Minutes from December 1, 2008
Board Meeting for the Trustees to Brown Memorial Library
Attendance included: Joan Perry, Bea Howe, Brooks McCandlish, Rod Jones, Meg Fearnley, Bob Manchester, Penny Ulrich & Erica Gross
1. The minutes from the last meeting were read and accepted.
2. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted. A motion was made to accept all gifts and donations made to Brown Memorial Library from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, in the amount of $521.22 ($374 from book sale, the rest was donations and fees).
3. Librarian’s report was read and accepted.
4. The benches by the tree have been delayed a bit since the base cannot be put down at this time.
5. One of our selectmen once again brought up the fact that we should consider consolidating programs happening after library hours. It was also questioned whether our main Librarian was being paid for such programs. It was made clear that the librarian is a part-time employee and volunteers her time for the after hours programs. The Librarian does not wish to be paid for the programs that she does as a volunteer, but would be willing to take compensatory leave time. It was noted that the NH state law does state that when a full-time employee is paid hourly and they do work over that time they should be compensated. She chooses to be compensated with time off rather then pay.
6. The lighting of the Christmas tree and a visit from Santa will be Dec. 13 at 4:00. Photos will be taken with Santa.
7. Brooks McCandlish is once again a full trustee. A new alternate is needed. A few names were suggested.
8. Next meeting is January 5, 2009 at 7:00pm.
Meeting was adjourned @ 7:20 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Erica Gross, Secretary