lbm19610215Minutes TO\m Lib:rar9' Board W4dnesdey, February 15~ 19éi1.
ì-11nutes of Jan. 18 'Were approved b".f concurrence.
'l'Nasurer's report of com.pJ.ete financial operations was su~1ited and fo~"ms a part
of these minutes.
1'own Chairman Gottfried was present tor th first hour and d1saussed past operetions
and í\l'ture plans with the board. He øtates that it :may be possible to locate the
town lilrary in the basement of the town be.U. M'atW implioa.tions follow:
'What to do aoout í'ønode.U.ng for the librar.rJ cost, etc.
what to do with groups tha.t use present quarters there.
and of C01.1r'8e, tiMl approval ~J town board and voters at annual meeting.
Mr. Gottf1red strongly suggested that tris gIO up have detailed tigures to supj?Ort
the proposed b1Xlget and that It al80 øuåld.t anticipated needs for the next two or
three years (on a genera1iHd baata).He atate4, tbBt it must be kept in mind that
the center of the local at vil defense group wi1l. be the k1 tchen area 6dj aeent to the
basømant room which ma,y constitute the library. He seem4d to think that aoout
$9500 would be a top figure for the budget total for the library' in the 1961-62
town budget. He'd like the library figures 'by the second week in March so that they
can be included in a proposel fom to be lIs1led to the entire town.
After r4r. G. left, the bGs.rd did further work on the figures and came up "With the
following possibiU ties.
rent $l6Jo; heat $3to; lite $lOO, Phone $12). of this total $l6éO m:.ght be reallocated
if the town hall bnsement is available ( 600 off the fintil. figure and 1000 more on books)
salaries-librarian $3l2O; sub. prot. $520; clerical $500; school librarians :~250.
supplies $250; 14cNaughton contract $400; magazines. etc. $l42.45; saal1 equip and re-
binding $400; large equip $800; re.t"erenoe core $2JSJ books $1500, øtätionery am post-
age 125. Tetal tIR'n.45 ..,.w.. $9442.45 in event we use tow hall, plull $1000 more
for books).
Dr. ;ttchard RossmU.ler, snperlnLen::Ient of schools and e:x;.officio member of this board
oame for t~ latter part of tho m.eèt1ng and was brie.ted on some of' the pertinent parts
of operation hitherto and future hopes.
Mt"s. Palzmann Has told she oould allocate about ;['-50 yet this tam tovard clerical
help and that with present co'?lñtments for :a1t salarl.es, equipnent a.ïd books, there
should be e. balance er about ;;,>50 to $75 in the l:tæar;y budget come April.
Final budget preparation \Jill take place at the next meeting, \~ednes e:y, H'arch 1. ( 1-3 p.m..)
teL1porBr'J secretary
Olga >iimier