CCLA Club Meeting 630-730 (In Person/Hybrid)
Varnum Board of Directors 730-9 (remote)
Time: Jun 28, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Crescendo Club Meeting
6:30pm: Welcome, Gratitude, & Round Robin CCLA Members introductions. What ideas do you have for the Library? Opinions needed: https://forms.gle/v4JCTi7PjNHxLu1r5
6:40pm:
Any additions or deletions to the agenda?
Approval and review of last months meeting
6:43pm: July 4th Book Sale Update
6:45pm: Exploratory Committee Updates:
“Discuss: Should the Crescendo Club ask the town of Cambridge to assume ownership and operation of the library to make it a municipal library, while the club remains as an organization to fund and financially support the library around its identified objectives”
6:50pm: Discuss: Community Survey Results.
7:05pm: Breakout Committee Groups
(a) Building Committee: This committee shall be composed of members of the Corporation, vice president and nonmember volunteers with an interest in facilities management;
(b) Finance Committee: This committee is composed of members of the Corporation, the president and the treasurer;
(c) Publicity Committee: This committee is composed of members of the Corporation, vice president, and nonmember volunteers with an interest in promoting events and other news relevant to the Varnum Memorial Library; and
(d) Programs Committee: This committee is composed of members of the Corporation and nonmember volunteers to identify, organize and present activities for the public and the Corporation.
7:15pm:
Discuss/Vote: Do we want to review and amend the bylaws as part of our Strategic Plan for 2022? Do we want to seek help from the town attorney?
Section 4. Amendments. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed by a majority vote of the members.
7:20pm: Discussion - Rebranding
Review the logo survey results: https://forms.gle/1Pr3AfZZtcbdTD1z8
Review website ideas from Lesley
Newport Public Library- https://newportlibraryri.org/
Clifton Park- Halfmoon Library- https://cphlibrary.org/
Fletcher Free library has some good content ideas and icons for navigating. https://www.fletcherfree.org/
Phoenix Bookstore is a good example as well: https://www.phoenixbooks.biz/
7:27: Other Business
7:30pm: Adjourn
Varnum Board of Directors 730-9 (Remote)All Welcome To Stay On!
7:30pm: Welcome & Quick Recap of CCLA Meeting
7:35pm:
Any deletions or additions to agenda?
Approval of last months meeting (June meeting)
Review library statistics
Board announcements
Hope, Teelah & Heather met with the Selectboard on 6/21 to discuss the Q1 financial update. Special meeting to be held in July.
We have a new volunteer! Jen has a background in education and would like to support literacy in the community. We are excited to have her join the varnum team!
The Library Director is exploring upgrading our Library Cataloging Software
Technology update: Copy machine / Internet Issues / Camcorder purchase?
Grant update: ARPA grant, SPARK, etc / UIE Number Update
7:50pm: Check in with Director
8:05pm: Public Comment (open meeting law)
8:25pm: Program Policy (Discuss/Vote)
8:35pm: Retreat Date (Discuss/Vote): https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/elYAO8Ja
8:40pm: Employee Handbook
8:45pm: Varnum Board of Directors Job Description (Vote/Discuss) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SLibu5lLjnxpokIYXtOCZ-SnjhhjFBKDUUkWOXbr_xQ/edit
8:50pm: Friends of the Library (Discuss/Vote)
9:00pm: Thank You & Adjourn