INGALLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
TRUSTEE MEETING
Minutes
October 22, 2019
Trustees Present: Flo Marsh, Roberta Gordenstein, Lisa Wiley, Gillian L’Eplattenier
Trustee Alternate: Linda Dodge, Dick Isakson
Director: Donna Straitiff
Absent: Karla MacLeod
Acceptance of Donations- Flo motioned to accept report, Lisa seconded. All approved.
REPORTS:
Secretary’s Report—Lisa Wiley: Flo motioned to accept report as amended. Roberta seconded. All approved.
Town Bookkeeper’s Report:Gillian motioned to accept report pending audit. Lisa seconded. All approved.
Treasurer’s Report—Flo Marsh: Lisa motioned to accept report pending audit. Gillian seconded. All approved.
Director’s Reports—Donna Straitiff: Flo motioned to accept report. Gillian seconded. All approved.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
OTHER GROUP REPORTS:
Next Meeting Date—November 26, 2019
TRUSTEE MEETING
Minutes
October 22, 2019
Trustees Present: Flo Marsh, Roberta Gordenstein, Lisa Wiley, Gillian L’Eplattenier
Trustee Alternate: Linda Dodge, Dick Isakson
Director: Donna Straitiff
Absent: Karla MacLeod
Acceptance of Donations- Flo motioned to accept report, Lisa seconded. All approved.
REPORTS:
Secretary’s Report—Lisa Wiley: Flo motioned to accept report as amended. Roberta seconded. All approved.
Town Bookkeeper’s Report:Gillian motioned to accept report pending audit. Lisa seconded. All approved.
Treasurer’s Report—Flo Marsh: Lisa motioned to accept report pending audit. Gillian seconded. All approved.
Director’s Reports—Donna Straitiff: Flo motioned to accept report. Gillian seconded. All approved.
OLD BUSINESS:
- LCHIP checklist-Donna is pursuing the contract and expects work to begin in the spring.
- New Statewide ILL System- the system is running well. Donna is training patrons for a few weeks introducing the system.
- 2020 Operating Budget revision for 53 week payroll year- Donna revised the budget proposal to reflect the additional payroll week for 2020.
NEW BUSINESS:
- Draft of budget schedule: the first meeting of the Town Joint Sessions for the library budget will be Nov. 6th.
- Cake pan inventory- Donna has begun the inventory of a large donation of cake pans. These will be available for local and interlibrary loan.
- Distribution of ILL policy for discussion in November.
- Linda recently attended a library trustee orientation and shared suggestions for best practice. Linda will email the suggestions to the trustees for review.
- ILL policy will be reviewed for future edits.
- Donna is purchasing a license to show movies in the library for future programming.
- Discussion of how to recognize and celebrate the volunteers.
OTHER GROUP REPORTS:
- Ingalls 1894 Association- The group is looking to send an end-of-year solicitation letter to the public.
- Friends of the Ingalls Memorial Library: no report.
Next Meeting Date—November 26, 2019