07/2007

CHESTERFIELD LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING
JULY 17, 2007
CHESTERFIELD, NH

Present:

Jane Anderson, Judy Koopmann, Amanda Fryberger, Karen LaRue, Lee Brockmann

Absent:

Josh Goldberg, Jean Hanson, Kevin Breslend

  1. Call to order:

7:43 p.m.

  1. Secretary’s Report: 

June 19th minutes approved: moved by LaRue, 2nd by Fryberger.

  1. Treasurer’s Report: 

Fryberger reported all is on target. (Trucking along). Sandri Oil had a better price thus the Town was able to give us a $858 credit towards the next fill.

  1. Technology:

  1. Tech committee report: 

Goldberg, Anderson, & LaRue met. Galluccio felt that we need to pay the supplemental fee of $600 to Winnebago. The committee went over the Tech Plan. 

  1. Ocean Bank Grant: 

Fryberger spoke to the band re their grant. The Bank is waiting for their Tech people to respond. Fryberger will ask for the check. LaRue made the motion for Fryberger to ask for the check, Fryberger 2nd it. Everyone agreed. The grant is for $4,500 towards computers, etc.. Goldberg thru Fryberger suggested that we have an internet café with tables & chairs. LaRue spoke to Stewart re the webpage. He only has one that he uses. LaRue suggested that Fryberger talk to her friend re designing a new page.

  1. Policies:

  1. Public and school library policy: 

Tabled until next meeting.

  1. Disaster plan: 

Co-op meeting on 8/8 at 10:30 am at Troy Library. Anderson will give Bresland the Disaster Doc’s info she has collected. We will contact Ruth Van Houten when we are ready to fill it out. Tabled until next month.

  1. Old Business:

  1. Video shelving: 

$500 more needed to pay for the shelving.(This might have come from last month’s donation).

  1. Grounds/ bldg. maintenance: 

Carpets have been shampooed & the gardens have been worked on by the custodian’s wife.

  1. SRP schedule complete: 

70+ at first Monday, 70+ at 2nd. 100+ have signed up for the train ride. Walpole & Westmoreland are signing up also.

  1. Silent Auction: 

8/1 to 9/1. Koopmann suggested we include some autographed books. Also baskets of books were suggested.

  1. New Business:

  1. Accept donation: 

Our current artist donated $70. Motion made that we accept it. Fryberger motioned & LaRue 2nd. Accepted.

  1. Anderson’s vacation: 

8/16 – 8/30.

  1. Change next meeting to 8/18. 

Approved by all.

  1. Friend’s Group report/programs:

  1. Westmoreland Town Bank: 

Was great tho could have been better attended.

  1. Corn Roast:

8/18. Everyone make a pie for the pie sale.

  1. Other:

LaRue asked if there was any money for the Endowment Fund. No. Koopmann suggested that we plant a plant in the Children’s garden in memory of her mother. Agreed.

  1. Public comment:

None

  1. Adjourn:

8:45 p.m.

NEXT MEETING at 7:30 on August 14.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lee Brockmann

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