Trustee & Volunteer Meeting Minutes 9/5/08
Roger Clark Memorial Library
Pittsfield Vermont
Meeting Minutes
9/5/08
Present: Susie Martin, Marion Abrams, Sharon Mayer, Karen Waterworth, Angelique Lee
Financial Report by Susie Martin:
$148.00 spent
25.00 donation
$94.00 received from town
Bank balance $3908.01
Half.com account 36.05
Ranney Justin CD $1000.00
AEF savings 641.80
Old Business
All present encouraged to sign up for September shifts which total only nine for the month. Library was short staffed in August. Schedule can be checked at http://tinyurl.com/2ave4j
Volunteer needed to lead the way to utilization of www.listenupvermont.org, the online collection of audio books. Number 333 can be used for tutorial.
Volunteers recruited for book sale at the Bazaar on September 27th. Set up to start at 9am and breakdown likely around 3pm. Sign up sheet to be circulated online.
New Business
Sandy Begin previously expressed desire to step down as trustee.. Appropriate replacements discussed. Marion will recruit some lucky individual
All present agreed to change meeting time to 7:00 pm starting in October.
After school program slated to resume on Tuesday afternoons starting in November. Volunteers needed for organization and presentations. Possible candidates discussed. Interested individuals encouraged to sep forward.
Library trustees voiced desire to increase adult appeal. . Adult programming discussed. Cooking demonstrations suggested by Sharon.
Sharon looks forward to meeting with teen advisory group. Meeting tentatively slated for November. Focus of group discussed. Teens pioneering RCML access to online audio books discussed.
Purchase of MP3 players for patron use in conjunction with Listen Up Vermont program discussed.
Pumpkin carving planned for afternoon of October 28th. Time, source of pumpkins and volunteers to be determined. It is hoped that in addition to volunteer supervisors, teens will help younger children with activity.
Sharon offered to distribute books to Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween.
Possibility of November fundraising dinner and award ceremony discussed.
Halloween book give away discussed.
Flyer listing fall and winter event to be complied by mid October.
Scheduled upcoming events
Doug Lewis Sept 11th 6pm-7pm
Book Sale at Bazaar Sept 27th
Book Club Sept 30th 6:30pm
Submitted by Karen Waterworth
