Attendees: Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Miriam Newman, Becky Proulx, Carol Wilson, Melissa Strayton, Kevin Lynch. Public: NA  Absent: NA


Action Item Summary

Rachel 

  • Reach out to Stevie on winter invoice.

  • Reach out to Suzanne L on tax record retention.

Cindy

  • Cindy to reserve Common for Fire Truck Night (21-Jul)

Kevin

  • Prioritize remaining web site work

  • Reach out to State Dept of Libraries on records retention (tax and otherwise)

  • Update current website to include Biblio.

  • Post policies on google drive.

  • Pursue Fall (late 4Q)  grant for roof replacement.

Secretary’s Report

  • Assign a secretary to take notes – Lynch

  • Approve minutes from June meeting -  Moved Kurland, seconded Wilson, approved all.

Librarian’s Report

  • No Thursday story time due to Nursery staff shortage.

  • Ordering for collection - about 40% of adult orders are backlogged.  Melissa purchased several books from Yankee and Norwich instead.

  • Weeding of Picture books underway.

  • Weekly postings - Suggested topics: story time, Biblio+, tax forms, closings, passes, Saturday classes, anything noteworthy.

  • Summer Programs - Fire Truck Night 21-Jul, Deirdre painting 28-Jul, ArtBus earliest availability in Sept.  Maybe Brooke Wilkinson music?  Maybe Gina Moore origami?

  • Adult Programs - John De Graff 20-Oct God Bless America

  • Book Sale - Friends contributing $3000 to Library.  HOORAY! Great job!

  • SAM UEI renewed for another year.

  • Library got some positive publicity from ‘Knitting In Libraries’ blog

  • Regular meetings during off hours include: SCT, Ashley, Friends, SCN, Fiber Arts.

  • Freitag conducted filmed interview on Town history at Library

Friends Report - NA

Treasurer’s Report 

  • P/L on target YtY adjusted for inflation. 

  • Rachel completed quarterly submission of <x>.  Here’s the formal pat-on-the-back with much fanfare.

Other Business

  • Architect proposal - expecting large prints in mail

  • Website update - Kevin prioritizing remaining work.

  • Kevin needs any / all photographs (interior, exterior, busy, empty, night, day

  • Kevin weeding metal filing cabinet in basement

  • Try to leverage Homestead effort to eradicate invasives.

Executive Session - entered 7:50p, exited 8:20p

June Monthly Duties - Personnel committee meets with Melissa

July Monthly Duties - Fuel oil contract

August Monthly Duties - None

Next Meeting – Monday 11-Aug 7pm