Library Trustees Minutes, Feb. 8 , 2016

Present: Curt Albee, Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Carol Wilson, Rebecca Seibel, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank 

Minutes from the January meeting were adopted.

Librarian’s Report:

The first in the three-part Humanities Council program on “7 Deadly Sins” will take place tomorrow night, with Jim Schley leading the discussion. The after-school program is going strong, with 14 to 17 children regularly participating. Isabel has been helping, and Reb...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, February 8, 2016, 7:00 pm

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report
* Review and approve minutes from January meeting

Librarian's Report
* DVD units
* Dept. of Libraries & GMLC courier service
* Dept. of Libraries record of governance request
* Humanities Council program
* After school and preschool program updates
* Turrell, Woodbury, Byrne and other grants

Friends' Report
* Little L...

Present: Curt Albee, Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Rebecca Seibel, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank 

Minutes from the December meeting were adopted. 

Librarian’s Report:

Rebecca noted that the new DVD spinners had arrived, thanks to Curt and David McWilliams. The third one has been put in the loft, but probably won’t work because it’s too crowded when a children’s program is in progress. The board agreed that we should try to sell the old unit and keep the third of the new spinners in th...

Present: Curt Albee, Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Carol Wilson, David Webb (for the Friends), Rebecca Seibel, Marty Frank

Minutes from the November meeting were adopted.

Librarian’s Report:

Rebecca noted that there had been a recent incident at the Hardwick library that she thought the trustees should be aware of, if only to recognize the possibility that we might face similarly difficult situations. In Hardwick, where the computers are set up, as are ours, to be in as full public view ...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Board of Trustees Meeting 

Monday, December 14, 2015, 6:30 PM

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report

* Review and approve minutes from the November meeting

Librarian's Report
* After school program update

* Holiday closing schedule

* Humanities Council program

* Stuart Smith proposed benefit concert 4/17/16

* Dept. of Libraries & GMLC attempting ILL courier service

* Dept. of Libraries records o...

Minutes, November 9, 2015  

Present: Curt Albee, Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Carol Wilson, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank 

Minutes from the October meeting were adopted. 

Librarian’s Report: 

Cindy delivered Rebecca’s report, which noted that an organizational meeting would be held the next day for 6^th- through 8^th-grade reading group (perhaps extending down to include 5^th-graders). Also scheduled is a reading by Vermont poet and essayist Sydney Lea.

Rachel gave the treasurer’s repor...