March 2008 Minutes
Record of the Frost Free Library Board of Trustees Meeting March 8, 8:30 a.m. Frost Free Library, Marlborough, NH In attendance: Kathleen Ash, Molly Badrawy, Rufus Frost, Jackie Leahy, John Northcott, and Pastor Marilyn Ayer Secretary's Minutes from February 9, 2008 were accepted as presented by Marilyn Ayer amended as follows:
- Under Old Business, amend the second bullet to read, "Dave Scobie is scheduled to replace the windows and he will remove the old air conditioner from the window." Words in Italics are added.
- Omitted from the minutes was the following motion: The motion was made and unanimously accepted to replace the roof with a standing seam metal roof, and to provide $7000 toward the funds needed to replace the roof, with the remaining cost to be raised by taxes.
Treasurer's Report, presented by Jackie Leahy, was accepted by the Trustees with the following notes: o The motion was made and unanimously accepted to receive gifts totaling $525 to the Special Gift Fund and use them as we deem proper. Director's Report given by Kathleen Ash was accepted as presented. o In addition, Kathleen expressed a need for an MP3 player for patrons who like to download audio books onto their MP3 players. The board recommended that she buy one for a cost up to $200. Maintenance Report presented by Rufus Frost, was discussed, especially the following points: o The screen door will go on in a few months; he is planning to have it fixed so that the screen can't be pushed in. Old Business o Molly is still playing phone tag with PSNH regarding the lighting. New Business o We discussed what we learned from reading pages 19-30 of the Library Trustees Guide. o Our homework assignment is to read pages 41-55, with a special emphasis on page 46 for the next meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for April 12, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Ayer March 10, 2008


