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ATTENDANCE: Nancy Breef-Pitz, Leonard Epstein, Chris Cormier Hay6�,4, dafLWWTTS
Vivian Sweet, Leslie Pasch
The January meeting of the Trustees of the Mansfield Public Library was held in the
Certuse room of the library on Saturday, January 4, 1997. Nancy called the meeting to order at
8:15 A.M.
Chris read the secretary's report which was approved with no corrections.
Linda presented the treasurer's report. Our ending balance was $15,076.02.
Leslie highlighted the librarian's report. The Internet is being used extensively by the
public with very favorable results. The patron use is limited to one hour,
OLD BUSINESS
Budget Update: Bill Williams informed Leslie that he and the selectmen will not be
recommending the library budget that includes the money for additional Sunday hours as they feel
that it violates the hiring freeze set forth on July 17, 1996. We will still be presenting this original
budget to the Finance Committee.
Roof Update/Capital Plan: As per our joint COA/Library Board meeting with Bill
Williams, Leslie will be calling the independent structural engineers to obtain a price for their visit
and estimate.
NEW BUSINESS
Slate of Trustee Officers: After some discussion, Leonard made the motion, seconded by
Vivian that the slate of officers within the Trustees remain the same for the 1997 year. These are:
Chairperson: Nancy Breef-Pitz
Vice Chairperson: Vivian Sweet
Treasurer: Linda Lipson
Recording Secretary: Chris Cormier Hayes
Corresponding Secretary: Leonard Epstein
Outside Lights: All seven ground lights were destroyed by vandalism on December 15,
1996. Leslie recommended to the Board that they be permanently removed. She will speak to
the Town Lighting Department to see if they will remove them and replace them (preferably with
lights on poles). Leslie will call Chief O'Neil to inquire about the status of the vandalism
investigation as well as to determine if the police have increased their patrol of the area. She will
also write a letter to Bill Williams to state our interest in outside cameral surveillance equipment
should GATRA money be made available.
Mural: Currently being stored in the hallway of the library is a mural which was painted in
1960 depicting the early days of Mansfield. Since the new town hall building would be an ideal
location for it to be hung, Leslie will write a letter to the Board of Selectmen reminding them of
the mural's existence and offering it to them.
Display Case Policy: The Board reviewed the current display case policy in relation to
local artists. We confirmed that the display case will be available for their work non -
commercially.
Program Approval: The following program was approved: Introduction to T'ai Chi, with
Bob Monaghan for Thursday, January 16, 1997 at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Chris Cormier Hayes
Secretary