special meeting of the uh library board of trustees and we have >> Terry Lers, >> Alexander Burke, >> Richard Missouri. Okay. and we're focusing primarily on the u vacancy uh
for the director's position and going to continue the uh the discussion we started last week and >> I need to ask that we um take cognizance of the minutes of last week's meeting.
>> Yes. And that's just what I was looking for. >> Okay. right here. >> Okay. >> Did you have Did you get them and have chance to go through them the minutes? >> I did.
Yes. But not I didn't bring them with me. >> No. Nor did I actually. >> Okay. >> Looks fine to me. Yeah. >> Cool. Okay. We accept those minutes. >> Motion to the second minutes from the
last gathering uh meeting were accepted. Okay. >> So, just as kind of an update as to where we are. The the posting got um posted at town hall. I think it's posted here, too. Um, and then I think the IT
director, did he wind up posting it on on the town website? >> He did and we've had a single response. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Um, which I did hard copy or print. >> I I did also. I haven't fully read it, but >> I have. >> I've read it. >> Yeah.
>> And did you Google this woman by any chance? >> No, I didn't. >> Okay. I did. >> Okay. Um and um >> very bright. >> Oh, no. I I got that impression. >> Very accomplished. >> Yep. >> And very not appropriate for our
library. >> Oh, yeah. I kind of >> Yeah. Um >> Okay. >> Her uh Okay. her application to the town of Newbury
uh the town's uh application for employment >> was cut and pasted and it was blued pale blued from her pasting and if you printed the document the PDF tab
actually read North Reading employment application. Oh no. >> So >> my reading is >> this intelligent and accomplished young woman working as she is for the broad uh
institute in in Cambridge >> um is running to the end of her posting there her her work there and is casting that out to see what might fit for her. Um, her penultimate paragraph indicates
a willingness to seek the >> the librarianship certification required. >> Mhm. >> Of a librarian. We're looking they they need to have that to start >> to start. So that that was clear that that had to be Yeah, >> I think chairman Paceri should send a
nice letter to >> a Gmail thanking for interest and >> indicating that uh we need a currently certified librarian >> to move forward with this with this.
Okay, I will >> I will work on that and send something off to him. Yeah, >> you good with that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Unless you want to do it. >> Okay, >> I can do that. >> Y Okay, >> there you go. >> Thank you. >> I love this.
>> Very nice of you. >> No, it's very nice of him. He's very good at this. >> Here's here's the deal. Here's the deal. >> Yes. >> There were elections here in this town yesterday. Yes. >> And at as we speak, we have no chair, >> right? And we have no secretary, >> right?
>> So, out of the goodness of our hearts, >> we're doing this. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Alex. >> Yeah, >> you're good. >> You're good. You're good at this. >> You can move forward. >> Yeah. I >> Okay. >> Okay.
>> So, I guess the um the posting the five-day requirement tomorrow is the it will be the fifth day. So that uh then this can be posted with the MBLC after that, right?
>> Is my understanding. Okay. And uh Haley has indicated that she will do that >> uh the posting. Okay. >> So I'll confirm that with her after and get that going. Um >> we need the thing from Diane. >> We need the the job description from D.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Um, and actually I probably have to stop down there and sign a book or something for I assume I got reelected. >> No opposition's pretty clear. >> It's pretty clear, isn't it? Yeah. >> And somehow they got to get Patty in to do the same thing.
>> Yeah. So >> So maybe >> I can see Diane and see if that if she has a copy of it >> and get it bring it back up here. >> That would be helpful. >> Yeah. Um other than that, you know, it's uh then we we need to form and we can
probably do it at the next full meeting, which is next Wednesday. Yeah. >> Uh create a the members of the initial search committee. Okay. Alex and Melissa, unless Terry wants to do it, you know,
not particularly >> days. I don't like YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NO, THAT'S FINE. >> YEAH. SO, I think we have to do uh Yeah, we'll do that with with everybody present. >> Yeah. >> Well, we need to reconstitute ourselves anyway. >> Exactly. >> On the 20th. So,
>> yeah. >> No, that sounds good. >> So, um I I don't know. I think that's >> Are there other postings we could make? I don't that I don't know professionally. I think um Haley I
thought had mentioned some something else. Uh in my mind I thought the MVLC but she said no that's it's the MBLC not the MVLC. So okay >> now the MVLC is
>> it's pretty much a support and help organization. >> Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. you know, witness, >> right, >> Tom and what have you. And actually staff shrunk. >> Yes. >> Because of changes in >> Yeah. >> state and particularly federal
>> Mhm. >> funding. >> Funding to libraries. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, is there anything else we need to do in order to move this forward? You know, I think we're po we internally it's been posted and got posted, you know,
obviously uh on the website sooner than we anticipated, >> right? >> Than, you know, >> and frankly, this candidate had emerged. Yeah. >> Working on some sort of search on the internet to have it pop up since how many people actually, you know, looking
at the town of Newbury website? I mean, I don't know. >> Well, I guess a few. So we'll see. >> Okay. >> Uh so then we meet again and we we form a search committee and and go forward from there, you know. >> Okay.
>> And just see what we get for candidates. And I think you the posting basically says that it will until it's filled. There's no deadline. >> Yeah. >> Can't have. >> No. I mean, we've got to get a director, particularly with the
uh uncertainty in some of the staff positions going forward. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, I think that's the >> Yeah, we need to get somebody in place as soon as we can. So, if we can have and I think we we've talked
realistically if we have somebody by August, I think that would be uh um you know, >> be a great accomplishment. >> Be a great accomplishment. Yeah. Yeah. So I mean that should be kind of our go sooner than that would be terrific. But somebody obviously just uh emerges as
the candidate you know that uh you know so okay yeah other than that I I have >> you know I don't know what else to say. Yeah, you know, we're kind of at that point now
where we're going to do the transition from the internal to the external and see what we get for responses, you know, >> and uh I guess the question is uh we'll have it sent uh through email or do we
want hard copy? Does it matter? This one came through email so it doesn't matter. >> No, it doesn't. >> Okay. >> Not in today's world. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Right. cuz this that's probably the standard now. Everything is done electronically, I'm sure. >> It's weird. >> Yeah.
>> Digital signatures and that kind of >> That's what we're looking at. >> Oh, no. Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. >> So, >> okay. Any other thoughts on it? >> No. >> All right. All right. So, then I guess we'll
>> Melissa's been away. She's still away. >> She's still away, >> is she? Yeah. >> Well, okay. >> Okay. >> Well, >> all right. So she well she had indicated that she would be back for the next meeting >> I think. So yeah on the 20th. Yeah. >> Yeah. And Patty I think also indicated that
>> she'll be able to make it. So >> we can dig in our heels and >> get traction. >> We'll get traction going and I think once once it's posted on the MLC, we'll start seeing responses and and then there's something to react to. Yeah. So yeah.
>> Yeah. >> All right. I move that we adjourn this meeting. Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. So be it.