HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Library Board of Trustees - 04/08/2021
Approved Minutes South Burlington Library Board of Trustees Thursday, April 8th, 2021 @ 6 p.m. Location: Zoom meeting Members Present: Margaret Ann Cross, Patrick Leduc,Ted Lenski, Stacey Pape, Jay Pasackow, Penne Tompkins, Margery Vagt, Lee Freeman, Lauren Ballard,
Members Absent: Diane Bugbee, Alicia Lamonda
Staff Members Present: Jennifer Murray
Friends of the Library
Present:
Katharine McConnell
6:03 p.m. Call to Order
6:03 p.m. Additions and deletions to the posted agenda
none
6: p.m. Comments and questions from the public not related to items on the agenda
none
603 p.m. Approval of regular board minutes of March 11, 2021
Upon a motion made by Trustee Jay Pasackow and seconded by Trustee Penne Tompkins, the
Trustees voted unanimously to approve the Minutes from the March 11th meeting.
6:04 p.m. Chair’s report
Chair Leduc checked in on the new started time of 6:00pm. Two members of the board
said they preferred the earlier start time of 5:00 PM and others did not voice an
opinion. Patrick will reach out to trustees that are not present to get their input and
then set the next meeting time.
Patrick then updated the trustees on the activities of the Ad-hoc committee. Patrick
shared that the group has met and have scheduled a second meeting for April 19th.
Ted Lenski asked if the books will be available to board members and Jennifer said
SBPL has them and will make them available for the board. The committee will be
invited to come to the next board meeting to discuss their recommendation.
6:15 p.m. Friends of the Library report
Katharine McConnell said the FOL has agreed to donate $6500 on top of the $4500
they have already allocated to Jennifer Murray for operating expenses. Due to the
pandemic the only income for the FOL is membership and they request all board
members join for a minimum donation of $10.
https://mailchi.mp/164ee77b15ca/friends-of-the-library-spring-
happenings?e=6f743eb3e0
Membership
https://www.joinit.org/o/friends-of-the-south-burlington-public-library
https://mcusercontent.com/a5b0d69cda3b5a280a923e255/files/45bfbc81-4c7f-
48e3-99c0-3dc86dcb2b2d/2021_Membership_Form.pdf
Committee Reports
6:20 p.m. Governance and Nomination Committee Report
Stacey Pape thanked all Trustees whose terms are coming to an end. MargaretAnn
Cross and Ted Lenski are reapplying. Interviews for applicants begin on April 19th.
The board will review the updated Privacy Policy at the next meeting.
6:27 p.m.Finance Committee Report
Ted Lenski said he and Jennifer Murray are working out budget and staffing. Ted will
meet with Tom Hubbard to discuss finances.
6:29 p.m. Advocacy Committee Report
Lee Freeman is working on the revised script. Penne Tompkins asked the advocacy
committee to be involved with the marketing meeting on April 13th at 5:00 PM. Jennifer
Murray, Jay Pasackow, Patrick Leduc, and Lee Freeman are all meeting with the city
about the ground breaking ceremony.
6:33 p.m. Director’s Report
Jennifer Murray gave an update on the new library. The library plans to reopen in the
mall on May 3rd for six weeks. The SBPL will be closed for three weeks for the move.
Jennifer is hopeful the grand opening will be the third week of July. Penne Tompkins
asked about the library hours when it reopens and Jennifer said they will be open six
days a week, four hours a day. Jennifer also noted the library is now checking out T-
Mobile hotspots.
6:49 p.m. Other Business
Jay Pasackow said the ASPIRE campaign will continue. He suggested all board
members make a list of people and send the video and contribution form. He also
suggested sending the naming opportunities.
7:02 p.m. Adjourn
Hearing no other business Char Patrick Leduc adjourned the meeting at 7:02