Minutes from June 2, 2010
The Board Meeting for the Trustees of Brown Memorial Library was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
Attendance: Patty Furness, Lorraine MacLeod, Bea Howe, Joan Perry, Rod Jones, Meg Fearnley, Nola Jordan
1. The Secretary’s Report was accepted after being corrected to show that we actually received donations in the amount of $130.50 not $103.50.
2. A motion was made and passed to accept gifts and donations to Brown Memorial Library in May in the amount of $296.00. The Treasurer’s Report was accepted as presented.
3. The Librarian’s Report was presented and discussed. Circulation in most areas was up from April and about typical for May.
4. The May book and plant sale brought in a total of $574.00. The Trustees expressed their appreciation to Janet Sillars and Brian Carter for donating the plants.
5. Though she has not done so yet, Meg will go ahead and purchase a Sony E-reader for the library.
6. It was decided that given what we charge for our August fund-raising dinner, it is just not feasible to have all or part of the meal catered. As before, we will prepare the meal ourselves. Possible menus were discussed and we will come to the July meeting with recipe ideas.
7. Bea reported that the bench and picnic table in front of the library took a beating during the winter. She contacted the man who built them and he suggested sanding them down, applying three heavy coats of marine varnish and building a plywood cover to protect them during future winters. He estimates 3 – 4 hours of labor at $35/hour plus materials. Before we make a decision, Patty will get a second opinion.
8. Bea also reported that she took two truckloads of books to Henniker where the Rotary Club is collecting them for shipment to Ghana. They have already filled a 20’ x 40’ cargo container and hope to fill another. This is a long-term project for them, and we hope to be able to give them more books in the future.
9. “Catch the Reading Bug” will be the theme of our float for the Fourth of July parade. We discussed transforming a small car into a bug that some of us will try to catch with butterfly nets. A planning session will be needed to develop our ideas and delegate the various jobs. The parade is the same day as our July book sale.
10. Trudy Willett and Kate Dobrowski of the Town Safety Committee did an inspection of the library premises and are concerned about the amount and type of items being stored in the furnace room. The wood and many of the other items will be removed soon.
11. Meg reported that the Friends are looking into purchasing a bike rack for the library.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nola Jordan
Secretary