Reading Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
MINUTES
Tuesday April 1, 2025
1. Call to Order / Roll call
a. Meeting started at 6:05 PM
b. Heather Evans, Libbet Downs, Bill Bakker and Tony Pikramenos in attendance
2. Approve Minutes from Last Meeting
a. Motion by Heather, second by Libbet, minutes approved
3. Public Comments
a. No members of public present
4. Query for Changes to Agenda Items
a. No changes proposed
5. Secretary’s Report
a. No report at this meeting
6. Treasurer’s Report
a. As we enter the third quarter, the Treasurer and Librarian will meet to discuss the
end of the fiscal year and remaining budget
7. Librarian’s Report
a. Donations from annual appeal are up to $6880.00
b. A poetry reading event will be taking place on Saturday, April 5
c. A poetry stroll around the village is being planned
d. Seed library is almost ready for this year
e. Reading elementary students in grades 1 and 2 continue to come to the library
every other week
f. A new microphone was purchased for the podcast
g. Electric bill showed a savings of $69 this month from the solar array
h. The podcast will be featured in an article in an upcoming issue of Woodstock
Magazine
8. Unfinished Business
a. Maintenance
i. The board continues to look for someone to repair the soffit
b. Library Board Election of officers – Board elected the following for the next year
1. Chair – Bill Bakker
2. Secretary – Janet Malcolm
3. Treasurer – Bill Bakker
9. New Business
a. CD renewal – The Board voted to renew the CD with Mascoma as recommended
by the town
10. Next meeting will be April 29 at 6PM
Regular meeting adjourned at 6:57
Executive session started at 6:59 and concluded at 7:14
Author: Reading
Meeting Agenda April 2025
Reading Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday April 29, 2025
6:00 PM at the Reading Public Library
AGENDA
1. Call to Order / Roll call
2. Approve Minutes from Last Meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Query for Changes to Agenda Items
5. Secretary’s Report
6. Treasurer’s Report
7. Librarian’s Report
8. Unfinished Business
a. Maintenance
b. Discuss decision of executive session from last meeting
9. New Business
a. Discuss authorized users for library checkbook
10. Discuss time and day for next meeting
February 2025
January 2025
March 2025
Reading Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
Tuesday April 1, 2025 @ 6 pm
In person @ the library & via Zoom
(Call 802-484-5588 or email [email protected] by 5 p.m. on that date to request the link)
- Call to Order / Roll call
- Approve Minutes from Last Meeting
- Public Comments
- Query for Changes to Agenda Items
- Secretary’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Librarian’s Report
- Unfinished Business
- Maintenance
- Library Board
- New Business
- CD Renewal
- Executive Session (Personnel)
- Summary of Decisions
- Date of Next Mtg & Agenda Items
- Adjourn
February 2025
Meeting Minutes November 2024
Meeting Minutes October 2024
Reading Public Library
Board Meeting Minutes
October 29, 2024
1. Call to order 6:03/ Attendance: Tony Pikramenos, Vanessa Maxham, Bill Baker, Janet Malcolm, Heather Evans
2. Minutes approved from last meeting: Vanessa motions, Bill seconds, all in favor, approved
3. No changes to current agenda
4. Secretary’s Report: No new report
5. Treasurer’s Report: Budget is on track. Budget request is needed towards the end of November. Heather motions to level fund the budget for the next fiscal year, Janet seconds, all in favor.
6. Librarian’s report: Appeal letter went out. Poetry reading on October 5 th was wonderful and had a great turnout. Kids and adults shared poems. Thank you Brook James and Lisa Kaija for helping run this beautiful program! Pumpkin carving is Thursday October 31st. Tony and Lisa Kaija will help the Pre-k at RES with painting pumpkins and the K-2
will come to the library to carve. K-2 has been to the library twice for reading time with Tony.
7. Unfinished Business: Maintenance: No update on MERP grant at this time.
8. New Business: No new business
9. Summary of Decisions: Level fund the budget. We will have one meeting during the holiday season on December 3.
10. Items for Next Month: Maintenance
11. Adjourn: Next meeting December 3,2024.
Respectfully submitted by Janet Malcolm