Prospect Public Library

Prospect Public Library

September 12, 2002

Vice Chairwoman C. Moschella called a meeting of the Prospect Public Library to order at 7:01 p.m.

Members Present: C. Moschella, K. Senese, J. Kennelly, T. Misset, M. Byrne, J. Reilly (arrived 7:07), T. Marczewski (arrived 7:07)

Members Absent: K. Graveline, S. McKernan
Others Present: B. Peterson
Public Participation: None

Correspondence: A letter signed by Kathleen Graveline was read to the Board. The letter states Ms. Graveline is resigning from the Board due to medical reasons.

The next regular meeting date is Thursday October 10, 2002.

Approval of Minutes: T. Misset made a motion to accept the minutes of the meeting held July 11, 2002. Second by J. Kennelly. Motion carried unanimously.

Treasurer's Report: A general discussion of the Treasurer's report (prepared by B. Peterson). J. Kennelly made a motion to accept the Treasurer's report as prepared for the August 8, 2002 meeting. T. Misset seconds the motion. Motion carried unanimously. A motion to accept the Treasurer's report as presented for the September meeting was made by J. Kennelly. Second by T. Misset. Motion carried unanimously.

Librarian's Report: A general discussion of the written reports for August and September. T. Marczewski made a motion to accept the Librarian's report as prepared for the August 8, 2002 meeting. Second by T. Misset. Motion carried unanimously. A motion to accept the Librarian's report as prepared for the September meeting was made by T. Marczewski. Second by K. Senese. Motion carried unanimously.

Approval of Bills: Motion made by T. Marczewski to pay the bills as prepared for the August 8, 2002 meeting. Second by M. Byrne. Motion carried unanimously. A motion to pay the bills as presented for the September meeting was made by T. Marczewski. Second by M. Byrne. Motion carried unanimously.

Chairman's Report: omitted.

Old Business: Technology Report: General discussion of the August and September reports.
T. Marczewski made a motion to change the order of the agenda to discuss the new business before continuing with the Old Business of the Library Policy. Second by M. Byrne. Motion carried Unanimously.

New Business: Discussion and approval of letter and form for parents of unattended children. General discussion took place. Add Barbara Peterson, Library Director at bottom of form letter. Include three lines for student names on form for multiple children in a family, and add a signature/date line for parent or guardian. T. Marczewski made a motion to accept the letter to parents and the Emergency Contact form with the changes stated. M. Byrne second the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

Old Business (continued):
Updates of library policy manual. A general discussion took place.
Regarding page 4 under Loan Periods and Limits 1) change Period to periods. T. Marczewski made a motion to accept page 4 of the policy with the changes stated. Second J. Kennelly. Motion carried unanimously.
Regarding page 5 under Fines/Overdue Notices 5) omit to a patron. J. Kennelly made a motion to accept page 5 of the policy with the changes stated. Second by M. Byrne. Motion carried unanimously.
Regarding page 6 there were no changes suggested. T. Marczewski made a motion to accept page 6 of the policy as presented. Second by T. Misset. Motion carried unanimously.
Regarding page 7 under Renewals, (third bulleted sentence) change the word may to can. M. Byrne made a motion to accept page 7 of the policy with the changes stated. Second by T. Misset. Motion carried unanimously.
K. Senese made a motion to accept the policy as a whole with the above stated changes. Second by T. Marczewski. Motion carried unanimously.

New Business (continued):
J. Reilly made a motion to add to the agenda discussion of the letter of resignation received from Kathleen Graveline. Second by T. Misset. Motion carried unanimously. The board with great regret accepts the resignation and wishes Kathleen and her family their best wishes. Motion to accept made by T. Misset. Second by K. Senese. Motion carried unanimously.

T. Marczewski made a motion to adjourn at 7:59 p.m. Second by J. Kennelly. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted:
Martine T. Scott, Clerk
Susan H. McKernan, Chairwoman