Bedford Free Public Library
Library Trustees
Minutes
October 9, 2007
Meeting called to order at 8:08 p.m.
Present: Trustees present were H. Cohen, R. Dyer, M. Pulizzi, and A. Hafer. Director R. Callaghan and Assistant Director V. Abraham were also present.
Secretary’s Report: H. Cohen made a motion to accept the report from September 11, 2007. M. Pulizzi seconded this motion. Vote: 4-0 to accept.
Director’s Report
The Director noted that programming is picking up for the fall season. Storytimes have begun, the antiques appraisal event will be on the 24th, the opera program has started and there will be an Indian festival next month. He read from a very appreciative letter from William Smith, who thanked the staff for their help in his family tree research. Mr. Smith also made a generous donation to the library. The Director noted that he appeared on the COA’s cable show. He has also begun work on the FY09 library budget and will have more information next month.
M. Pulizzi made a motion to accept the Director’s Report. A. Hafer seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0 to accept.
Unfinished Business
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Parking issues/meeting with Traffic Advisory Committee – the Director met with the Traffic Advisory Committee on September 21, 2007 at Town Hall. Participants included Rick Reed, Chief Hicks, Rich Warrington, and High School Assistant Principal Kevin Tracy. The Committee wants to coordinate with the High School and the Library during the construction process to insure control of the parking situation. Kevin said teachers had been warned not to park in library spaces and that students were no longer allowed to park in the lot behind the library. Some parking spaces had been rearranged to accommodate the temporary entrance at the High School. The Director noted that the schools and the Town Manager might get calls from patrons if they have difficulty parking. The Town Manager offered the Town Hall lot for patrons to park in if there are no spaces behind the library. The school vans will be parked in the Town Hall lot instead of next to the library. Kevin noted that when construction was complete, there should be more parking spaces for everyone. All agreed to keep communications open. |
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Kim Bolan’s Report on the Teen/Reference area project – The board reviewed Kim’s report. The Library will be keeping some of the furniture in the current reference room; it will be shifted to other areas of the library. Vandalism to chairs in the mezzanine was discussed as well as how to attract patrons to that area. |
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Flooring Update – The tiling of the hallway next to the Children’s room is tentatively scheduled for October 17th ands 18th. The job was delayed to the late arrival of the tile from the manufacturer. The Library will remain open during the project but the first reading area and the children’s room will be closed. |
New Business
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Capital Requests FY09 – The Facilities Department will be submitting a capital request on behalf of the library for the replacement of the roof on the 1967 building. |
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Afternoon police patrols – Chief Hicks has been sending an officer through the building in the afternoon after the staff had some trouble with teens who were running, playing in elevator and being generally disruptive. Most teens are no problem, as this is a very small minority of students. |
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Donations for DVDs from Bedford Jewish Community – The BJC contributed funds to purchase Jewish theme DVDs for the Library. Joanne Poage will choose the films to be purchased. |
Other Business
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Friends Book Sale and Bedford Day – The Friends of the Bedford Library book sale was a great success with record sales. The sale began on Friday afternoon with patrons and book dealers waiting to get into the meeting room and the Friend’s book room. Saturday was a little less busy and Sunday had discount sale. Bedford Day was busy despite morning rain showers. |
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Fall Town Meeting – The Library has no articles on the Fall Town Meeting scheduled for November 5. |
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Step Raises – Vanessa noted that two new pages had been hired, Nizhum Shaikh and Lauren Means. R. Dyer motioned to accept the recent step raises and appointments. A. Hafer seconded this motion. Vote: 4-0 to accept. |
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m. M. Pulizzi motioned to adjourn and H. Cohen seconded this motion.
Submitted by R. Callaghan
November 13, 2007