Rumney Library Trustees' Minutes - 5/18/2012

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES - APPROVED BYRON G. MERRILL LIBRARY Rumney, NH May 18, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. The meeting was opened at 6:00 p.m. with Roger Daniels, Tom Wallace, Lena Smoker, and Susan Turbyne in attendance. REPORTS 1. Review Draft Minutes of March 17, 2011 Meeting – It was moved (Roger Daniels) and seconded (Tom Wallace) to accept the minutes as read. 2. Treasurer’s Report a. Account Balances - $92,928.95 as of 5/16/11 b. YTD Income – Expenses – We reviewed our income and expenses as of 5/16/11. 3. Library Director’s Report – a. Rachel Anderson has joined our staff and is working Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. In addition to her people skills she brings a background in graphic arts. She has already contributed to the weekly Plymouth Record column and completed two projects: setting up Spring Reading for our little ones and developing a new ‘how to’ flyer for our audio books. I am pleased to have her here. b. A new computer has been purchased – an updated Dell Inspiron using Microsoft 7 rather than XP. I am still learning how to work with the changes. c. Summer is just around the corner and we are laying plans to encourage the school children to make use of the library. Lena is acting as our liaison with the Russell School. OLD BUSINESS 4. Status - Town Master Plan Narrative – We plan to review and update our portion of the plan. 5. Lighting Replacement Project – The work is complete. a. NHEC Grant status – Tom will pursue this issue and see if any part of a grant is possible. NEW BUSINESS 6. Election of Trustee Officers for 2011 – It was moved (Roger Daniels) and seconded (Leina Smoker) that Roger Daniels continue as chair, Tom Wallace continue as treasurer and Leina Smoker take on the position of secretary. The motion was passed. 7. Remaining projects for 2011 using Library Endowment Funds a. Refinish front doors – Tom spoke with Craig Bixby about doing this repair. It was moved (Roger Daniels) and seconded (Leina Smoker) to appropriate the amount of $644.46 to do this project. The motion was passed. b. Re-wiring to eliminate remaining knob and tube circuiting – During the recent electrical project it was noticed that knob and tube is still in place and should be removed. We decided not to take on this project at this time. We will see about getting the one plug in the children’s room reactivated. 8. Boiler maintenance – We discussed annual furnace maintenance. Roger will talk with Carl Doe and come up with a plan. 9. NH Atty. Gen. Library Trustee/ Trustee of Trust Funds Seminars Shelburne: June 1- 10:30 am. to noon (Libr.) + 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Concord: June 7- 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 10. Other Business Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 20th 2011 at 6 PM