Okay, we're going to call a meeting to order. This is the uh Newbury Town Library Board of Trustees regular meeting. In attendance, we have >> Melissa Mashber, Terry, >> Alexander Burke, Tick Ceri,
>> Hart, library director, >> library director. Okay, we have a form. So, first item on the agenda is approval of the minutes from the last meeting and >> any corrections needed.
>> Okay. So, I move approval. >> Second. Okay. >> All right. Minutes are approved. Okay. Director's report. Um to start off with, um thank you so much for the help with
all the shredding. We've gone through the building file, everything upstairs. Um and basically have I've got like 40 boxes in my office full of stuff to shred. Um they're going to come on the 30th to pick up and shred it. Um I don't have the exact timeline yet, but we're
working on that. Um so we can get it out of there. But now we have a bunch of free space, which is always needed. So >> wonderful >> huge things. >> You know, payrolls from uh you know, >> payroll >> 25 years ago probably
>> invoices invoices. >> It all needed to go. >> It was stuff that we didn't need. And those things that we thought we needed, >> which were very few. >> Yes. Are kept and saved. >> Uh and now we know we what we have. >> Yeah. >> Um next, uh today was Brady's first day
as info assistant. Um, so if you see him say congrats. We're really excited about it. Um, so next up is to post the part-time circ. Um, I'll get that started in the next day or so. >> Uh, biggest news is that Baker Taylor,
who has been around forever, >> 200 years on according to their website, is closing. Um, they were supposed to get bought out and that failed and it just >> by January it's gone. Um, so, >> so there is a deadline now.
>> Yes, they sent out an email. It is still incredibly vague. Um, but basically they're like, "You can keep purchasing. We're not going to do that. I don't want to mess with that. We're done. Whatever is in there is in there. They've already apparently canceled all back orders without telling anybody." Um, so we'll go through and make sure that we reorder
anything we need to, but Baker and Taylor is no more. Um, so you have an alternative. >> Yep. We've already been using Ingram for the last couple years. Um in like what 2019ish 2020 um Baker and Taylor had some issues
getting product out the door. So a lot of libraries investigated and went to Ingram. So we've been using both. Uh Ingram's wonderful for books. The biggest loss will be to CDs and DVDs. Baker and Taylor has done a really wonderful job of that. So we've got a couple different avenues for new vendors
for that or vendors we've used that are now pivoting to that. So we'll figure it out. Um, but yeah, that's the the biggest news. It's um not great, but we shouldn't be too inconvenienced. Um, it'll be okay. Uh, there's a new grant opportunity that I'm hoping to fulfill.
Um, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute has a new grant that will allow us to get uh laptops for patrons. Um, and I would really like to do that. So, I'm working on that. >> Do you want do you want me to draft it or do you want to give me a draft >> potentially? Yeah, I haven't gone to
Yeah, they very might be too. Very well might be. >> Um the deadline. >> Yeah, it's the end of this month. So, um yeah, and then uh the Friends meeting is this Friday. Um Harvest Fest is coming up. Breath of stuff is already out. Um
so there's that. Uh so yeah, Harvest Fest um is on Oh, I put the wrong date. It's the 25th. >> October 25th. Um, we have treasure truck and soup contest petting zoo lawn games. The literary pumpkin c uh contest is
coming back. Um, we're cutting face painting this year. The round is already up. Um, crafts again. Um, so it, you know, all hands on deck. Um, Catherine and I are attending the Council on Aging's community fair um, next Tuesday.
um they're doing a fair for all kinds of like what the town can offer and other organizations to um their population and we were invited so we're excited we will go and we'll table for that. Um and then Halloween is the blood drive. Um if you
can volunteer either to give blood or to help out that would be lovely. Um they can't function without volunteers as we learned last year. So we've been really really pushing on that. I don't know where we at our where we are at with volunteers. I don't know if that's something Catherine has access to
because it's all done through the Red Cross's website, but if it's something you can do on Halloween, it would be lovely. Um, >> I think Oh, yeah. Um, we had two new groups that started this October. Um, so we had an ASL club that happened on last
Friday and it was amazing. Um, apparently there was a good crowd uh and that everyone was really, really appreciative. So, it was one of our local family members is helping run it. So, they've learned story time stuff and talked about why they were there. It was a really, really great learning
experience. Um, and then homeschool hangout is happening this week. Um, which is hoping to kind of get all these homeschool families that are doing it separately, getting to know each other so that they have a community. So, >> Oh, good. >> Yeah. Yep. So, um, >> like a a sport mechanism.
>> Yep. Exactly. So, we're we're really excited. Um, >> I'm so grateful that Kelsey's here because it allows us to do more things for children's um because it relieves time on Nikki. So, >> yeah. >> Yeah, those are um big things. >> Very good.
>> Oh, and I need help. The sign out front. I just need to move it forward. Um, we got complaints from some kids that they can't park their bikes because we've blocked the bike. >> Yes. >> Oh, >> the the new thing. Yeah. We're told it's not hard. Just we take the sample right
here. We can >> Yes. Other than that, numbers are looking good. We're about where I expect um for statistics. We're about where I expect for budget. Um yeah, doing okay.
Uh working on town report. The uh annual report is coming up. So I'll be filling in my part of it um by I think it's like the end of the month or mid November. So yeah. 22. Anybody have any questions for me?
Just a thought just came to me. Will Grady continue with his interest in local history and stop working? >> Yep. Yeah. As much as Yeah. So, um he's already taken over the newsletter. Um so that's all set uh to continue. Uh, and
as especially when we can get someone else in here, um, he'll be able to focus more time on it, but he had like two hours on it today. So, yeah. >> Great. >> Yep. >> Yeah. That was part of why he wanted to move into this position is to do more work with. >> Yeah. >> Which
excellent. I wasn't sure if that was going to be or that's fair. [Music] >> This should be a record. >> You say that every time. I don't say that every time. >> I know. a record. >> I don't think it's a record.
>> I still don't think that it's very optimistic. >> I think if we ever get a 5inut meeting, that will be it. >> Yes, we do. >> 5 minutes is going to be the record, I think. >> 5 minutes. >> No, 5 minutes. >> Oh, 5 minutes in general. 5 minutes, I think, would be the record because you're controlling the horizontal and
the vertical soil. >> I don't know. Is there anything else? I mean, yeah. I guess the big thing is the uh friends harvest festival coming up >> and we're doing the uh touch of >> Yep. Touch private.
>> Okay. Still there's a lot of vehicles. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I've been assured by literally every department that >> they'll make it work. >> They'll make it work. >> They'll make it work. >> Okay. >> Because my concern obviously was that packing becomes an issue. st and I'm
going to say right now it's still going to be an issue no matter we'll either have like five spaces or we'll have one issue there's just you put one or two trucks out there and a front end loader >> okay >> yeah or people could park at the post office and I think they're going to have to
>> they're going to have to we also um this year so we have um by Poco but we also have um I believe a gelato truck too so >> I know I'm actually very bummed I won't be here this Okay. >> And there was the goats going to be
here. I know they have the petting zoo. >> They got to be here. Okay. >> Yep. Got to have goats. >> I know they But when the friends were talking about it, they weren't >> We have a petting zoo. I'm not entirely sure of what animals will be there, but I'm sure. >> But there will be a petting zoo. Okay, good.
>> Yeah, >> this is a hands-on library. >> It's a hands-on friends group. I cannot take really anything for the harvest fest is they are incredible and I don't know how they do it >> but it's happened. >> Yeah. No, they've
>> they have done uh human duty with that over the years and they >> they know what they're doing. >> The fact that they have, you know, >> brought it down to two or three major functions a year really has made a great difference.
>> That's right. and having a book room all the time. >> Yes. >> Used to do the book, you know, the the book sale and that was Yeah, that was crazy. Anyway, now we wind up >> we wind up with all those extra books, you know, at least this way they're
here. Yeah. >> Again, they do >> we owe so much to them on so many levels. Oh, >> good. I I get nothing else, you know. Do we want to figure a date for the next
meeting? >> So, the next meeting would be on the 11th, but that is Veterans Day on the Air Force. >> Okay. >> So, >> I don't know what we want to do. >> The 12th, >> the Wednesday. >> Wednesday. Is that work for everybody? >> Yeah, I think so.
>> Yeah. >> Double check. I think we'll be in the local history room. >> Okay. >> Usually Wednesdays are pretty booked up. >> Got too many programs happening now. Yeah, that's >> that's a problem we like having. It's a great problem to have. >> And they've been very good.
>> I know. >> They've been very good. Yes. >> Catherine's brother was fantastic. >> Yep. So, we're going to be in the um Yeah, we'll be in the local history, but I guess we can do that. Uh do we still
want to do the 4:30 to 6? >> Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Yeah, that's Christmas in the 11th. >> I'll be back. >> Even better. >> Yeah. >> All right.
>> Okay. >> Is there a motion to >> adjourn? So moved. >> Second. All in favor? Okay. >> That's it. >> See you next month. All right.