All right. This is a meeting of the nuclear board of trustees and we'll do a roll call >> Patty Olson Terry Le Melissa Mashford >> Richard Director
>> Okay. All right. The first item is approval of the minutes. Everybody had a chance to look at the draft minutes from the last meeting. Any uh comments, changes? >> Very good. >> As usual.
>> Yep. I move we adopt the minutes as written. >> Very good. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I. >> Minutes are accepted. All right. The director's report. Okay, so we have a bunch of building
stuff happening this weekend. So, we had to close early on Friday. Um, thank you so much for coming in and checking in on us. Um, we um had no heat and it was 53° in the building. Um, so DPW worked so
hard they drove down to Canton on Friday to get a park. Apparently, the park didn't work. Uh Saturday they had to set up big um heat like space heaters through the windows to get us through which is what I expected to come into
today but our heat is fine today. >> So and it just got its um I just had to sign off on the inspection. >> The control part that they went for >> did not work. >> That wasn't the >> It did not work. >> So they drove to Canton for nothing and I feel so bad. But I am very appreciative they got us up and running
for Saturday. We were able to still open with the giant heaters. Um, and we are >> And then what happened? >> I It's been fixed. >> Just I don't know what they did. I just know they fixed it and I'm here for it. >> Um, it didn't just happen. >> No, I mean I doubt it.
>> You never know. >> You don't know? But I doubt it, especially cuz the other ones were taken away. Um, so that's the biggest thing. So we um are fine now. And the plan is to change the heating system, which originally was scheduled to do this
fall, >> but they needed a manifold as part of the system that was not going to be available. >> So, they kicked the project to the spring. And if it was what James showed me on Friday, it was a unit that had been replaced a year ago.
>> Cool. >> That had failed. The speculation was that's what had failed. Apparently, if they went for that part, it didn't work. >> Yeah. I truly I have to get >> I'm all I can say is I'm grateful
because the heat's on and we've been open other than Friday afternoon. >> Uh they also replaced uh I don't know if this I don't remember if I said this in any of the past meetings, but in like the last month or so, they replaced the children's toilet. Um and they have now replaced our staff toilet. So that's
also wonderful news. >> Okay. >> Um Liz and I just finished running our interviews um for the circ. Uh we just sent an offer letter. Thank you Diane for moving so very quickly. Um so we sent it to today. It's been accepted. So starting in January we will have a new person.
>> Um they have fiber experience in the network. Uh we loved them. It was a great great fit all around. So um uh January you'll get to be there. >> Okay. Um the friends meeting is on the 19th. Um
it will be a hybrid part virtual part in person. It's what we do for the winter. >> Okay. >> Um crafts are going well. Um uh November's craft was the uh string art craft and it was a huge hit. Um the ornament craft is
happening this month for adults. Um and the holiday greens workshop. Basically, anytime we start to we get a cancellation, it's immediately filled by someone on the wait list. So, we're we're gonna be full up for that, which is great. Um, the meet and greet with Anna the Snow Princess was huge for the
kids. They loved her. >> Uh, as per usual. Um, we also had a lot of success with the OneUp Games Day. Um, they came and set up all kinds of retro games and newer games, VR. The kids were obsessed. Um, in December, we're looking forward to speech streaming on the 13th
and then the snowflake craft on the 19th. Honestly, not a heck of a lot to report this month. It is a slow month. Um, everything's looking good. Budget's looking good. Um, stats are looking about right for this time. So, we're all just checking along. We're
very excited to have a new staff member coming in. >> That will put us to what is currently full staffed. >> That's great. >> Yay. Yes. >> And the person who comes in with library experience. >> Yes. Yep. In the area.
>> In the area. Okay. Good. Good. Good. >> Perfect fit. We're very excited. We had a lot of great candidates. >> Yeah. Yeah. We interviewed four people and all wonderful. So >> that's great. Easily could have hired anyone. It was wonderful. Good call. >> You're making that a benefiting
position, I think, really makes a difference. >> Absolutely. >> Absolutely. And that's why people hope it will stay a little down there too. >> That is the hope. >> That evolving door. >> Yes. I will say at least the joy of the person coming in is they were looking
for a part-time position to supplement their other parttime position. So that is very helpful >> to know that that's the thing they were looking for. >> Great. >> Yeah. Excellent. Excellent. >> Okay. Didn't have a chance and thank you for
sending that along. I don't know why. >> Yeah. I was like, I think I sent that on Friday, but >> my agenda and stuff did not come through when I asked her to send it to me again. She said it I sent it. >> Sure. >> Okay. And even when you sent it today,
>> it went to junk. >> That's so wild. >> And the other one was in the junk mail, too. >> Yeah. >> Oh, great. >> And you sent me things in the past. Never been a problem. >> That has happened to me in the past. >> Interesting. It just randomly besides >> Yeah, it has happened to me as well. And I don't know why. I was like weird.
>> Okay, good. You know, now that I'm a weird to look at that say if you don't get something by the Fridays before our meetings. >> Yeah. Which you you've always been right on top of it. So, I guess >> and then texting mine came into spam as well. We >> Okay.
>> Mine didn't get the It's just about 3,000 people coming. >> Yeah, this time of year that's pretty >> No, that is I mean, >> you know, just coming in on Thursdays and you got programs going is just like
We had no heat on Friday and we still had story time. >> We had story time. Yes. >> We literally were like, "It's freezing. We're probably going to be closing as soon as we can. We don't have to do story time." And everyone's like, "We'll just wear our clothes." So, >> and they did. They did. >> They did. They came in and the kids were
all in here. >> So, we closed after the story time. Don't change our story. >> No. And actually, we had some some people from town hall that had kids that were here and they're like, I'm so glad you're still doing this. But also, it's so cold. So, you know, I'm so sorry.
Most of them did think that this space was just cold and then they would go in there and it would be warm and like no one thought that. >> They wanted to do the hokeyp pokey the entire time. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't know what Kelsey and I think you were doing. They must have been jumping around. >> Seriously, it's great that I mean I'm sure it makes sense that Museum Pass
circulation has gone up quite a bit. >> We also Catherine has put in the work >> the economy. >> Yeah, that too. Um, but Catherine has been doing social media posts to to uh advertise them. And then we created uh we created our our new pamphlet, our welcome pamphlet has that information.
And then we also Katherine created um a >> museum brochure essentially for double is awesome. >> So it's nice that they're being used. >> It is. And we've also I think finally started to curate exactly the ones that are getting used here. So, like I know
the last year, two two budget seasons, we've changed up >> um what we have bought and which ones we dropped because they weren't going to use. So, I think we're finally starting to get the right mix. >> You doubled up on total live adult attendance too, which is huge. That is
all Catherine Katherine has been bringing in the programming and bringing in programming that is wanted to be great. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And that kind of the old >> adage that we're just the children's life. >> Yeah. Exactly. And we've been hearing a lot more of that of being like oh you
used to only have adult children for them. It's so nice. Like I've come to this this and this. I was like okay we have to have adults but I'm glad that you're finding the ones you want now. >> Yeah. >> Well and the and the live youth is also >> Oh. increased a lot.
>> Yeah. >> Having support has also been super helpful for Nikki to be able to really engage with our program. >> That's really from last year to this year. That's a big change. Yeah, that's
really good. Is it possible that's it? Is it possible that Haley, despite her ongoing stress and needing to hire for yet another position, >> Yeah. >> is like totally on top of it? >> Yes.
>> Wow. >> I'm just to continue on the the with the heating system. The plan is when they do replace the boiler, they're putting in three boilers so that they
work depending on the need. So the first one comes on if there's a need, the second one comes on, if there's a need, the third one comes on. >> And also is a a safe sale uh >> and if one fails, >> a fail safe, >> a fail safe. And if one fails, the other two would be sufficient to handle them.
And it's not always the number one that comes on first. >> That's great. >> It'll be number two comes on. There'll be cycles. They're all being used and it's being >> lovely, lovely, lovely. >> So, >> we just kind of weather this winter and
then we should DPW is on top of it. The they had already started propping doors and stuff before we got here Friday morning and working on it. They were here when I got here. He was one of the guys I talked to was on his way here and he saw no smoke
coming out of the stack and he knew it was a problem. >> Since last winter they have been like every morning kind of checking to make sure that we're not dipping too low in here which has been so lovely. They've come in and opened all the bathroom doors to make sure air flow is happening. And >> yeah, I honestly
>> no it is. >> Yeah. And also I just turned the heat on from here like maybe half an hour ago. I mean we had like the regular heat but I turned it up for people >> but not fast enough. >> Good. Okay. And I see the the sign has
gone. They put that in storage. They were taken apart when I was here. >> Okay. Thursday and talked to James about it on Friday. >> Oh, this for signing. >> Was I here Thursday to sign the uh >> Yeah, >> I was. >> But the the sign was still up until at
least when I left on Friday, >> they were taking it down. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And James said they put it in the uh >> at the uh at the field. >> Great. >> In the storage building at the at the field >> so it's available for next year's town. >> Yeah. Yeah. I just don't want it to get
all hurt in the snow here. That's >> so >> DBW has been really on it for us. I truly especially being short-handed. I don't know how to don it, but I'm incredibly grateful. >> Yeah, they've done they've done a good
job taking care of the facilities. So, yeah. So, is there anything else? >> I don't think so. >> Anybody have anything else? >> No. Well, >> we set a date for the next meeting. >> Okay. >> So, I have January 13th would be the next meeting.
That's that second Tuesday. All right, that was nice and easy. This is good. All right, a motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. All in favor?
>> I. Okay. Is that a record?