Board of Library Trustees

Laconia Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting April 27, 2017 Volpe Conference Room Draft Call to Order: Laconia Public Library Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting in Volpe Conference Room. Chairman John Moriarty called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Present: James Anderson; Marie Bradley; Kimberly Danosi, John Perley: alternate Linda Phelps; and Director Randy Brough. Not Present: Liz Rosenfeld, Glenn Smith, alternate Nadine Jordan and City Council Liaison Brenda Baer. Chairman seated Alternate Phelps. Reports: Secretary’s Report: Minutes of March 30, 2017 approved. Motion Anderson: Second: Perley Unanimous Treasurer’s Report: Financial reports for March 2017 were discussed and approved. Motion: Anderson: Second: Danosi Unanimous Director’s Report:  STEM report prepared by Loraine Murray was presented. Director also reported on April 26 STEM Committee meeting. Ideas discussed included: high school students assisting with technology instruction; telescope/sky viewing program at Weirs Beach this summer; display STEM Kits at both libraries; purchase additional Launchpads; substantially increase advertising of STEM programs, resources. Board voted (Motion: Perley; Second: Phelps) unanimously to accept STEM report.  Director next week will be attending a) American Library Association Federal Library Legislative Day in Washington, D.C. and b) New Hampshire Library Association Annual Conference in Portsmouth. Old Business:  Board voted unanimously (Motion: Bradley; Second: Perley) to approve City Wage and Compensation Plan as it applies to Laconia Public Library employees.   Website update: immediate goal is to create a baseline of library departmental information on the new City website with a placeholder link to the current LPL website.  Chairman and Director met with Eversource Field Engineering and Design Manager Sam Bosse to discuss the best route from Church Street to back edge of parking lot to connect new and existing equipment. It appears tunneling through the berm between library and church is the best option. Any easement will be conditional pending: a()agreement to fix pipe breach under Church St. sidewalk; b)agreement to limit number of days construction equipment can inhabit library property; c) review by City Solicitor and an independent attorney. New Business:  Initial discussion about objectives and priorities for the coming year. Laconia Public Library Benchmarks report was distributed. Circulation, attendance, library visits have all dropped over the past five years. Strategies to increase numbers will be a topic for future meetings. Next meeting is Thursday, June 8 at 5:00pm. Meeting adjourned at 6:55pm. Respectfully submitted,