HomeMy WebLinkAboutDraft Minutes - Library Board of Trustees - 11/16/2023 - Communications SBPL Board Communications Committee DRAFT Minutes Thursday, November 16, 2023
In attendance: Rebecca Stazi, Chair; Holly Painer, Stacey Pape, Penne Tompkins
Absent: Jennifer Murray 1. The meeting was Called to Order at 6:47 p.m. and the review of library exits completed. 2. There were no members of the public present and no additions or deletions to the posted agenda. 3. Stacey P. motioned to approve the September 21, 2023 meeting minutes with minor edits; Holly P seconded. Minutes unanimously approved.
4. Communications Planning Framework Working Session
The current draft was reviewed. Objective 5 regarding increasing awareness of the teen space and encouraging its use was tabled in favor of getting advice from library staff member Amanda who works with the teens and can help us determine effective next steps.
We will invite her to join our January regular meeting.
We discussed outreach plans for the new residents in the buildings bordering the library.
Topics and story ideas were generated for the editorial calendar to be shared through various platforms including our local community paper, postering in the library, on social media, etc. These topic ideas will be shared with library staff and we will work to support or originate efforts related to them. The current draft is addended to these minutes.
Rebecca will the committee’s work to date on the Communication Objectives with the trustees at the December meeting, with the goal of engaging other trustees in the future action plans.
5. Communications Projects/ Upcoming Amplification Opportunities • for December, Holly will contact trustee Anne LaLonde who participates in the November novel writing challenge to ask her to write about the experience. Then Rebecca will format it for a press release to submit to The Other Paper. Our goal is to get something in the December 7/8 issue. • We will reach out to Director Jennifer Murray regarding any help for publicizing any MLK related events. Other Business:
• We will plan to recruit other volunteers to join the Communications Committee.
• The Committee will not meet in December. Next Meeting is January 18, 2024. Meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Penne Tompkins
SBPL Board Communications Committee DRAFT Minutes Thursday, November 16, 2023
Month Content/Topic Channel/Action Channel/Action
January MLKing Day Jan 15th, braille literacy month
February Black History; Library Lovers
March Disability Awareness; Women’s history; Social
Work – (UVM intern experience/unique
program)
April Natl Library Week (7-13); Total Eclipse April 9;
Illuminate VT, Natl poetry
May
June Pride month; Summer reading
July Library anniversary
August
September Library Card Sign-Up Month; Pride Festival and
Parade; International Literacy Day
October Banned Books Week (1-7); TeenTober
November Thankful for the Library
December
Anytime Library cards; resources; services; Meet the
staff; DEI; programmatic efforts