WOLFEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY
                         BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
                              MARCH 10,2025
                              BEAVER ROOM
Members present: Doug Smith (chair), Linda Wilberton (vice-chair), Sharon Marigliano (Treasurer), Steve Farley, Sandra Whittier, Diane Bolduc, Linda Murrary (liason from BOS), Alison Rutley (Library Director), Mike Babylon-IT Specialist. Absent- Nancy Bell (Secretary).
Call to order by Doug Smith at 3:35 pm.
Diane Bolduc was asked to vote for today.
NonPublic Session not necessary
Approval of Minutes for 2/10/25
After typo corrections identified, a motion made by S. Marigliano, seconded by D. Smith, voted unanimously to accept the 2/10/25 minutes.
Treasurer's Report- Sharon will be meeting with Paul next week to verify all accounts. The Stedman fund should be increased by $8,000. No Liabilities noted. Sharon approved Budget vs. Actual.
Librarian's Report-
Basement- Mike presented a slide show with pictures of issues of water leakage in the basement. Two companies were contacted for pricing and to assess what would be needed for resolution. Rowell Plumbing and Rescon Basement Solutions both came to evaluate and offer prices. Rescon's estimate was much lower than Rowell's, however, there are some further question to ask of Steve Randall, the Wolfeboro DPW manager regarding some excavation required outside the building. All of the areas in question are under the older part of the building. Alison will be meeting this week with Town officials and present possible solutions, as well as, the sump pump replacement. After further discussion a motion was made by Steve, seconded by Diane to authorize Alison to choose a vendor after conferring with the Town Manager, and DPW Manager. Money currently in an account at Citizen's Bank will be accessed for initial payment. All voted in favor of the motion.
The Library was open for town citizens on Friday March 7, 2025 due to loss of power in much of Wolfeboro due to a tree falling on power lines in Tuftonboro. The generator worked properly during the outage. 
American Library Association Grant-
The Wolfeboro Public Library has received another $10,000 from the American Library 
Association for their Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative. Alison's most recent grant application outlined our desire to install an automatic bathroom opening system for one of our hallway bathrooms. Our disabled patrons have indicated that this addition would be extremely helpful for those using devices to ambulate. The grant money will be issued by next month.
Kingswood Youth Center-
The KYC is collaborating with the Wolfeboro Public Library once again to create art for the public to enjoy. Teens are going to paint four of the windows facing the parking lot. They will return March 23rd. Special thanks to Nancy Wilberton and Zach Porter for organizing this project.
Goose Corner Contract- No current updates.
February Statistics-
Hoopla up  31%, Adult Attendance at Programs up 63% , Patron Count up 4%, Public Computer Usage up 10%, Ebooks up 3%, Magazines up 58%, and Audiobooks up 5%.
Old Business- none
New Business-
Packet-Policy Committee
The Policy and Procedure committee met to create a policy and procedure for use of our new scooter and rollator which will be titled the Accessibility Policy and the packet was distributed to all trustees.  Alison researched other libraries aron dthe country, as no NH libraries hav ethese devices. She received some information from a Missouri library which was helpful.  Discussion followed with additions made for clarification. The changes will be incorporated into the policy and distributed to all trustees upon completion. Then an article will be sent to the Granite State News to inform the citizens of this addition and Laura Maroon will add this to our website information. We want to begin use ASAP, so patrons can be advised of the ability to use both the scooter and rollator. A motion was made by Steve, seconded by Linda W. to add suggestions/corrections to the policy and institute it when Alison is ready. All voted in favor.  
2025 Sub-Committee potential meeting dates were discussed and Alison will forward suggestions to each committee.
Other New Business-
Sandra discussed finding that patrons have written in books and bending pages and discussion was conducted to promote suggestions to remind patrons that this is not proper care of our property.
Grants and Donations-
A motion was made by Doug, seconded by Steve to accept the $1986.94 from the Trustees of the Trust Fund and $40.87 in donations. All voted in favor. 
Public Input was not required as no public present.
A motion was made by Doug, seconded by Steve to adjourn at 4:55pm. All voted in favor.
Respectfully Submitted
Sandra Whittier  
Upcoming Meeting/Events
Finance Committee – March 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Regular Trustees Meeting – Monday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m.
Human Resources Committee Meeting – Monday, April 28th at 3:30 p.m.
Policy and Procedures Committee Meeting – Tuesday, May 6th at 11:00 a.m.