Groton Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Community Room, First Floor, Groton Public Library

Call to Order

Unfinished Business – Votes may be taken
• Approval of Minutes from the November 8, 2016 Meeting
• Report on Action Items from Previous Meetings
• Review Trustees’ Calendar for Current Month
• Report on Town Trusts Meeting Dec. 1

Standing Committee & Liaison Reports:
• Budget & Finance – Votes may be taken
o Report on FY18 Budget Meeting with Mark Haddad
o Discuss Priority Order of Cuts to FY18 Budget
o Review Five-Year Capital Plan FY17-FY21

• Building & Equipment – Votes may be taken
o Community Preservation Coalition Response to Two Page Summary Requests
o Carpeting Selection for Third Floor
o Landscaping Update
o Space Redesign Update

• Policy, Personnel, & Planning – Votes may be taken
o Sharon Coss Retirement
o Staff Training Workshop this Thu. Dec. 15: Practice fire drills with the Fire Dept. & review how to handle other emergency situations (GPL closed 10-12 on Thursday)

• Liaison Reports:
o GPL Endowment – Historical Society Display – Votes may be taken
o Art Committee – Votes may be taken

• Library Director -– Votes may be taken

o Change to Public Bidding Law
o People News
o ILS Selection
o Digital Commonwealth
o Nov. 23 Half-Day
o Dunstable Certification
o Newsletter Envelopes
o Lifelong Learning for Winter/Spring
o Groton READS
o Coach
o Volunteer Event
o Staff Request for Book Returns
o Monthly Report & Statistics
o Other


New Business

• Review of Action Items from Current Meeting – Votes may be taken

• Open Session for topics not anticipated 48 hours prior to meeting – Votes may be taken

Adjournment

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.