Library Trustees - 10/4/17

The third meeting of 2017 was opened at 6:30 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton, and Stacie Winsor as well as Library Director, Susan Turbyne, present. Lorrie Eaton moved that the minutes from our second meeting on March 6th 2017 be accepted. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. The approved minutes will be forwarded to the town office and placed on the Rumney Trustees blog. A financial report was distributed showing expenses in the amount of $21,685.51 for the current year. A letter requesting funds in the amount of $10,477.25 for the 4th quarter will be sent to the selectmen. A proposed budget for 2018 was distributed and was followed by some discussion. It was agreed to increase some of the hourly rates as of September 1st, 2017. More discussion will take place at our next meeting. We received a request from the Rumney Planning Board to update our Capital Improvement requests. We will discuss this at our next meeting. Lorrie Eaton moved that we proceed with our Merrill Hall lighting project. The work will be done by AES Electric at a cost of $2,000.00 and the lamps and light bulbs will be ordered from Amazon at a cost of $689.81. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. Work will begin immediately. It was agreed to continue our discussion next Wednesday, October 11th, at 6:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Susan Turbyne, Library Director

Rumney Library Trustees - 3/6/2017

The meeting was opened at 6:30 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels and Stacie Winsor, and Library Director Susan Turbyne, present. Also attending was Carla Demler. Lorrie Eaton was absent. Roger Daniels moved that the minutes from November 2, 2016 and January 8, 2017 be accepted as read. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. The approved minutes will be forwarded to the town office. Financial Business – Roger Daniels moved that the 2016 Financial Report be accepted as read. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. We reviewed our 2017 expenses to date. Roger Daniels moved that we pay half ($163.99) of the purchase of an Epsom VS240 SVGA 3LCD Projector which we will share with the Rumney Historical Society. This projector will be used for power point presentations as well as showing movies in Merrill Hall. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. Russell School Grant – Russell School received a grant this year to finance the after school program. Our library is involved with the grant and some of the activities so will receive some funding to support our children’s programming. Carla Demler listed some of the items we hope to acquire: tables and chairs for the preschoolers, a craft cart for storing supplies, and a Lego Brick Lab for our older children. The trustees were enthusiastic in their support. Merrill Hall – We are anxious to continue work on Merrill Hall with the funds we have set aside and shared ideas on the next steps. We all agree that lighting is next and we will move forward with selecting an electrician. Respectfully submitted, Susan Turbyne, Library Director

Library Trustees - 1/8/2017

The meeting was opened at 6:30 PM with Trustees Stacie Winsor, and Lorrie Eaton, as well as Library Director Susan Turbyne, present. Also attending was Carla Demler. Trustee Roger Daniels was excused. Financial Business – Stacie Winsor,Treasurer, presented the Annual Financial Report. We ended the year with $3,792.18 in our checking account and $90,209.42 in our endowment funds. We were unable to complete our lighting and flooring projects in Merrill Hall before the end of year. It was agreed that we would request that the money be moved forward to 2017 in order that we can continue work on these projects. Lorrie Eaton proposed that we send a letter to the select board requesting that the amount of $10,242.87 be encumbered in order that work can be continued on Merrill Hall in 2017. The motion, seconded by Stacie Winsor, was passed. A letter to the select board was prepared and signed by Stacie Winsor, Treasurer. Susan will deliver the letter to the town office tomorrow (Monday, January 9th 2016). There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Susan Turbyne, Library Director

Library Trustees - 11/2/2016

The meeting was opened at 5:35 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton, and Stacie Winsor, as well as Library Director Susan Turbyne, present. Also attending was Carla Demler. Lorrie Eaton moved that the minutes from September 21st, 2016, be accepted as read. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. Financial Business – Our 2016 3rd Quarter ended on September 30th, 2016. Our income was $3295.00 in donations and our expenses were $6411.88. Lorrie Eaton moved that we accept this report. Stacie Winsor seconded and the motion passed. Letters have been sent to the town office requesting funds for the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2016. We reviewed our budget request for the calendar year 2017 which shows a slight increase over 2016 due to cost increases in inspections and subscriptions. Lorrie Eaton moved that the 2017 Budget Request be approved. Stacie Winsor seconded and the motion passed. The request will be forwarded to the town office. We received a quote from United Safety Services, LLC to do our annual inspection of fire extinguishers and safety equipment at a lesser cost than our current provider, Tri State. The town of Rumney is now using United Safety Services. Lorrie Eaton moved that we transfer our business from Tri State to United Safety. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and passed. Susan will inform both Tri State and United Safety Services of the change. Capital Improvement – Merrill Hall – An enthusiastic workday took place this morning as the crew washed windows and window casings, took down old curtain rods, scraped bricks where needed, swept and vacuumed and cleaned out the furnace room. A big thank you to the Dupuis and Demler families as well as Steve Angelea, Janice Mulherin, Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton and Jim Turbyne. Now we can start to put it all back together. The next step in to prime the brick area with a special water-proofing primer and perhaps patch with block bond. Carla Demler, Roger Daniels, and Jim Turbyne will work on this. We are also waiting for quotes on lighting and flooring. What’s Happening at the Library – November newsletters and copies of a recent Plymouth Record article were distributed to update the board on this month’s activities which include several children’s story times and a new science club, knitting and book club gatherings and a cookie swap. Susan and Carla reported on the very successful CLiF story teller program that took place at the library on October 19th. About fifty preschoolers, homeschoolers and their parents/caretakers enjoyed a live story teller and received many free books to take home. They were also introduced to the many new books that the library received through the CLiF grant. It was a fun morning. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7 PM. Respectfully submitted, Susan Turbyne, Library Director