Minutes of the Amherst Library Trustee Meeting

March 26, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 6:04 PM by Chairman, Don Holden.  Also attending were Kathy Brundage, William Cassidy, David Hallenbeck, Robin Julian, Richard Martini, Helen Rowe and Library Director, Amy Lapointe.  The minutes of the February 26 meeting were approved.

Don welcomed newly elected William Cassidy to the Board as well as Kathy Brundage and Robin Julian who returned to the Board.

The following Officers were unanimously elected:

Chair:  Don Holden

Vice Chair:  Robin Julian

Treasurer:  Dick Martini

Recording Secretary:  Helen Rowe

Corresponding Secretary:  Robin Julian

Program Chair:  Kathy Brundage

Committee Chairs were unanimously elected:

Building and Grounds:  William Cassidy

Technology:  Dave Hallenbeck

The Emergency Call list is;

                        Don Holden

                        Bill Cassidy

                        Robin Julian

Library Director’s Report:

• Amy presented the monthly statistics. (see attached)  The jump in the Goffstown Common Borrower numbers is due to an increase in Goffstown patron usage of our library.
• The downloadable videos are now available for patrons.  There is an especially good selection of travel videos.  The little feedback received so far has been positive.  The catalogue is still not available.  Amy is exploring the possibility of a link to the ATV system.
• The phone/fax system is still being worked on. 
• A brief power outage occurred on Tuesday, March 20^th apparently due to a squirrel on the pole.  The fuse on the elevator blew.  This has been happening whenever there is a power outage recently.  Amy is looking into this.
• Regular story times will resume during the week of April 9^th.  Activities for vacation week have been planned and a flyer is available listing the events.  A historical interpreter, Ruth Law, will present a program for adults and the final Sunday concert is scheduled.  Planning is also advancing for the “Big Read” which will start September 25^th.  The Library now services 29 local reading groups.
• The new Board of Selectmen representative to the Library is Brad Galinson.
• Amy has been asked to prepare some statistical projections for the proposed Master Plan and address future building needs.
• Amy is the chairperson for the task force set up by GMILCS to look into vendors and systems since Horizon 8.0 is no longer an option.  She will be attending a conference in Arlington, VA in April as the GMILCS representative.

Treasurer’s Report:  Our spending is on target but our income is down because the gifts account has not met the projection for the year.

Gifts:  The Board unanimously accepted gifts totaling $1134.82.

Technology:  Dave mentioned the Master Plan Visioning Workshop to be held Tuesday, March 27^th.  The purpose of this meeting is to gather information from citizens as to the direction they feel the town should go in.  He also has been doing some trial runs on the downloadable audio books.  He will continue this.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:58 PM

The next meeting is Monday, April 23, 2007 at 6:00 PM.  Please note—this is the 4^th Monday of the month.

Respectfully submitted,

Helen D. Rowe, Secretary