GOSHEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Minutes of Board of Directors Regular Meeting
August 9, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:05 PM by president Jeff Johnson.
PRESENT: Jeff Johnson, Lynn Steinmayer, Pat Reilly, Lucia Miller, and Diana Bernard arrived at 4:35
Excused: Henrieta Horvay, and Cathy Nygren
SECRETARY’S MINUTES: Motion to accept minutes of July 12, 2010 by Pat Reilly and seconded by Lucia Miller. Motion passed by all present.
MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES: None
CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from Pastor Besse-Rankin from the Congregational Church requesting Lynn Steinmayer to speak at their Job Now program, and she did so.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Lynn reviewed her report. Overall, the Summer Reading Program attendance was lower than expected. The Page to Stage and Step into Classics programs were well received and everyone agreed that they would be worthwhile to continue. Next year, we will try to make students more aware of these programs by disseminating information through the English Dept. and Music Dept. at Wamogo.
TREASURER’S REPORT: All present reviewed report submitted by Cathy Nygren. A date change was needed to reflect August 9, 2010. Diana Bernard made a motion to accept, Pat Reilly seconded, and the motion was accepted by all present.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Jeff Johnson spoke about joining forces with other area libraries to better serve our community. Discussion ensued.
OLD BUSINESS:
Summer Reading Program: See notes above.
Book Sale: The book sale will be held at the Goshen Fair Sept.4 – 6. Volunteers are still needed, and the sign-up sheet is in the library. Tuesday August 31 will be a Friends of the Library meeting @ 5:00 to finalize plans. Thursday Sept. 2 books will be picked up and delivered to the fairgrounds @ 4:00. Friday Sept. 3 will be set-up Monday Sept. 6 book sale end at 6:00. Tuesday Sept. 7 will be break down. Note, there was an anonymous donation to cover the cost of the tent that will be used for this event.
Fall Wine Tasting: Miranda Vineyard will host this fundraising event on Saturday October 23, 2010 from 5:30-7:30. Tickets will be sold at the library for $15 each. There will be a committee formed between the Library Board and The Friends of the Library to coordinate door prizes and food.
Movie License: The license was purchased for $251 good for one year.
Universal Class Databases: Lynn Steinmayer, Lucia Miller and Jeff Johnson all met with Joe Levy, the representative from Recorded Books, to review the SAT Prep program, as well as two other educational programs including certificate programs and many foreign languages. The total package price for all three products for one year is $5000. We will work toward a grant that covers the cost for a period of five years, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year (total $25,000). This is a program that will benefit the community on many levels, not just students. We will set up a presentation between Mr. Levy and Region 6 school administrators and guidance department to educate them on how the program works.
NEW BUSINESS:
Fall Program Planning: Lynn Steinmayer already has a basic plan in place, similar to years past including Lunch Bunch, a cartoonist, Medicare Part D information session, etc. The Step into Classics program with Paula will continue into the fall. This year’s theme will be The Revolutionary War. There are several programs already scheduled for September and October. Lynn Steinmayer will create a flyer that can be distributed at the high school by Lucia Miller. There was discussion about a donation box being present at the programs since they are free of charge.
Fine non-payment policy: Lynn Steinmayer will collect some data on the number of patrons with outstanding fines and the amounts owed for our next meeting to discuss whether there should be a policy set in place for prohibiting further borrowing until fines are paid.
Banning Patrons from library: There was discussion as to whether patrons should ever be banned from the library due to misbehavior. There was a specific incident discussed, and it was decided that this is not an ongoing issue at this time, and would not be pursuing this course of action.
2009-2010 Annual Report: At the next meeting, the board will review the 2009-2010 annual report.
There was a motion to adjourn at 6:05 by Diana Bernard, seconded by Pat Reilly. Motion passed by all present.
Next Meeting will be a regular meeting on MONDAY, September 13, 2010 AT 4:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Lucia L. Miller
Substitute Secretary
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