Minutes for June 12 2023 Trustees Meeting

The meeting convened at the library at 7 p.m. Present were Cindy Binzen, Carol Wilson, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank and Melissa Strayton (librarian). Tom Cecere, representing EC Fiber and GWI Vermont, phoned in to discuss his company’s proposal to lease space from the library to house a network hub.

EC Fiber Hub: Tom Cecere told trustees that EC Fiber has central hubs in Royalton and Norwich and smaller hubs in all of the Vermont towns it serves. The St...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Trustees Meeting

Monday, June 12, 2023, 7:00pm

 Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report

Approve minutes from May meeting

Librarian's Report

Ordering for collection - monthly, postings

After school program

Summer program 

Scan policy book

Patron questionnaire

Palace and Libby 

Turrell grant

UEI

Friends' Report

Book sale

Treasurer's Report 

Review profit and loss statement

990 info to accountant

Other Business

Tom Cecere – EC Fiber network Strafford hub

Websi...

Minutes for May 8 2023 Trustees Meeting

The meeting convened at the library at 7 p.m. Present were Cindy Binzen, Carol Wilson, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank, Kevin Lynch, Rachel Kurland, and Melissa Strayton (librarian). 

Minutes of the April meeting were accepted.

Librarian’s Report: Melissa noted that the Friends organization had a meeting last week. The summer book sale is definitely going to happen this year, although the two people who have led the effort in the recent past won’t be around...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Trustees Meeting

Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:00pm

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report

Approve minutes from April meeting

Librarian's Report

Ordering for collection - monthly, postings

After school program

Summer program 

Computer – update

Scan policy book

Patron questionnaire

Palace and Libby 

Friends' Report

Treasurer's Report 

Review profit and loss statement

990 info to accountant

Other Business

Website improvement 

Preschool story time

Spencer Hardy –...

Minutes for April 17 2023 Trustees Meeting

The meeting convened at the library at 7 p.m. Present were Cindy Binzen, Carol Wilson, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank, Kevin Lynch, Rachel Kurland, Alicia Houk (for the Wild Garden Alliance) and Melissa Strayton (librarian). 

Minutes of the March meeting were accepted.

Alicia Houk came to talk about and propose establishing a garden of native plants. Her organization, Wild Garden Alliance, is promoting conservation and education through the planting of nati...

Minutes for March 13 2023 Trustees Meeting

The meeting convened at the library at 7 p.m. Present were Cindy Binzen, Carol Wilson, Miriam Newman, Marty Frank, Kevin Lynch, Rachel Kurland and Melissa Strayton (librarian). 

Minutes of the February meeting were accepted.

Librarian’s Report: Alicia Houk of Wildflower Alliance, who has been designing pollinator gardens — including for Latham and Kilton libraries — is looking to connect with two libraries interested in having gardens planted this...

Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Trustees Meeting

Monday, March 13, 2023, 7:00pm

Agenda

Any items to add or remove?

Secretary's Report

Approve minutes from February meeting

Librarian's Report

Ordering for collection - monthly, postings

Afterschool program 

Computer - updates

Patron questionnaire

Palace 

Friends' Report

Treasurer's Report 

Annual fiscal report to Probate Court

Review profit and loss statement

990 

Other Business

Election of officers 

Determine and note in minutes meeting date, time and ...

The meeting convened at the library at 7 p.m. Present were Cindy Binzen, Carol Wilson, Curt Albee, Marty Frank, Kevin Lynch (observer) and Melissa Strayton (librarian). 

Minutes of the January meeting were accepted.

Librarian’s Report: Melissa reported she spent time exploring Palace, the app that serves as a portal to the collection of ebooks and audiobooks the state is offering for free. She discovered that it’s designed, at least for now, to be used with tablets and mobile devices, but n...