Mansfield Public Library

Agenda

 

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

7:00 P.M.  – Mansfield Public Library

 

               I.      Call to Order

Can make it:  Compton, Marietta, Edmund will try, Eva, Barbara, Jung

Can’t – Jie Xu, Sheila

             II.      Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting of April 27, 2004

(Attached)

            III.      Correspondence 

         IV.      Librarian Report

§         Quarterly report for April May and June so far (2004)

§         June Book Sale

§         Cooperative Programming:  Garden Gate Club, Historical Society, NEDS, NOS, ESL

§         Extra Custodial Hours

§         Migration

§         Terms due to expire:

                                                   I.      Sheila Quinn Clark, October 31, 2004

                                                 II.      Barbara Katz, October 31, 2004

                                                III.      Compton Rees, November 2004

 

           V.      Old Business

         VI.      Adjournment

(Next meeting set for Tuesday, September  2004 in the Director’s Office 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 reason is the Sunday closing.
2.  The toddler program is very successful with an average of 45 participants per program.  A Cooperative program is planned with the Garden Gate Club and ESL. The ESL program will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Feb. 10.
3.  L. Bailey is grateful to Mother Superior for her donation of videos from 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 February and extending through May.
3. Video purchases will be in DVD format and audio books in CD format as much as possible in the future.
4.  L. Bailey plans to increase the number of best sellers by expanding our 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