Gale Library Trustee Meeting Minutes
DATE: December 10, 2008
PLACE: Gale Library
TIME: 9:00a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 9:05a.m.
ROLL: Marilyn Landry, chair; Carol Szot, treasurer; Terry
Caswell, director; Sally Woodman, secretary;
Kathy Meserve, alternate; Irene Nally, Friends of
The Library
SECRETARY’S REPORT: After correcting a word the report was accepted as corrected.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Read and approved as written.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Read and approved as written.
COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDANCE:
The Merrimac Savings Bank gave a generous donation of $50.00 to the library.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Three changes were made to the, ‘Policy and Guidelines for Public
Internet Access’. 1. The title will be,’ Public Internet Access Policy’, 2. the line,’ Workshops will be offered upon request’ was added under the section titled, Accessing the Internet, and 3. under the section titled, ‘Content and Responsibility’, the sentence, the library offers unfiltered access to the Internet will also be added. Terry will bring the finalized draft to the January 14, 2009 meeting for signing.
The mural for the E-room will hopefully begin during the spring of 2009.
The, Friends of the Library, have graciously offered to pay for the carpet cleaning. It was decided that springtime would be a better time to have this done.
NEW BUSINESS:
Terry presented her projected library expenditures report which was sent to the Office of Selectmen. We were each given a copy to follow as Marilyn read it aloud.
The Safety Committee determined that 3 new fire extinguishers were needed. They are slated to be replaced on December 16, 2008.
We read over the warrant articles and they will be sent to the Town Hall as written.
The subject of contractual issues has been postponed indefinitely.
ADJOURNMENT: 10:50a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Woodman
Secretary
DRAFT
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