Virginia Snopek - Trustee Chair Person
Dianne Barry
Carol Battersby
Linda Casey
Leah Condon
Nancy Evren
Gwen Morrissey
Bridget Roy
Renee Still

Trustee Meetings

Held in the lower level of the library.

The next meeting is set for Tuesday, June 5th. The group will be meeting promptly at 6:00 p.m.

PROPOSED LIBRARY

• One story design with maximum accessibility
• Central Reading Hall with clear views to all areas
• Expanded book collection area, orderly, logical, clearly signed
• Expanded Circulation Desk Area with sufficient room for patrons and staff
• Expanded Children’s Library Area with Program Room
• Young Adult Room
• Reference Area with collection of both print and electronic reference sources with sufficient workspace
• Group Study/Local
• History/Genealogy Room
• Periodical Reading Area with sufficient display areas and room for browsing
•  Sufficient seating, computers, and work stations throughout
• Multipurpose small Conference and quiet Study Room with seating for twelve
• Audiovisual Area that can adjust to new technologies
• Display Areas for new books
• Self Checkout Bays
• Small Area with comfortable seating for patrons to relax and access wireless internet with own devices
• Display Cases for Community and Library postings
• Multipurpose Meeting Room for 60 people, accessible after hours
• Ample parking for patrons-40

PRESENT LIBRARY

• No handicapped accessibility between floors
• Crowded, with no clear views to all areas
• 30,000 items crowded in space designed for 5000 items
• Circulation Desk immediately adjacent to entrance;significant patron traffic flow issues
• No separate Children’s Program Room
• Young Adult section in hallway
• Reference Area limited to a free standing bookcase, no usable table space; often unnoticed due to cramped quarters
• Microfiche reader, most local history/genealogy in storage
• One periodical rack with one chair adjacent to handicapped entrance door
• Patron access computers share space with staff workspace
• No Study/Conference Room;
• Two tables serve for patron use ,programs, and meeting space
• Cramped, separate Audiovisual Areas; no room for expansion
• Very limited Display Area
• No room for Self Checkout Bays
•  No room for separate area with comfortable seating for patrons to access wireless internet with their own devices
• Display Area limited to 1 small bulletin board and on Circ Desk
• Children’s Room is closed whenever it is needed for Meeting Room
• Limited parking – 12

Meeting Minutes and Documents

February 2011 Trustee Meeting Minutes
Posted on Jul 08 2011
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Granby Free Public Library Trustee Meeting
February 8, 2011

Present:  Virginia Snopek, Leah Condon, Nancy Evren, Renee Still, Linda Casey, Dianne Barry, and Director Jennifer Grant.

Absent:  Carol Battersby, Bridget Roy, and Gwen Morrissey.

The meeting was called to order at 6:16.  The minutes from the previous meeting were read and amended in a motion by Nancy Evren with a second by Leah Condon.  The approval was unanimously.  

Library Building Committee Update:  Information about the new library project has been posted at the Town Hall, The Town Hall Annex, The Council on Aging, and the Safety Complex.  

Update from the Steering Committee for capital fundraising campaign:  A town-wide bulk mailing is planned.  Various potential donors have and will be contacted by committee members.   Pledge forms were handed out to the Trustees.  The form is also posted on the website.  

Fact Sheet for the staff:  This has been created and passed out to the staff so that they can answer questions from patrons.  Spencer Gagnon is filming a public service announcement to be aired on Channel 15.  

Policy regarding Compensatory Time:  There are eleven paid holidays per year.  Some of them fall on Mondays.  In the case that this happens on a Monday, the staff is allowed comp. time.  The library will not be closed to allow the staff to use the comp. time.  The time will have to be taken during regular library hours.   Also, if the library is closed due to bad weather, and Town Hall is not closed, the employees will have to make up the hours taken.  

Director’s Report:  

• New book marks have been printed up.  They are being donated by Florence Savings Bank.  
• Many patrons have reported that they like the new hours.
• New magnets with the hours on them have been ordered by the Friends.
• The new sign for the door is in and awaiting installation.
• After a recent snow storm, the temperature in the library was found to be at 42 degrees.  The furnace was not working.  The staff brought in space heaters, but this overloaded the circuit board.  This is not the first time that the furnace has needed attention. The question that there might be an underlying problem with the furnace came up. The next day, everything was fixed.  Shortly after, there was a problem with the water.  This was also fixed.  

Last changed: Jul 08 2011 at 9:40 AM