The Board Meeting for the Trustees of Brown Memorial Library was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
Attendance: Patty Furness, Connie Scheffy, Ellen Barselle, Laurie Farrell, Seth Benowitz, Devin Pendleton, Annette Leonas, Caitlin Banaszak (trustee candidate)
The Secretary’s Report was presented. Laurie made a motion to accept the report and Annette seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report- Annette outlined various aspects of current assets. The board discussed upcoming needs. This discussion will continue in more detail in future meetings. Patty made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report, which was seconded by Laurie. The motion passed. The library received donations totaling $322.88. The ongoing book sale accounted for $30.00. The remaining $292.88 was from miscellaneous sources. Connie made a motion to accept the donations which was seconded by Seth. The motion passed.
Librarian’s Report presented. Numbers remain stable and appropriate for January.
Old Business. The basement door has been replaced. Extra work was necessary due to unanticipated water damage to frame. The front door that arrived was too short and needed to be exchanged. It is anticipated it will be installed shortly. Kited Builders is in charge of the projects. The roof has been successfully repaired. An excellent job was done by Century Roofing. Kudos to Seth for his brave rooftop expedition to evaluate conditions. Seth made a motion to table consideration of replacing carpet to a future date due to the planning that is necessary to accomplish this. The motion was seconded by Connie and passed.
New Business. The board is still looking for potential candidates to fill upcoming trustee vacancies. Ellen noted that Leslie Grey has given her notice and her last day will be February 14. Ellen has potential prospects to fill the position.
Upcoming programs for February include: Sketches of Lee-A Black American Experience, Wednesday February 12 @ 6:00 PM, Understanding Bobcats, Saturday February 15 at 11:00, Book Discussion Wednesday February 19th considering the books Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Pictures and Words: Keeping a Sketch Journal will be presented on three Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:00. Cost is 10.00 for each session.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday March 4,2020 at 6:00 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.