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, February 7th. 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

 

November 2009 Trustee Meeting Minutes

Posted on Jul 12 2010
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Granby Free Public Library Trustee Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

Meeting Date:  November 2, 2009

 

Present:           Virginia Snopek, Dianne Barry, Carol Battersby, Leah Condon, Nancy Evren, Amy Kimball, Gwen Morrissey, Bridget Roy, Renee Still, Jennifer Crosby

 

Absent:            none

 

Visitors:          none

 

 

The meeting began at 6:38 pm.  Minutes from our previous meeting of October 19, 2009 were read. Carol made a motion to accept them with corrections; seconded by Dianne.  All in favor.

 

Leah and Renee presented the Board with the new Children’s Room computer station.  The design looks neat, orderly and ergonomically correct for children’s use.

 

Gwen made a motion seconded by Amy that we approve the Five Year Long Range Plan.  Discussion followed as corrections were made to the document.  The updated plan was voted on and was unanimously approved.

 

If possible, Jenn will attempt to launch the wireless internet campaign this month.  She will first need to have the upstairs table and underneath the table cleared of processing materials to enable patrons to sit down.

 

Frank Boron was contacted regarding the pavilion landscaping project.  He marked off on the pavilion where the gutters and downspouts should be installed to provide for the best drainage.

 

Virginia sent a letter to National Grid (see attachment) following Jenn’s telephone call regarding the street light.  No one from National Grid has come to fix the light or contacted the Library.

 

Carol made a motion seconded by Bridget to give Jenn permission to contract with Rosazza Electrical Co. for the installation of lighting along the sidewalk if under $1,000.  All in favor.

 

Carol asked for permission to discard the stuffed bird display cabinet.  She cited the cracked glass and general condition of the cabinet.  The Board agreed and instructed Jenn to have Dave Turcotte remove the cabinet. 

 

Virginia read to us the e-mail regarding the Rally for Libraries November 4th in Boston. 

 

The next item for discussion was what to do with the donated yarn.  Nancy made a motion seconded by Bridget that the closet under the stairs be used for adult program storage.  Discussion followed regarding the yarn and other adult program storage.  The motion was unanimously approved.  While on the topic of what to do with stuff, Leah brought up the fact that the wood doors and screen door are still in the shed.  Jenn will have Dave Turcotte remove these items.  She will also ask Dave if there is room in storage for extra computer chairs and the MassMutual donated computer table.

 

Volunteer coordination and scheduling was brought up to see of they are still running smoothly.  No complaints were reported.

 

Renee took pictures of the urns located in the front of the library to present to Chicopee Masonry.

 

The Board gave permission to Leah to sell several old Bibles in our collection on e-Bay.com.

 

Library Director’s Report: 

 

Jenn regretted to inform the Board that the bookmobile will no longer exist as of December 31st.  This will have a significant impact on small libraries.  This will also affect inter-library loans for all other libraries.  Budget cuts may also affect the inter-library loan deliveries.

 

Progress is on-going in setting up the Tech Services room and cleaning up other tables upstairs as was noted in a previous discussion on the launch of the wireless internet campaign.

 

In our effort to enhance communication between the departments, it was requested that Jenn represent the library at all inter-departmental meetings.  Jenn will attend the next Town Department Head meeting.  There will also be a town-mandated sexual harassment meeting to be held next week for all employees.

 

 

A warrant in the amount of $917.01 was unanimously approved. 

 

The next meeting will be on December 7th, 2009 at 6:30.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

Nancy C. B. Evren, Secretary

 

Attachments:    Agenda

                        Letter to National Grid

Last changed: Jul 12 2010 at 8:50 PM

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