Monthly meeting of the Trustees of Forbes Library. Open to the public.

Past meeting minutes and additional information is available on the Trustees website.

AGENDA

1. Bills and Warrants

2. Public Comment

3. Secretary’s Report of May 18, Executive Session Minutes of May 18 and May 19

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Guest Visitor: Dr. Larry Field discussing an idea for a case to hold the library’s poster collection

6. Administrative Report 

7. Friends of Forbes

8. Next Meetings

• Trustees: Tuesday, July 25 at 4:00 PM
• FOF Meeting: Wednesday, September 6 at 6:30 PM

9. Communications

a.Letter from Lisa Leary

b.Email from David Lukens

c.Letter from Eldred’s Appraisers

10. Financial Report

●None this Month

11. Action Items

a.Windows/HVAC Project Manager (Lisa Downing)

b.FY 17 Sick Leave Buy Back (Lisa Downing)

c.FY 18 Book Budget (Lisa Downing)

d.Auditor (Elaine Reall)

e.C/W MARS Agreement (Lisa Downing)

f.Advertising Policy (Molly Moss)

g.Gifts, Bequests, Sales, etc.

h.Executive Session

The Trustees are requested to go into executive session to discuss the contract negotiations with FLEA because negotiations in open session would be detrimental to the library’s bargaining position as well as a pending legal matter.

12. Informational Items 

a.Strategic Planning (Lisa Downing)

b.Head of Reference Department Search (Lisa Downing)

c.Windows/HVAC Project Update (Lisa Downing)

d.Community Engagement (Lisa Downing)

e.Reports on workshops/meetings/activities 

i.Advocacy Bootcamp (Marjorie Hess, Katy Wight, Lisa Downing)

ii.CCPLM Advisory Board (Dylan Gaffney)

iii.Massachusetts Library Association Conference (Alene Moroni)

13. Miscellaneous       

a.Events Calendar

b.Press Cuttings

c.Friends Newsletter