HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Trustees 01/06/2018MANSFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Board of Trustees Meeting - January 6, 2018
Attendance. Nancy Breef-Pitz, Dana Hourigan, Marini i .r4wif lon, Leonard
Epstein and Director Catherine Coyne. Nancy convened t PN,fti t ng at 8:10 a.m. Jean was
welcomed to the board for her first meeting. IM F[B b A C� i1'
Secretary's report. The secretary's report for December wVp;,tN p approved.
Treasurer's report. The treasurer's report was reviewed and approved. The board
discussed use of the dividend income from the trustee's account.
Librarians' reports. The librarians' reports were reviewed and highlights discussed.
Email newsletter. The board reviewed the January newsletter and approved the new, shorter
format.
Hot spots. The overdue device is still unreturned with no responses to retrieval attempts.
The remaining device circulates fairly regularly.
Action plan. Sent to MBLC and forms the basis of Catherine's 2018 goals and objectives.
RFID. A Bibliotecha technician has been visiting to help resolve continuing minor issues
with the new system. There may be insufficient RAM in the library's computers and one processor
running Windows 10 may be an issue. Bibliotecha will continue to monitor the issue. Human
error may be a factor including attempting checkouts too fast. Tagging is proceeding well. Music
CDs, YA fiction through Ps, and non-fiction through 650s have been completed. Catherine
estimates completion of tagging by the end of March.
Teen center. New chairs have been delivered so the new area is now complete.
MEG. The library will receive $14,227 in MEG funds for the first half of the year.
OLD BUSINESS
Goals update. Catherine presented a report of her 2017 accomplishments and goals and the
board began discussions of 2018 plans, including new grant applications. She will be working with
Amy to establish a teen advisory board which will allow the library to apply for teen grants. She
also wants to apply for a design study grant for the library's long term space requirements.
NEW BUSINESS
Union contract pay grades. Catherine reported that the pay grades of several positions
covered by the Town's union contract have been revised, including Library Director which has been
lowered.
Digitization. Catherine wants to look into digitizationof old high school yearbooks, town
reports and possibly other archives. The Boston Public Library has the necessary equipment and
Catherine will be investigating grants which may be available to cover the costs.
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