Present: were: Margo Callaghan, Elaine Dates, Robert Dilts, Lisa Perrault, Alice Winn, and Director Judah Hamer.

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:04 p.m. In place of Elaine, Alice Winn attended the annual VLA conference on May 16th. There are two applicants for the open positions on the Board. They will be interviewed in May so that the one selected can attend the June meeting, but will not be seated until July 1st .

Alice moved and Lisa seconded that the secretary's report be accepted. The motion passed with no dissenting votes.

 

Lisa presented the Treasurer's Report. We are in good shape financially. The distribution from our account with the Vermont Community Foundation has been received and put into our Money Market account. Lisa will draw on this as it is needed for the purchase of books. She received a letter from the Community Foundation informing us that Bob had made a contribution to our endowment.

 

Judah summarized the Librarian's report, including an update on it. Frank finished installing the wireless yesterday. On May 1st Judah will announce to the community that it is operational. The Youth Services computer has arrived and will be installed tomorrow. The new digital camera also has arrived. Judah has met the directors of the Huntington and South Burlington libraries about the Follet software for the Web catalogue. The transition to this will be made over the summer. Deanna will be working on cleaning up the duplications in the catalogue.

 

Judah is planning to sponsor one or two adult library programs per month over the summer. He expressed his concern about the drop in circulation of juvenile books. He will obtain a breakdown of the materials in order to see in which categories the drop has occurred.  Elaine pointed out that this drop may be more apparent than real due to the distribution of books to day care centers and schools.

 

At 5:40 pm Alice moved and Bob seconded that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel. The motion passed. The Board emerged at 6:23 pm. No action was needed.

Bob and Judah attended the Town official's meeting for library trustees last week. Bob reported that it was of mixed value.

 

Alice handed out a draft of the revised policy statements. She and Judah have revised the first ten pages. The Board is to give its comments on these changes to Alice. If possible, the Board will discuss the remaining pages at its next meeting.

 

Margo moved and Lisa seconded at 6:37 pm that the meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.

 

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th.

 

Respectfully submitted

Robert  V. Dilts

Secretary