MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE
Jill Osis called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.
The following members were in attendance:
Jill Osis – Joe Krimko – Teretha Jones – Angela Ricciuti – Janice Sweeney –
Luke Tirrell
Cheryl Otten, Youth Services Librarian, was also in attendance.
Motion to accept the minutes of the April 13th meeting was made by Luke Tirrell and seconded by Angela Ricciuti. Motion passed.
Marian Bauman read the treasurer’s report. The Library Friends now have their own bank account at Wachovia Bank on Fortunato Place. Motion to write a check to the Library Friends in the amount of $4282.00 was made by Janice Sweeney and seconded by Joe Krimko. This amount includes all monies belonging to the Library Friends. A light-box sign, similar to the one at the Senior Center will be purchased with these funds.
Marian and Amani will be attending Super Supervisor training each Wednesday from May 25th – June 29th. The cost is $190 per person.
Motion to approve the $6900 remaining from the carpet installation to purchase furniture for both departments was made by Luke Tirrell and seconded by Angela Ricciuti. Motion passed.
We received a check for $1061 from Verizon after closing our account.
A discussion was held on purchasing a Video-Magnifier for patrons with vision problems. It was suggested contacting the blind and visually impaired associations, among other groups, before making a decision on a purchase.
Discussion was held on the quote received from Shore Systems to back up our computer system. Motion was made by Joe Krimko to purchase the back-up system for $1160. Seconded by Teretha Jones. Motion passed.
Joe Krimko made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report and pay the bills.
The building committee reported that the roof repair work is on-going and cleaning the outside of the building is part of their agreement. Once the roof is finished, the ceiling tiles can be replaced.
The personnel committee held a meeting with the staff to review the personnel manual. It has been a year since the manual was implemented and the Board wanted to revisit it and see how it is working for the staff.
The policy committee has asked Marian to put together a booklet of library policies to be kept at the front desk.
Cheryl gave a report on the Township school collaboration update. The library now has an entire set of textbooks that are used in the school system. They will be cataloged and put in the reference section. Marian will also be visiting all the 5th grade classes going into the middle school to give information on what the library has to offer for their age group. In September, Marian and Cheryl will try to attend every back to school night to discuss the importance of reading.
The Board decided to keep the library closed into Saturday June 11th to reorganize after the carpet installation.
Kathy Golub will be resigning from the Board. Motion was made by Joe Krimko that Luke Tirrell be appointed interim treasurer. Seconded by Angela Ricciuti. Motion passed.
Motion to adjourn was made by Joe Krimko, seconded by Teretha Jones.
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