Minutes

Meeting date: 
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Webster Free Public Library

Trustees Meeting

June 28, 2023

 

Start 4:01

Present:  Cathryn Clark-Dawe, Marty Bender, Nancy Picthall-French, Denise Lawless

 

Secretary’s report:  Change Thank you card to Linda Hoyt-Clark for work on the library garden

 

Treasurer's Report: Duplicate Check for cleaner voided, Cathryn has been sending in charges with breakdown for category, 

 

Director’s Report:  No change

 

Old Business:  

Library Assistant: 3 applicants, offered the job to Julia Bender

NHLTA:  West of Merrimack (WOM) meeting recap:  All felt like it went well.  Can we follow up on Dummer Library and donations as they start up a public library?  Nancy will get in touch with Marcia McLaughlin.

Interlibrary Loan Policy Review:  Cathryn updated changes, and will make them official.  Collection development next month

Book Challenge training:  Volunteers, director, public school librarian:  Currently Cathryn will give a challenge patron a form to fill out, and trustees will review it, after reading ,  book, and checking reviews of the book.   All agree it would be prudent to plan and review policy.

New Business:  

 

Cathryn:  vacation 9/3/23 and 9/6/23

 

Marty:  nothing

 

Denise:  Pearl bush to be donated by Susie Roberts for the library garden.  Denise and Linda Hoyt-Clark will plant it.

Thank you note sent to Connie for help with WOM.

 

Nancy:  Mary Welch (town clerk) is alone Monday and Wednesday night and she will come up to the library (which is open) if she feels she is in an uncomfortable situation.

 

Next meeting July 26, 2023 at 4:00

 

Meeting adjourned 4:54