Otis Library Museum June Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Five Year Committee 5:30
Full Board 6:30
- Approval of May Minutes
- Approval May treasurer’s reports
- Treasure’s Report
- Director’s Report (see attached)
ATTENDANCE
AVERAGE 24 DAILY
Highest 41/ lowest 20
Children 2/4 weekly
Our Computer use over 20 per day …
Individual devices 6-12 daily.
CIRCULATION
Bestsellers and DVD’s
Audiobooks increasing
CWMARS ASSESSMENT Estimated to be $3687
Last year 1848
Increase $1839
Explanation last year we received the small libraries network grant 2200; this year due to federal budget cuts by Trump we will receive 900. This is a difference of $1300
The actual CWMARS increase is $539
The total increase $1839
PROJECTS
Floral arranging 14 plus staff
Well received
Computer help sessions 3/6 people
WEEDING THE COLLECTION
BOOK SALE AREA
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS TO DATE $8676
MAILING COSTS $746
Net $7930
PLANS
Summer reading programs
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS
WHAT’S YOUR FOUR? STATEWIDE PROGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS (KERRY)
WEEKLY LITERARY TRIVIAL PURSUIT WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT MONDAYS (LOIS)
WEEKLY READING BINGO START MONDAYS FINISH SATURDAYS (KERRY)
STORY HOUR AGES 3 TO 5 YRS TUESDAYS 10:00 TO 11:00 (KATHY)
JULY 18 OUR WORLD PEPA PIG STORIES
JULY 25 ANIMALS AROUND US ERIC CARLE
AUGUST 8 SPECIAL PLACES JANE YOLEN
AUGUST 15 IMAGINARY WORLD DR SEUSS
AUGUST 22 LOOK TO THE FUTURE BERENSTEIN BEARS
BOOK READING SCAVENGER HUNT AGES 6 TO 8 WEEKLY CHECK IN FRIDAYS (KERRY)
BUILDERS CLUB
AGES 8 TO 12 REGISTRATION REQUIRED TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED (KATHY &KERRY)
JULY 14 LAUNCHER BY TEACHER GEEK
JULY 20 WIND PUMP
AUGUST 10 HYDRAULIC ARM
AUGUST 19 BUG BUILD
OTHER PROGRAMS
JUNE 15 COMPUTER HELP SESSION 12:30 TO 4:30
JULY 1 COMPUTER HELP SESSION 10:00 TO 12:30
JULY 13 COMPUTER WORKSHOP 11:00 TO 1:00
MAKING WINDOWS WORK FOR YOU
JULY 20 COMPUTER HELP SESSIONS 12:30 TO 4:30
JULY 26 COMPUTER WORKSHOP 6:00 TO 8:00 PM
INTERNET AND EMAIL
AUG 5 COMPUTER HELP SESSIONS 10:00 TO 12:30
AUG 9 COMPUTER WORKSHOP 6:00 TO 8:00
IOS APPLICATIONS: IPHONE, IPAD, APPLE
AUG 17 COMPUTER HELP SESSIONS 12:30 TO 4:30
AUG 24 COMPUTER WORKSHOP 11:00 TO 1:00
ANDROID APPLICATIONS & KINDLE
FAIR UPDATE
BOOTHS 34
VOLUNTEERS SIGN UP STARTS MONDAY
DUNKIN DONUTS REQUEST SENT TO CORPORATE WILL CALL
SIGNS MADE PLEASE PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTE
POSTERS MADE NEED POSTER BOARDS BROUGHT UP FROM DOWN CELLAR
- Old Business
- Build a Better World summer program – Susan will create a flyer and present to students at FRRSD
- Fair
- Fair posters were distributed by all, post at Town hall and school
- Fair items – 50/50 raffle
- Five Year Committee is making progress and on track to present to the full board in September
- New Business
- CWMARS assessment
- Summer hours of operation – too late to change for this year already advertised
Meeting adjourned: 8:00, Nest meeting: Thursday, July 6th