Morrill Memorial and Harris Library

Board of Trustees Bylaw  

Article 1: Duties of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees (herein called “the Board”) as a body:

            1. Will select a librarian and ...

Minutes for June 8, 2015

Present: Cindy Binzen, Rachel Kurland, Miriam Newman, Carol Wilson, Cindy Stableford (for the Friends), Curt Albee, Marty Frank, Rebecca Seibel, Besty Ruml (for the Library Investment Committee).

Library Investment Committee: By way of explaining proposed changes to the committee’s rules of operation, Betsy said that investment decisions had for many years been made with the guidance of the Plunketts, particularly Kevin. In anticipation of Kevin’s inevitab...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Board of Trustees Meeting 

Monday, June 8, 2015, 7:00 PM

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Kerry Claffey

* MM&HL taxes

Betsy Rummell and John Hawkins

* Endowment

Secretary's Report

* Review and approve minutes from the May meeting

Librarian's Report

* New scanner

* Story time and after school program updates and summer plans

* Water testing

* Workshop on June 19

Friends' Report

* Little Library

* July 4th Book Sale

Treasurer's Repo...

Draft Minutes, May 11, 2015

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

Minutes from the April meeting were adopted.

Librarian’s Report:

Rebecca said the after-school program is going well and will end May 28. She and Emily hope to visit Newton school one morning in June to talk about the summer program, which will run from July 6 to August 10.  With support from the Friends, the program will i...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Investment Committee

Minutes of May13, 2015 Meeting

Present:  Cindy Stableford, Betsy Ruml, John Hawkins, Gretchen Rittenhouse,  Rachel Kurland

Rachel Kurland, Treasurer of the Library Trustees, will be serving on the Committee as the Board representative.

Minutes of January 20, 2015 approved.

Rachel provided the Library Board report:

1.     On target financially (except for snow removal), so no cash needs from the endo...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2015, 7:00 PM

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report

* Review and approve minutes from the March meeting

Librarian's Report

* Computer updates, new scanner

* Story time and after school program updates and summer plans

* Water testing

Friends' Report

Treasurer's Report

* Review Profit and Loss statement

Other Business

* Grant information

* One Card

* Va...

Present: Cindy Binzen, Miriam Newman, Carol Wilson, Curt Albee, Marty Frank, Rebecca Seibel, Dori Wolfe (for Strafford Energy LLC)

Dori Wolfe brought a copy of the proposed Solar Credit Purchase Agreement between Strafford Energy and the library. Her company has an investor lined up and is ready to proceed with the project. She said the key for the library is that it’s a no-risk venture: The agreement should generally deliver a slight reduction in the cost of energy for library but wi...

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Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, April 13, 2015, 7:00 PM

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Solar Agreement - Dori

Secretary's Report

* Review and approve minutes from the March meeting

Librarian's Report

* Computer updates, new scanner

* Programs - VT Humanities Council, David Grant

* Story time and after school program updates

* Grants - committee, Turrell

*...

Minutes for March 9, 2015

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

Organizational business: Cindy Binzen was retained as president; Rachel Kurland was elected treasurer, and Marty Frank became secretary. The board decided to continue meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the library.

Minutes for the February meeting were accepted.

Librarian’s Report: Rachel p...