HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Trustees 12/5/2015MANSFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - DECEMBER 5, 2015
Attendance: Chris Cormier -Hayes, Nancy Breef-Pilz, Leonard Epstein, Joe Flynn"- .oh4r�
Walgreen, and Director Catherine Coyne. Joe convened the meeting at 8:10 a.m. `,'��
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Treasurer's report. The board discussed the need to transfer the treasurer's functronAo 113
new board member given Chris' departure at the end of the month. t!
Librarian's report. The librarians' reports were reviewed and discussed. Catherine r'S
reported that Amy Rosa, the new reference librarian, is doing very well.
OLD BUSINESS
Long range planning survey. Catherine reported progress on a survey to be used in
connection with the library's long term planning. Norton successfully used such a device, receiving
over 350 responses based on Sails' Survey Monkey program. The board discussed a few minor
modifications to Cathie's draft including adding childrens' services, Sunday openings, and the
possibility of offering a prize drawing for survey respondents. Catherine hopes to finalize a
proposed form for the January meeting.
Library Journal. Catherine has continued writing book reviews for Library Journal (six to
date) and will be doing an interview with debut author Weina Dai Randel (The Moon in the Palace).
Coloring club. Catherine reported that there were 12 people at the December session and
that it is going very well, meeting on the first Thursday of each month from 5:00 to about 6:30.
NEW BUSINESS
Bereavement leave policy. The board discussed slight modifications to clarify the
relationships covered by the library's policy. Language referencing "other significant relationships"
will be retained for flexibility.
FY 2017 budget. Work on next year's budget is progressing well.
Library board transitions. Chris and Joe confirmed their decisions to retire from the
board. Catherine and the remaining members wished them well and expressed sincere regret at
their departure. Catherine will keep the remaining members up to date on the search for
replacements. Notwithstanding their leaving, Joe will assist with configuring a new teen area in the
library and Chris will help with the trustee account until a replacement is found.
RFID. Catherine is on a Sails committee looking at radio frequency identification of library
materials. This would greatly simplify checkouts, reading up to six items simultaneously, and
would provide added security, especially for CDs and DVDs. The cost of tagging materials for the
process is now about the same as bar coding.
Next meeting. The next meeting date was left open because of John's uncertain travel
schedule in January. The meeting was adjourned j 0 25 a"!
Leonard Eps in; Se retary