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Lincoln Library Board of Trustees met March 27.

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Lincoln Library Board of Trustees met March 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Board Present: Helen Cox, Vice President; Cristina Cray; Mary Mucciante; Marty Ryan, Secretary.

Board Absent: Davida Fanniel; Arden Lang, President Larry Harvell; Dr. Donald Ross; Stuart Shiffman.

Staff Present: Jeff Blazis, Fiscal Officer; William O’Hearn, Director.

Due to the lack of a quorum, Vice President Cox called for an information meeting at 4:51 p.m.

Minutes: No action taken.

Financial Reports: Fiscal year 2018 ended February 28, 2018 and financial reports are not yet available.

Director’s Report:

Vacancies – Applications are currently being accepted for the Librarian I vacancy in Adult Services. The position may be filled by early summer. A new security officer has been hired and will begin in mid-April. The second security officer’s retirement is effective March 31, 2018. Temporary guards and library management have (and will continue to) provide security until both positions are filled.

Disaster & Emergency Plan – Director O’Hearn plans to soon begin updating the library’s Disaster & Emergency Plan, as well as the Salvage Plan.

President’s Report: None.

Friends Of Lincoln Library: The Friends of Lincoln Library are holding a used book collection at the library on Saturday, April 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In addition to gently used books, they will accept DVDs and CDs. Volunteers will be present and donors are welcome to simply drive up and drop off.

Unfinished Business: None

New Business:

Strategic Plan – A draft of the Strategic Plan was reviewed. Director O’Hearn noted that the content will remain the same, but that there will be a few grammatical tweaks and an official note from the Mayor. (The current Mayoral “letter” is a placeholder.) Board members present gave their approval for the Strategic Plan Committee to move forward and work on objectives.

Executive Session: None.

Public Forum: None.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:12 p.m.

http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/aboutUs/BoardMinutes/boardMinutes2018/March2018INFORMATIONALBoardMinutes.pdf

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