Board of Library Trustees
Richard Sugden Library
Trustees’ Meeting
February 15, 2022
In Attendance:
Cheryl Donahue, Director
Katheryn Smith, Children’s Room
Mary Anne Slack, Chair
Steve Prouty, Trustee
Alyson Russo, Trustee
Bill Cundiff, Town of Spencer Supt. Of Utilities
Jeff Bridges, Town Admin.
Meeting was called to order at 4:28 p.m.
Alyson motioned to approve the minutes from January meeting. Mary Anne seconded. Motion approved.
Children’s Room:
*Community Connections continues to provided monthly kits for birth-PK.
*We continue to give away our own kits for toddler/PK, K-5 and teens.
*Books from the Scholastic Literacy Partnership for the giveaway kits should be in soon.
*We have created temporary Pick a Pack Adventure kits that have movies, books and activities based around a theme.
*Researching story walk possibilities in town.
*We Read It newsletter goes out monthly.
*Spencer Cultural Council awarded grants to host 2 Wildlife Encounters programs, a Bubblemania Program and summer finale program with Magic Fred.
*Summer programs are planned to take place at Powder Mill Park again.
Director’s Report:
*Meditation program with Wendy O’Leary is held remotely on Tuesday mornings.
*Adult book group held virtually on February 15th.
*Grab and Go kits for adults distributed in January and February.
*Cheryl attended a CMLA Zoom meeting on 1/20.
*Cheryl attended department head meeting on 1/25 and 2/10.
*Cheryl participated in Zoom director’s meeting on 2/4.
*Cheryl participated in a virtual webinar on patron privacy on 1/27.
* Electricians worked in the building on 2/2 to solve issue in the front office. They will return at a later date to address malfunctioning/outdated emergency lighting.
*Spencer Cultural Council awarded us with money for the Mini Free Library Program.
Updates to Building Concerns:
*Emergency lights and handicap door (automated opening button) need to be repaired/replaced.
*Heat issues in front offices.
*Bill Cundiff sent HVAC project out to bid. Bids came back much higher than anticipated. Options include: increase funding and send bid out again, revise scope of project and send bid out again or put project on hold.
*Energy Assessment was conducted. Bill Cundiff will submit a bid to the state to use funds from the Green Community Designation Grant for possible weather sealing of the building.
Motion to adjourn: 5:06 pm
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 8thth at 4:30. Note: meetings have been changed to 2nd Tuesday of the month.