MINUTES

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

OF THE ROSELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011

Board members present

Maureen Donnelly, Anthony Esposito, Elaine Rittinger, Marie Flore Normil

Richard Villeda,

Board members absent

Dorothy Mayner, JoAnn Guest, Dr. Angel Granison, R. Eudora Winston

Others present

Yves Aubourg and Jeanne Marie Ryan

The president called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm. Mr. Esposito announced that the meeting was in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; Ms. Ryan stated that a quorum was present.

The swearing in of regular members and the Election of officers was tabled (Donnelly/Villeda). A motion was made (Donnelly/Villeda) to continue holding the board meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 7:15 p.m. A motion (Donnelly/Normil) to designate the auditor (Supplee Clooney), newspapers, and banks was made. A motion (Donnelly/Rittinger) was made to use The Home News and Local Source for announcements. A motion (Villeda/Donnelly) was made to continue banking with TD Banking and Advanced Financial FCU. All motions carried.

A motion (Donnelly/Normil) to approve the minutes of December 2010 was made. The minutes were approved with the addition of Yves Aubourg added to those present at the meeting with M. Normil abstaining.

Board Reports: Ms. Ryan reported that she attended the council meeting on January 10th. It was noted that appointments to the board have not been made. Ms. Normil will attend the February meeting.

Ms. Ryan reported that the Friends of the Library met on January 10th. Plans for the spring book sales were made.

Ms. Donnelly reported that the RPL Oprah Book Club did not meet due to the weather.

Ms. Ryan reported that INFOLINK’s new name is Library Link NJ. Ms. Ryan attended the January 14th LUCC meeting at the Mountainside Library.

Programs and Services: Ms. Ryan reported that circulation for December was down. The library was closed for the holidays and one furlough day. Circulation for the year was up 7.1% over last year.

Finance: The Board voted to approve the January bill listing. (Rittinger/Villeda) as well as the December financial report (Donnelly/Villeda).

Buildings and Grounds: Ms. Ryan reported that the Department of Public Works plowed the parking lot after the big storm on December 26 and 27 and that Lou Williams from the Department of Public Works fixed the furnace on January 3, 2011.

Planning: Ms. Ryan announced that the Roselle Public Library received an award letter from the State Library regarding the BTOP grant.

Fundraising: The BTOP grant entitles the Roselle Public Library to eight new public access computers.

Personnel: Ms. Ryan reported that new changes in the circulation schedule have been instituted and the verbal evaluations have been completed.

New Business: The board discussed the importance of beginning the search for a Director. Advertising should begin within the next two weeks.

There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned at 8:58 pm (Donnelly/Normil).

Elaine Rittinger

Secretary