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Minutes of Trustees' meeting, March 5, 1988 ,
Present: Colin Cauldwell, chairman; Marie Willis, treasurer; Doreen Tighe,
Rec. Secretary; Nancy Breef-Pilz, Corr. Secretary; Alex Salachi, and Dinah
Amsden, Library Director.
The secretary's report of the February meeting was read by N. Breef-Pilz
and accepted with one change noted. The treasurer's report by M. Willis was
approved as read. Board members agreed to invite Jeffrey Ptaschnik to a future
meeting to discuss investment of Trustees' funds.
D. Amsden reported the ABLE use has increased statistics for circulation,
books returned and overdue notices generated. The Interlibrary loan system is
now electronic throughout the state.
C. Cauldwell reported that the building committee would be reviewing bids
for the new Library/Coa building project on March 17 and March 24.A local
landscape firm, owned by Ed Jameson, had expressed an interest in bidding and
was willing to donate labor and sell plantings wholesale to reduce the cost to
the town.
D. Tighe reported the Library/Coa Fundraising Committee had plans to hold
a major phone campaign aimed at the whole community after the business solici-
tation phase was off the ground. Trustees then discussed the War memorial
plaques located in the Memorial Hall Library, whether they should remain there
or be restored and moved to the new building. They agreed that thorough research
should be made to satisfy the original intent and purpose of the plaques before
any decision is made.
The Board also discussed the possibility of consolidating the periodical
collection with one subscription service in order to streamline the ordering
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C. Cauldwell and N. Breef-Pilz met as a personnel committee on Feb. 29 and
reported they had discussed the following areas:
1. Paid lunch time
2. Bereavement policy - plan to follow town guidelines
3. Saturday p.m. rates:
4. Storm closing pay
No action was taken or proposed on any of the above areas.
In honor of National Library Week, April 18-23, Janet Campbell, has plannedc.
a puppeteer program for the youth room; the Trustees voted on a motion by M.
Willis, seconded by A. Salachi to name April as fine -free month.
In other new businessD. Amsden told trustees about the bill in State House,
S 1338 to consolidate all state aid, and that she planned to attend a March -,,10
hearing to oppose said bill. A. Salachi suggested each trustee send letters
'to area Reps. and Senators in opposition to the bill.
The Trustees reimbursed D. Amsden for flowers sent on the recent death of
volunteer, Ed Furness. The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Ddr en Tighe
Recording Secretary