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Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library – Full Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Meeting Minutes
Call to Order 12:42 p.m. – Suzie Barry, Chair
Trustees present: Suzie Barry, Eileen Jay, Jill Hai, Rabbi Amy Hertz, Reverend Barbara Callaghan, Joe
Pato, Doug Lucente, Reverend Megan Holding, Reverend Anne H. Mason, Kathleen Lenihan
Staff: Laura Bernheim, Susan Lusk, Cathie Ghorbani, Alissa Lauzon, Kate Leppanen
Friends: Ethie Slate
Foundation: Pam Fowler, Mary Ellen Ringo
Public Comment - none
Secretary Minutes – February 21, 2024 Full Board Meeting. Motion to approve, Barry. Second, Jay.
Unanimous.
Cary Library Foundation (Pam Fowler)
● The Foundation’s Take Flight GALA took place on April 6, 2024, attracting a crowd of over 300
and raising $60,000 toward the ChiRP project. The Foundation expects to make their $750,000
goal by the end of the fiscal year.
● The Foundation’s Legacy Society Tea was held on May 7 to honor Legacy Donors to the
Foundation.
● Suzie Barry expressed appreciation for the Foundation and, in particular, their work for the Gala.
Friends of Cary Library (Ethie Slate)
● The Friends are finishing up Fiscal Year 2024 with a bang. They raised close to $50,000 in
memberships and book sales. The ongoing bookstore (including the children’s book sale area in
the children’s room) raised about $2000 a month.
● There are currently about 300 members of the Friends, 70 of whom participate actively.
● Suzie Barry expressed appreciation for the work of the Friends.
Library Administration Update (Laura Bernheim)
● Thank-you to all of the support shown by the three groups present at the meeting (Library
Trustees, Foundation, and Friends)
● The Lower Level Renovation Project (ChiRP) appropriation was approved at the Annual Town
Meeting on March 27, 2024 with 99.4% voting in favor.
● The Town Facilities Department was soliciting bids for the project, which were to be due in late
June as of this meeting.
● The lower level of the library will close on July 1 to facilitate the moving of staff and collections
to the upper level and offsite.
● Library programming will continue virtually and offsite.
● The library’s Bibliographic Services Department will be moving to Cary Hall.
● Suzie Barry was recognized for her service as Library Board Chair.
Nominating Committee (Doug Lucente)
● The Nominating Committee met on April 30, 2024 and submitted the following five names:
○ Jill Hai – Chair (Selectboard)
○ Eileen Jay – Vice Chair (School Committee)
○ Suzie Barry (Selectboard)
○ Reverend Barbara Callaghan (Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association)
○ Rabbi Karen Thomashow (Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association)
● Motion to approve the slate, Lucente. Second, Lenihan. Unanimous.
Adjournment – Motion to adjourn at 1:02 p.m. by Jill Hai. Second, Herzog. Unanimous.