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Home My WebLink About2005-12-14-BLT-EC CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 141 2005 AGENDA I. Call to Order 2. Secretary's Minutes — 11/9/0 5 3. Budget 4. Misuse of Library Computer Network 5. Joe O'Leary's Staff Presentation 6. Art Collection Booklet 7. State Aid 8. Fire Alarms 9. Director's Vacation 10. Any Other Business E Af 0 � �4 A 4( Cary Memorial Library > 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON 9 MASSACHUSETTS 02420 -k PHONE: 81-862-6288 • www.carylibrary.org R CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005 MINUTES Chairman Scott F. Burson called the meeting to order at 8:00 am. Present from the Executive Committee: Tom Griffiths,, Jeanne Krieger, and Rabbi Howard J. Jaffe. Also present: Library Director, Connie Rawson and Assistant Library Director, Nanci Milone Hill. Secretary's Minutes Scott Burson moved to accept the minutes of Wednesday, November 9,, 2005. Jeanne Krieger seconded the motion and it was voted unanimously. Graphic Novel Scott Burson passed around a graphic novel,, "The Rabbi's Cat",, for everyone to see what a graphic novel consisted of Consolidating with the Foundation Unrestricted funds will be going into the endowment. 0 1jfP,P, VnnPj0.tjnCjF n -X A comm F TfArlr"CA" 0r%bApk*-% �ciiy anu i,%,,ev. i ect Snyder has been formed to *investigate the needs of the East Lexington Branch Library. State Aid The library should spend 13% of the budget to qualify for State Aid. Last year 8% was spent. The Foundation is helping to augment the materials budget. Composition of the Executive Board There will be a discussion with the entire Board of Trustees at the semi- annual meeting to ask for ratification. Exterior Building Decorations The Administration with the help of the Garden Club will decide about the decorations on the outside of the library building. A large wreath has been donated by Wilson Farms for the big window on the Massachusetts Avenue side of the building. policy to the It was recommended that a committee be set up to bring a Semi-Annual Meeting in the spring. Rabbi Jaffe has offered to serve on this committee. Building Security There have been a few very serious incidents in the library lately. Joe O'Leary, from the Lexington Police Department, will be coming to talk to the staff on Staff Development Day on December 2na Rabbi Howard Jaffe moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:05am. Tom Diaz seconded the motion and it was voted unaninIOUSIV Respectfully submitted, Carolyn N. Beckwith Executive Secretary E A i Cary Memorial Library 1874 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LEXINGTON . MASSACHUSETTS 02420 ' PHONE. 781-862-6288 ® www.carylibrary.org CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY9 NOVEMBER 9 2005 MINUTES Chairman Scott F. Burson called .the meeting to order at 8:00 am. Present from the Executive Committee: Tom # - Jeanne Krieger, and rabbi = P a h Howard J. Jaffe. Also rLibrary ' � y p epent: Director Rawson and � Assistant Library Director, Nanci' Milone Secretarv's Minutes Scott Burson moved to accept the minutes utes of Wednesday, November 9,, 2005. Jeanne Krieger seconded the motion and it was voted unanimously. y Graphic Novel Scott Burson passed around a a hic noCat",, gr' p vel, The Rabbi s far everyone to see what a graphic novel consisted of. Consolidatine with the Foundation Unrestricted funds will he. ornin intn +i,p ori�11 t;T1'Vt A7•.� - -------A c .__�_ -�- a t/iiib u:�l.V .ili✓ V11l.Lla W L1.1G 11�.. ommittee consisting of Norman Cohen, Peter Kelly and Rev. Jed Snyder has been formed to investigate the needs of the East Lex' ington Branch Library. State Aid The library should spend of the budget toqualify for State.Aid. Last year 8% was spent. The Foundation is helping •to augment the materials budget. t� a r i4 Composition of the Executive Board There will be a discussion with the entire Board of Trustees at the semi- z annual meeting to ask for ratification. } s, �X {yJ i iY. Exterior Building De c orations The Administration with the help of the Garden Club will decide about the decorations on the outside of the library building. A large wreath has been donated by Wilson Farms for the big window on the Massachusetts Avenue side of the building. It was recommended that a committee be set up to bring a policy to the Semi-Annual Meeting in the spring. Rabbi Jaffe has offered to serve on this committee. Building Security There have been a few very serious incidents in the library lately. Joe O'Leary, from the Lexington Police Department, will be coming to talk to the staffon Staff Development Day on December 2na Rabbi Howard Jaffe moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:05am. Tom Diaz seconded the motion and it was voted unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn N. Beckwith Executive Secretary