director's Report was reviewed and discussed. 0 Kathy noted the trig jump in circulation for the month of February. 0 Kathy provided a copy of the year-to-date expense budget report for FY-14. She also advised of the current balances in the Revolving ing and Donation accounts. 0 interviews for Circulation Assistant position will be next week. Library Office Manager posting will be closed next Thursday. The Office Manager position will be a Monday-Friday,9-5 position. Town Manager,Director of Human Resources, and Kathy will meet again in 90 days to evaluate operations.. Jack Kowalski advised that he and Kathy attended an MBLC MLS sponsored workshop on March conceming library foundations. Jack said the information presented raised some questions about donation solicitation process and Kathy said she will check with MBLC to clarify. 0 Chuck Gasior,FinCorn member, suggested the Library ask to be considered as an applicant for a grant jointly.sponsord by the American Libraries Association'and the FM Inventor Education Foundation. Kathy said we were invited to apply for a grant. The gant applicafion is due in June. Kathy wil l work on app]kation and will take advantage of Chuck Gasi is offer to assist in any way. Jack Kowalski said perhaps the'Trustees might suggest some ideas. Sandi Lahart inquired as to the amount of the grant. Kathy said the grant is in the range of$5,000-$100,000. She said for our municipality size, she was advised that$60,000 would be a maximum,and could be lower. Kathy reported that she went to the Friends' Board meeting on March 6 and responded to their request for fundraising projects. Kathy said she presented suggestions-namely: a Friends' sponsored concert series;a year-long project that would coincide with the Lib's 5t"birthday; and landscape beautification project for the grounds. Kathy said all 3 ideas were very well received,especially the concert series/musical programs. If the concert series is adopted as the project,the Friends would fund the project and library staff would do the planning and publicizing of the events. 'The Friends might.help by organizing refreshments. The Trustees were very impressed with the suggestions Kathy offered and the Trustees were enthused about the musical programs and the landscape and beautification project to coincide with the 5hbirtbday event.: Saadi Lahart commented that perhaps the school musical groups could be part of ther usical program.