Board of Library Trustees

Laconia Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting June 19, 2014 Volpe Room VOTED: Minutes of regular meeting May 22, 2014 approved. Motion:Moriarty; Second: Anderson. Unanimous VOTED: May 2014 expenditures approved. Motion: Anderson; Second: Danosi. Unanimous [Finance] VOTED: To encumber $23,162.67 from current fiscal year budget to pay for Periodical Room/Mowbray Room lighting project. Motion: Anderson; Second: Danosi. Unanimous [Finance] VOTED: To spend from current fiscal year budget $6,000.00 to pay for Hoopla startup costs. Motion: Danosi; Second: Anderson. Unanimous VOTED: To apply for a special exception to permit the installation of an electronic sign on library property. Motion: Danosi; Second: Anderson. Unanimous Laconia Public Library Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting in Volpe Room. Chairman Bob Selig called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Present: James Anderson; Kimberly Danosi; John Moriarty; Director Randy Brough Not Present: Craig McKeon; John Perley; Glenn Smith; City Council Liaison Brenda Baer Beth Strauss has left her position as Media Specialist at Laconia High School. Finance Committee: May 2014 expenditures approved. Motion: Anderson; Second: Danosi. Unanimous Director reviewed FY 2014 spending to date. 2014 budget will be substantially underspent. Board voted unanimously (Motion: Anderson; Second: Danosi) to encumber $23,162.67 from current fiscal year budget to pay for Periodical Room/Mowbray Room lighting project. Hoopla: Director distributed a report detailing usage and costs of Hoopla for sixteen libraries of comparable size throughout the Northeast. He also spoke with the Director of the Stratham Public Library, the only library in NH to currently subscribe to Hoopla. Evidence points to moderate usage and cost. No issues with content were reported. Stratham is very pleased with the service. Board voted unanimously (Motion: Danosi; Second: Anderson) to spend $6,000.00 from current fiscal year budget for Hoopla startup costs. Upper level meeting room doors: Fire Dept. has been consulted to insure that Code requirements will be met. Tradesman Builders is finalizing project costs, estimated to be in the $8,000.00 - $10,000.00 range. New books for Goss Reading Room are being purchased, displayed and advertised. A fall event honoring and displaying the work of children’s book illustrators is in the early planning stages. The library will host a gardener/landscaper appreciation luncheon in the fall. Also discussed were donor appreciation and staff appreciation events. Electronic sign was discussed. Board voted unanimously (Motion: Danosi; Second: Anderson) to apply for a special exception to permit the installation of an electronic sign on library property. Ani Paquette will be available to meet with Trustees on site at 1:30pm Thursday, June 26. Board meetings scheduled for the remainder of 2014: August 28; October 23; December 4. Meeting adjourned at 6:35 pm. Motion: Danosi; Second: Anderson. Respectfully submitted,