10/7/2014 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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i eBOARD of LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING '* � TUESDAY,-OCTOBER 7,2014 t " P E LIBRARY CONFERENCE Roots VWi�sent: Carlo D'Este,John Koals i Mark Wright,Mary LeClair, and Kate Malde. Absent: Chip Bishop. Also Present: Kathy Mahoney–Library Director i Audience: Lannan O'Brien–Bashp ee Enterprise Carlo D'Este, Chairman, called meeting to de t p.n . r l of Minutes Mark Wright motioned to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of August 12,2014 as presented. Motion was seconded by Kate Malde. VOTE: Yes-5. Unanimous. Roll Call votc: John Kowalski,yes Mary LeClair,yes Date Milde,yes Carlo D'Este,yes, Murk Wright,yes Friends of the 11s ee Public Lira Kathy Mahoney provided the update; Kathy met with.Friends 4 times in last two weeks. Friends ar'e on hoard to do the iPads. lathy would use 10,000 for some iPads this year from the donation account and then Friends could do fundraising to raise the money. Friends looking into doing fundraising for assisted technology PCs and software. Kathy to check with Town IT department for feedback that this would be doable at the Library. 9 , Friends Annual Meeting to be held at the Library on Thursday,November 6, at 2:30 p.m. A donation gill be made to the Library by the Friends. • Friends are discussing things such as getting loo people or 100 families to give$100 and Friends to put up a special gall at the.Library recognizing these-donors, Mrd Wright commented that most charities do a publication of donors' names. Mark suggested Kathy Mahoney drA some guidelines such as$100 equals published name; oo equals a plaque; etc. Lathy will do this. Reports Kathy Mahoney' Library Director's Report for September/October was reviewed and discussed. Draft of proposed FY 16 Library budget was reviewed. Assistant Library Director has been identified as a need and will be included in discussion for FY 16 budget. Use State Aid money to fund temporary sins was discussed at length. Library could build its own temporary sub list. This would need Town approval—hope was that Library could at least do a 1-year trim period. Other libraries have sins that they can call for coverage for illness or vacation,and do this with success. The subs would be at circulation desk and children's room,as examples. This would be similar to substitute teachers or substitute custodians,and would be paid through payroll not a independent contractors,but funded with state aid money. Harwich and Brewster both have,sub budgets of$9000410,000 allocated in'their operating budgets to provide substitute coverage.