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April 2025

Reading Public Library

Board Meeting Minutes

April 29, 2025

  1. Call to order 6:09/ Attendance: Tony Pikramenos, Rich Grogan, Bill Baker, Janet Malcolm, Libbet Downs, Heather Evans

  1. Minutes approved from last meeting: Janet motions, Heather seconds, all in favor, approved

  1. No changes to current agenda

  1. Secretary’s Report: No new update

  1. Treasurer’s Report: Budget is on track for the fiscal year

  1. Librarian’s report:

   – Poetry potpourri program was in early April and it was lovely

  – The poetry stroll is up in the village for the month of April

– Tony continues to read to 1st and 2nd graders at RES every other week

– Seed library is up and running!

– Podcast continues and Kevin Kaija is the guest for tomorrow’s recording

– Woodstock Magazine article will be featuring the Night Mail podcast in early June

– Cemetery commission, the ATV group , Reading Rec, and Green Space are utilizing library space for meetings

— Tony met with the Green Space committee to discuss possibilities for tree options for the annual Christmas tree lighting

– Electric Bill reports $72 in savings for the month

  1. Unfinished Business:

  1. Maintenance:

– Plumber had to come in and fix the library toilet

– Tony talked to Bill Springer and he will continue to mow this summer.

  1. Bill motions to increase Tony’s wage by $2/hour effective July 1st. Heather seconds, all in favor, approved.

8. New Business: Libbet agrees to be an authorized user for the library checkbook along with Bill.  Heather spoke with Jane Cleveland who would like to donate an apple tree to the library.

9. Summary of Decisions: Bill will reach out to Mascoma bank to add Libbet as an authorized user for the checkbook. Tony’s wage increase approved.

10. Adjourn at 7:10/  Next meeting Tuesday May 27, 2025.

Respectfully submitted by Janet Malcolm

May 2025

Reading Public Library

Board of Trustees

Meeting Agenda

May 27, 2025 – 6:00 PM

Location: Reading Public Library and via Zoom (see link below)

1. Call to Order / Roll call

2. Changes to Agenda Items

3. Approve Minutes from Last Meeting

4. Public Comments

5. Secretary’s Report

6. Treasurer’s Report

7. Librarian’s Report

8. Unfinished Business

= Tree donation

= Library checkbook changes to authorized users

9. New Business

10. Summary of Decisions

11. Items & Date for Next Meeting

12. Adjourn

ZOOM link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84210352411

March Minutes

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

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

Reading Public Library
Board Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2025
1. Call to order 6:10/ Attendance: Tony Pikramenos, Vanessa Maxham, Bill
Baker, Janet Malcolm, Libbet Downs
2. Minutes approved from last meeting: Bill motions, Vanessa seconds, all
in favor, approved
3. No changes to current agenda
4. Secretary’s Report: No new update
5. Treasurer’s Report: Budget is on track.
6. Librarian’s report: RES elementary students continue to come on
Tuesdays at the library for story time. Podcast continues with new
guest interviews. $900 in new books that are being processed to go on
shelves. Astronomy club member Rick Bates working together with
Tony for a grant for an observatory in Weathersfield.
7. Unfinished Business: Maintenance: No new business
8. New Business: Vanessa Maxham is resigning as library chair
to avoid a possible conflict with a job opportunity
9. Summary of Decisions: Vanessa Maxham resigned as chair of library
board
10. Adjourn at 6:43: Next meeting March 25, 2025.
Respectfully submitted by Janet Malcolm

January 2025

Reading Public Library
Board Meeting Minutes
January 28, 2025
1. Call to order 6:05/ Attendance: Tony Pikramenos, Vanessa Maxham,
Bill Baker, Janet Malcolm, Heather Evans, Libbet Downs
2. Minutes approved from last meeting: Bill motions, Heather seconds, all
in favor, approved
3. No changes to current agenda
4. Secretary’s Report: Thank you notes are up to date.
5. Treasurer’s Report: Budget is on track.
6. Librarian’s report: There have been generous donations in response to
the appeal letter! The Christmas program was lovely. The 1st and 2nd
graders at RES continue to come to the library for story time with Tony
and to check a book out every two weeks. The kids really look forward
to this. 50 new books purchased for the library collection. Lisa Gleeson,
a local yoga instructor, recently used the library space for exercise
with clients and the idea to possibly host an intro to yoga class at the
library is being discussed. Brooke James is talking to Tony about doing
another poetry reading/event in April. The Night Mail podcast
continues, with the most recent episode interviewing local minister
Christian Huebner.
7. Unfinished Business: Maintenance: Electric bill has decreased reflecting
the solar array. No new updates on energy report at this time. We plan
to reach out if we haven’t heard any update by the next meeting.
8. New Business: No new business
9. Summary of Decisions: Follow up with energy report.
10. Items for Next Month: Maintenance
11. Adjourn at 7:15: Next meeting February 25, 2025.
Respectfully submitted by Janet Malcolm

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 reading.public.library@comcast.net by 5 p.m. on that date to request the link)

  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
  • Maintenance
  • Library Board
  1. New Business
  • CD Renewal
  • Executive Session (Personnel)
  1. Summary of Decisions
  2. Date of Next Mtg & Agenda Items
  3. Adjourn

 

February 2025

Reading Public Library
Board of Trustees
Meeting Agenda
February 25, 2025 @ 6 pm
In person @ the library
& via Zoom
(Call 802-484-5588 or email reading.public.library@comcast.net
by 5 p.m. on that date to request the link.)
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
●Maintenance
●Library Board
9. New Business
10. Summary of Decisions
11. Items for Next Month
12. Adjourn

Meeting Minutes November 2024

Reading Public Library
Board Meeting Minutes
December 3, 2024
1. Call to order 6:07/ Attendance: Tony Pikramenos, Vanessa Maxham, Bill Baker, Janet Malcolm, Brian Cali, Libbet Downs
2. Minutes approved from last meeting: Vanessa motions, Bill seconds, all in favor, approved
3. No changes to current agenda
4. Secretary’s Report: Working on thank you notes for the generous donations given to the library.
5. Treasurer’s Report: Budget is on track
6. Librarian’s report: Poetry books were bought for the 3rd and 4th graders from RES who read poetry at the poetry reading. The appeal letter donations thus far are $4,775!
Halloween festivities were a great success! Tony is reading at the library to the 1st and 2nd graders every other week and the kids are loving it. Tree lighting Sunday December 8th at 6 pm sponsored by the Reading Rec and Library.
7. Unfinished Business:
– Maintenance: No new update
– Brian Cali energy report check in-Brian Cali with the energy committee, generously gave his time to share with us the energy report update. -Regarding the solar array – energy first goes to fire house- then whatever fire house doesn’t need goes to the grid for the town to use– GMP gives town credits who then decides where the credits go (you have one year to use these credits) 10% of these credits goes to the library. Energy committee reviewed the annual use of electricity of the building which helped in deciding how many credits each town building will get. These ratios can be adjusted over time.
MERP grant- (MERP goal is to help buildings become more energy efficient and more climate resistant thus reducing use of fossil fuels). The town was given the MERP grant! The energy committee will manage, keeping in line with the MERP goals, this grant money for the town buildings.
The energy committee will be working on next steps for using the MERP grant funds pending approval from selectboard.
8. New Business:
No new business
9. Summary of Decisions: MERP grant was approved. Cookies and treats needed from library board for the upcoming tree lighting.
10. Items for Next Month: Maintenance
11. Adjourn: Next meeting: TBD
Respectfully submitted by Janet Malcolm

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