Board of Library Trustees Meeting
March 6, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Medway Public Library

Attendees:

Trustees:

MaryAnn Cabibbo, Vice Chairman
Meena Jain
William Roberts, Secretary
Chuck Rockwood
Wendy Rowe, Chairman

Citizens:

Margaret Perkins
T. J. Weafer

Minutes:

1. Approval of agenda

Motion to approve agenda, WLR1, MAC2, passed unanimously

2. Secretary's report (Feb 6)

Motion to approve Feb 6 minutes, WLR1, MAC2, passed unanimously

3. Citizens Offer

Citizen TJ offered advice and assistance with library computers. Such was gratefully accepted.

4. Budget Report
• Submitted level FUNDED, "restored service" and 3yr budgets further instructed by town officials
• Calculated money to be recertified in FY09 or FY10
5. Acting Director's Report
• Contact School Superintendent's office re buying summer reading books
• Town Accountant will check on new revolving fund uses per ATM articles
• Regional ILL / BPL circ test in progress
6. Old business
• May Town Election (Bill Roberts and VACANT)

The secret identity of the mysterious VACANT is revealed! It is Elliott Edwards

• Book Fair March 9-23
• Lions club
• Fundraising ideas and programs

Ice cream social?

auction of gifts (paintings etc)

7. New Business
• Teen Tech Week, Storytime
• DST change for Monday March 12 opening
• Reconsidering Magazines

To save money we need to cut back on the number of magazines we subscribe to.

Need magazines because patrons like them and they're an important source of information on current affairs and other topics.

Wendy determined which magazines get used using the soiled and worn system of measuring circulation, as well as what gets checked out.

8. Next Regular Meeting Tues April 3 2007

Motion to adjourn, 8:45. MJ1, MAC2, passed unanimously