Rumney
Library Trustees – Approved 5/17/2021
October
26, 2020
The
3rd meeting of 2020 was opened at 5:30 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie
Eaton, and Stacie Winsor present. Also attending was Susan Turbyne, Library
Director.
Lorrie
Eaton moved that the minutes from our meeting on June 19th 2020 be approved as
presented. 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.
Cash
flow report for 2020 2nd Quarter (April 1 2020 thru June 30 2020) and 3rd
Quarter (July 1 2020 thru September 30 2020) were presented. Lorrie Eaton moved
that the reports be approved. The motion was seconded by Stacie Winsor and
passed.
Stacie
presented and reviewed our budget request for 2021. Lorrie moved that the
budget request be approved. The motion was seconded by Stacie and passed.
Susan
updated us on operations…Coronavirus has affected life at this library. Since
March, “Porch-side” pick up was put in place and visits “by appointment” were
added late spring…both have been well received. At this time, at the request of
our patrons and with the awareness of our comfort level, we plan to continue
our abbreviated hours without appointments. The two day schedule will give us
time to deep clean and quarantine our books between open days. Looking ahead
through the holidays, we plan to be closed on the Saturdays following
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. In order to keep the Rumney community
up to date on our procedures and happenings, each week we put together a “This
Week at the Library” page which is sent to the Plymouth Record, sent as an
email to our patrons, added to our blog and displayed at the front of the
library.
Susan
asked to speak about the fire alarm system which has been malfunctioning.
Discussions
have involved David Coursey (Rumney Fire Chief). Bob McNaughton (Independent
Systems Distributors Inc provider of the equipment) and Kevin Peters (AES
Electric who installed the system). We have received a quote from Independent
Systems to replace the batteries and reprogram the box in the amount of
$2,803.36. Stacie will do some research as to our options and will report back.
Tom
Wallace arrived to fill us in on his research concerning our need for a new
heating system. There seems to be a consensus that we should change from steam
to a hot water system and the next step will be to put together a warrant
article for the March 2021 Town Meeting for funding approval. Tom and Charlie
Buckley, a resident engineer, will work on this.
·
In
addition we are studying cost saving ways to improve our insulation in the
attic and on the stairway to the attic in order that we may save on heating
bills. Also of concern are the skylights.
·
As
we move forward, we are also interested in a cooling system.
Once
costs are estimated for these projects, we will meet again and define the scope
of the project.
Respectfully
submitted,
Susan
Turbyne, Library Director
