Gale Library Trustees Meeting Minutes
DATE: March 9, 2011
PLACE: Gale Library
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 9:07 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Sally Woodman, Chair; Carol Szot, Treasurer; Kathy Meserve, Secretary; Terry Caswell, Director; Marilyn Landry
SECRETARY’S REPORT: The minutes were accepted as written.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT: The report was accepted as written.
TREASURER’S REPORT: The report was accepted as written.
COMMUNICATION AND CORRESPONDANCE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
- The board will continue the review of the Red Three Ring Binder at next month’s meeting.
- Terry presented the amended Personnel Policy. The trustees voted to accept the policy as amended and signed it.
- Terry informed the board that representatives of the Local Government Center tested the air quality in the library. We await a formal written report.
NEW BUSINESS:
- Terry reviewed various models of laptop computers. The board voted to authorize Terry to purchase one laptop computer for library use.
- The board discussed recent purchases and future needs of the library. We asked Terry to review desktop computers that would be suitable for the library and to present the results at the next meeting.
- The last time the library water quality was tested was in 2007. The board voted to have the water tested this spring.
- The board filled out applications to attend the New Hampshire
Library Trustees Association annual conference in May, 2011 and chose which workshops they would attend.
- Terry shared the results of a teen survey of the library.
- The board reviewed the results of yesterday’s town elections. We voted to recommend Marilyn Landry to be appointed as Alternate Trustee. A letter will be sent to the selectmen stating this.
- The Friends of the Gale Library held an Election Day bake sale yesterday and made $350.00 in net profit.
ADJOURNMENT: 11:20 a.m.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Meserve,
Secretary
DRAFT
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