Hooksett Public Library
Board of Trustees
March 6, 2003 9 AM
Minutes
 

Present: Marion Jacobi, President, Mary Farwell, Secretary, Fran Hebert, Librarian, AnnMarie Van De Water, Treasurer

Secretary’s report- Minutes for February 11 were accepted as presented and filed

Treasurer’s Report- February report not ready on this date. AV will notify trustees when report is ready.

Library Director’s Report

  • Circulation report does not include renewals. The bugs are still being worked out of the new Horizon system. We will get a revised February report at the March meeting.
  • Fran is almost finished with several new policies. She is waiting for a sample of a Patriot Act Policy from the state Library. Trustees will review at next meeting
  • Tom Corbett from the GMILCS staff has accepted a new position. GMILCS is seeking a replacement.

Old Business

  • Community Survey- Mark and Gwen are inputting and hope to be done by the next trustees meeting. Trustees would like to see breakdown of survey information by: age, gender, and straight overall quantitative. For the nonusers, we should probably just do a straight quantitative and then will decide if we need further breakdown.
  • Budget- The Budget Committee reduced the "Book" line by $4500. MF to attend Budget Committee Public Hearing tonight to represent the trustees.
  • The Community Calendar- . MJ to check with Jeff to see if contact has been made with Robin Boyd
  • Craft Class- Lisa Gillis is teaching a 4 week crochet class- this week’s class postponed due to Lisa’s illness- will be rescheduled.
  • Calligraphy Class- MF will contact Yolanda Walsh after the March trustees meeting
  • Portsmouth Children’s Museum traveling exhibit- MF will contact them after the March trustees meeting. Contact name is Paula Rais 436-3853
  • Scrapbooking class- Joy Buzzell has offered to teach this class later in the spring. MF to follow up with her.
  • Oak Point- MJ contacted Oak Point and negotiated an extension of the A&E proposal for the condensing/compressor unit until June 1, 2003
  • AV to write an article for the Banner, asking for volunteers to teach craft classes.

New Business

  • Payment for the purchase of desks and chairs for the Gates computer equipment will be taken out of the gift fund
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The next regular meeting of the Trustees will be April 10, 2003 at 9 AM