Trustee’s Report February 18, 2025
In attendance:
Cheryl Donahue, Director
Katie Smith, Children’s Room
Maryanne Slack, Chair
Marie Norcia, Trustee
Alyson Russo, Trustee
Virginia Davidson, patron
The meeting was called to order at 2:30. Alyson made a motion to approve the minutes from the January meeting. Marie seconded. Approved.
Children’s Room News:
1.Upcoming programs
A.Toddler/Pre-K
1.Community Connections has moved their programming to other facilities while we undergo construction.
B.Passive Programming
1. We have increased our drop-in activities in the Children’s Department in an effort
to provide more for our patrons while construction is underway.
2. We have Grab and Go giveaways each month for our patrons.
3. We have several jar giveaways for the upcoming months. This month is a guess how
many Smarties candies are in the jar for a chance to win the jar and its contents.
C.Grades K-10 Programming
1.Katie is sending out monthly We Read It newsletters for all ages.
2.All children’s programming has been put on hold until further notice from the library director.
2.Weeding/purchasing new materials
A.Katie is adding new materials to the collection and looking out for any materials that are returned in poor condition to either delete or replace.
B.Katie is going through the entire collection and weeding the materials that are outdated or not circulating.
C.We have deleted the book on CD collection due to lack of circulation and replaced it with take home kits and take-home games.
3.Continuing Education/Vacation
A.Katie attended Community Connections Zoom Advisory Meeting on February 3rd.
B.Katie filled in for the director while she was on vacation and addressed any concerns including closing early on February 6th due to the snowstorm.
Director’s Report:
·“Pause” meditation program with Wendy O’Leary continues to be held via Zoom on Tuesday mornings.
·“Coffee Chat” held on Monday mornings with attendance of @12 to 20 participants each week. Mary Baker-Wood helped facilitate the conversation at the Senior Center.
·D. Farmosa delivered items to homes of patrons unable to visit library.
·Adult knitting group is held on Wednesday afternoons.
·Learn to crochet series for teens and adults held on Tuesdays.
·Shining Stars dancers meet at 5:30 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
·D. Farmosa visited Lincoln Hill Manor on Wednesday, February 12th.
·C. Donahue attended the legislative breakfast at Leicester Public Library on Friday, January 17th.
·C. Donahue met with Jeff Bridges to discuss budget on Tuesday, January 28th.
·Campora Construction began roof work on Monday, January 13th. Demolition work started on Monday, January 27th. Demolition work was completed on Tuesday, February 11th.
·Jon Stehr is subbing for Ed Lamoreaux while he is out on medical leave, addressing building issues.
·The library closed early on Thursday, February 6th due to inclement weather.
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 18th at 12:30