Town of Granby
Granby Library Board
Meeting Minutes
December 8, 2008
held at Granby Public Library
Call to order: A quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Members present: Chairman Lynn Lochhead, Bob Donna, Duncan Rowles, Dick Lydon, Shawn Ball, Judy Goff, Lisa Blessis (arrived at 7:33 p.m.), and Marty Council (arrived at 7:35 p.m.)
Members excused: Carol Bressor
Staff: Joan Fox
Minutes
ON A MOTION by D. Rowles, seconded by D. Lydon, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-1), with J. Goff abstaining, to approve the minutes of the meeting of November 10, 2008, with the following correction: Judy Goff was excused, not absent.
Public Comment: None.
Director’s Report
Statistics for November Granby Cossitt Total
Circulation 10,822 1,342 12,164
Programs / attendance 40/646 6/85 46/731
InterLibrary Loans Loaned: 72 Borrowed: 245
Connecticard 2,609
Simsbury activity 473 (last year 529)
Lost books money collected (quarterly): no report this month.
Joan Fox reported on miscellaneous items:
- Diane Bird and Tannia Hotchkiss visited the high school again and issued 20 new library cards.
- Book Sale on Saturday, December 6th went well. All authors had sales.
The Main Display case is already booked for all of 2009.
One Book One Valley: planning for the fall of 2009 has begun. The Avon, Colorado sponsor is not available this year. Other grant sources for the $6,000 will be looked into. There are several titles and authors under consideration. New England authors are preferred.
- The Big Read will be January 12 – April 5, 2009. The book will be “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The Granby book discussion will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 (snow date February 22nd). There will be a quiz and prizes. High school freshmen will read this book and attend the Hartford Stage production at the end of March. Programming possibilities between the library, high school, and Senior Center will be discussed.
Cossitt
No report. No new program announcements.
Old Business
Expansion Committee Update: L. Lochhead reported that five architect firms will be interviewed on December 16th and 17th. These firms will be given a list of questions ahead of time, to be answered at the interview. J. Fox and L. Veirs have completed the state form for total square footage needs. Space for Granby Community Television (GCTV) will be considered. The choosing of an architect will be done by the beginning of the new year.
J. Fox, L. Veirs, E. Caranchini, and D. Shilkret attended the Library Journal Design Institute program, which had a “Going Green” theme. J. Fox reported that it was a good program and Granby’s library was used as an example for a “green” addition. The audience was encouraged to comment on the proposed plans with their own thoughts and ideas. She spoke about LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, which is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. One point of interest J. Fox learned at this meeting is that if the library is to remain open during the building of an addition and renovations, the process will take longer.
Cossitt Repairs Update: J. Fox spoke with J. Klase, Director of Public Works, regarding the condition of the steps at Cossitt Library. They will be painted in the spring. This Board thought that the stairs actually need repairs, which will be costly. J. Fox passed out copies of plans showing the downstairs entry being modified to make handicapped accessible. The support beans for the building were also show on these plans. The leaking window issue needs to be looked into further.
Board Vacancy: As of January 2009 there will be one vacancy on this Board. This is a Republican or Unaffiliated vacancy.
New Business
Budget 2009-2010: The Board will look at the Long-range Library plan to see what was projected for this time frame. The Board feels that if an extra staff person has been asked for in the past that it should continue to be asked for. Computer and book purchases will be looked at too. The Board members will email Joan Fox any thoughts or suggestions they may have.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
The next meeting will be Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m., at Cossitt Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Christian
Recording Secretary
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