Library Board of Trustees · August 13, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Trustees approved a recurring half-hour delayed opening each month for staff meetings, authorized adjusted library hours on Oct 27–28 for staff conference attendance, and approved using unrestricted Trust funds to hire a leadership coach for the director.
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Key decisions
Approve a 1/2-hour delayed monthly opening on every 2nd Thursday to accommodate an all-staff meeting.
Adjust library hours on 10/27 to 9:30 AM–5:00 PM and on 10/28 to 12:00 PM–8:00 PM to allow staff to attend the NELA conference.
Authorize use of unrestricted Trust funds to pay for a reduced-rate leadership coach for the director (10 sessions, including an all-staff meeting).
Agenda
Minutes
1. Secretary’s Minutes
Review and approval of the Secretary’s minutes
Communications
2. Communications
General communications to the Board
Reports
3. Friends of the Library Update
Update from the Friends of the Library organization
Budget
4. Budget Report
Presentation and discussion of the library budget
Facilities
5. Facilities Report and Capital Projects Update
Report on facilities and status of capital projects
Facilities
5a. Window Restoration Project Update
Status update on the Window Restoration Project
Facilities
5b. Birch tree update
Update regarding the birch tree
Administration
6. Director’s Report
Report from the Library Director on operations and initiatives
Committees
7. Sub-Committee Updates
Updates from Board sub-committees
New Business
8a. Delayed opening hours for staff meeting vote
Vote on delayed opening hours for a staff meeting
New Business
8b. October hours vote to allow NELA conference attendance
Vote to adjust October hours to allow attendance at the NELA conference
New Business
8c. Director leadership coaching vote to use Trust funds
Vote to use Trust funds for director leadership coaching
9. Matters not reasonably anticipated in advance of the meeting
Consideration of matters not reasonably anticipated in advance of the meeting