February, 2011 - Minutes of Trustees of Jackson Public Library (unofficial until approved)
PRESENT: Allen Brooks, Chairman; Edith Houlihan, Treasurer; Sarah Duffy; Sam Harding, Alternate; Kathy Kopitsky, Alternate; Susan Dunker-Bendigo, Librarian; Joanne Corcoran, Friends Chairman
ABSENT: Lisa White, Trustee
The meeting was called to order by Allen at 4:00PM. Minutes were read and approved.
FRIENDS REPORT: At their meeting on February 9, a program committee was formed. As soon as the trustees have the new policies regarding programs in place, they are ready to go. The annual meeting will be held the last week of April. The Friends have offered to pay for the development of the library website. A motion was made and seconded to ask the Friends to financially support website development.
Other reports were suspended so that the time could be spent on policy discussion. Meeting Space: Sam distributed and read the policy he put together along with Joyce. It generally met with approval, but a couple points will be clarified for the next meeting.
Allen and Sarah developed the personnel policy. They brought several questions to be decided by all the trustees such as vacations, sick days and holidays. Again, their revision will be ready for the next meeting.
Edith and Kathy spent considerable time researching other libraries comparable to Jackson regarding days and hours open. They presented a tentative schedule for our consideration. Sam made a motion to accept the hours as presented seconded by Sarah. The motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS: Edith read a request from the Jackson Womens Sewing Club asking to use the library for a workshop in March. It was decided to offer them Thursday, March 10th from 9:00 to 11:00AM.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00. Next meeting: Tuesday, March 8th at 8:30AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Allan, Secretary
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