Mansfield Public Library
Agenda
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
7:00 P.M. – Mansfield Public Library
I. Call to Order.
II. Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting of January 27, 2004
(Attached)
III. Correspondence
IV. Librarian Report
§ Quarterly report for January, February, and March 2004
§ Budget for FY 2004-05
V. Old Business
VI. Adjournment
(Next meeting set for Tuesday, June 22, 2004 in the small program room of Mansfield Public Library)
Mansfield Library Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
January 27, 2004
Present: L. Bailey, ex officio; E.
Chibeau, B. Katz, M. Johnson, J.Pao,R. Pollack,
recording; J. Xu
Absent: E. BarShalom, S.Q. Clark,
C. Rees
The meeting was called to order 7:05 PM
MINUTES: Minutes of the Nov. 10, 2003 meeting were accepted.
COMMUNICATIONS: A letter from the
Connecticut State Library stated that
there would be
no state aid to the Mansfield Library this year. L.Bailey plans to appeal the decision.
LIBRARIAN REPORT:
A.
Statistical Reports and Charts
1. The
circulation of books was down this quarter. One possible reasonis the Sunday closing.
2. The
toddler program is very successful with an average of 45participants per program. A Cooperative program is
planned with theGarden Gate Club and ESL.
The ESL program will be on Tuesdays andThursdays starting Feb. 10.
3. L.
Bailey is grateful to Mother Superior for her donation of videosfrom her convent. They are a welcome addition to our
collection.Videos constitute 19% of
our circulation.
B.
Budget
1. The
cost of materials is rising more than the increase in budget.
2. L
Bailey will ask for Sunday afternoon openings starting in Februaryand extending through May.
3. Video
purchases will be in DVD format and audio books in CD format asmuch as possible in the future.
4. L.
Bailey plans to increase the number of best sellers by expandingour lease agreement.
Old Business: None
New Business: None
The next meeting is planned for April 27, 2004 at 7PM.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Submitted by,
Rita Pollack, Recording Secretary