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November13,2024 (;',; s Ct_E,;f�S OFFiCE
Attendance: Jean Mallon (Chair), Debbie Gordy, Kate Pope, Charlie CMKLI&Srd 1!psie n
and Catherine Coyne, Library Director. The meeting was called to order by ChairpersonplJean
Mallon at 5:30. 1 U S ET T S
Secretary's Report: The Minutes of the October meeting were reviewed. Kate made the motion
to accept the October minutes; seconded by Kate and approved unanimously.
Treasurer's Report: Treasurer's report through the end of October was reviewed. Debbie
made the motion to approve, Kate seconded and it was unanimously approved.
Librarians' Reports: The librarians reports were reviewed. No comments.
Correspondence: None
Old Business:
Update on fiscal year 2025 action plan was provided. The benches in the stacks were replaced
with comfortable chairs from the quiet area. This has resulted in the chairs being used regularly.
The labeling of the shelves in the children's room have been improved and clarified. The library
staff is considering options to improve the labeling in the adult section.
Catherine will be meeting with the town CFO to discuss the library budget on 11/19/24.
New Business:
Two members of the Parks and Recreation Department attended the meeting to request they be
allowed to use the community room for adult programs. The room is typically not available due
to library programs being held in the evening. Following discussion, the Board agreed to
accommodate parks and rec on Wednesday evenings as long as they provide a written request
for specific dates and such requests will be subject to the Library Director's approval.
To further accommodate these requests, a motion was made to waive items 1 and 7 of the
meeting room guidelines for the Park and Rec department through June 30, 2025. This motion
was made by Kate and seconded by Charlie and approved unanimously.
The next trustee meeting will be held on December 11, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30.
Adjournment: A motion was made by Kate to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 pm, seconded by
Jean and motion to adjourn was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Gordy, Library Trustee
The foregoing minutes were approved at the 12/11/24
meeting of the Mansfield Board of Library Trustees.