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Public Library Board of Trustees
City of Peterborough
January 26, 2016
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Public Library Board of
Trustees Held on January 26, 2016 at the Library Training Room, 345 Aylmer
Street North.
The
meeting of the Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
in the Library Training Room, 345 Aylmer Street North.
Present:
Leslie
Woolcott
Barb
Connor
Steven
MacDonald
Mauro
DiCarlo (7:02 p.m.)
Eric
Prevost
Paul
Stern, Chair
Regrets:
Councillor
Riel
Councillor
Baldwin
Teresa
Kerr
Jennifer
Zoethout, Library Manager/CEO
Natalie
Garnett, Deputy Clerk
Jennifer Jones, Head Librarian
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services
Becky
Waldman, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Minutes – December 1, 2015 and January 19, 2016
Moved
by Leslie
Woolcott
That
the minutes of the Public Library Board of Trustees meeting held on December 1,
2015 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Moved
by Steven
MacDonald
That
the minutes of the Public Library Board of Trustees special meeting held on
January 19, 2016 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Moved
by Eric
Prevost
That
the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees move into Closed Session to discuss one item under the Municipal
Act, 2001 Section 239(2)(c) A proposed or pending acquisition or
disposition of land by the municipality or local board.
“CARRIED”
Committee
moved into Closed Session at 7:07 p.m.
Moved
by Barb Connor
That
the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees rise from Closed Session at
7:12 p.m.
“CARRIED”
Consent Agenda
Moved
by Steven MacDonald
That
item 6 be approved as part of the Consent Agenda.
“CARRIED”
Library Manager/CEO
Report PPL16-002
Digitization of City Directories
Moved
by Steven
MacDonald
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendation outlined in Report PPL16-002 dated January 26, 2016 of
the Library Manager/CEO, as follows:
That the report be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Director
of Community Services
Report PPL16-006
Library Public Art
Project
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services provided a PowerPoint presentation on
the Library Public Art Project and introduced Bruce Stonehouse, Chair of the
City’s Public Art Advisory Committee.
Moved by Barb Connor
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendations outlined in Report PPL16-006, dated January 26,
2016 of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
a) That
the presentation by the Director of Community Services on the City’s process
and the Library’s role in the selection of public art as part of the capital
reconstruction project be received; and
b) That
Staff be directed to form a committee, with Board and Staff representation, to
work with the City’s Public Art Advisory Committee and project architect to
identify sites and scope for potential public art installation(s).
“CARRIED”
Steven
MacDonald and Leslie Woolcott indicated interest in serving on the Committee to
identify sites and scope for the potential public art installations.
Library Manager/CEO
Report PPL16-003
Ebooks Fair Pricing
Campaign
Moved by Eric Prevost
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendation outlined in Report PPL16-003, dated January 26, 2016
of the Library Manager/CEO as follows:
That the Peterborough Public Library joins the campaign: Canadian
Public Libraries for Fair EBook Pricing to advocate for fair pricing models
for eBooks at www.fairpricingforlibraries.org/
.
“CARRIED”
Library Manager/CEO
Report PPL16-005
Strategic Plan
Moved by Steven MacDonald
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendation outlined in Report PPL16-005, dated January 26, 2016
of the Library Manager/CEO, as follows:
That Staff be directed to present options for the creation
of the Strategic Plan at the June Board Meeting.
“CARRIED”
Library Manager/CEO
Report PPL16-004
Library Manager’s
Report for December 2015/January 2016
Moved
by Eric Prevost
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendation outlined in Report PPL16-004, dated January 26, 2016
of the Library Manager/CEO as follows:
That the Library Manager/CEO’s report for December 2015/
January 2016 be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Friends of the
Library
Verbal Report
Update on Activities
Barb
Connor provided an update on activities of the Friends of the Library. The Christmas
lobby sale raised $1,062. It was noted that February 5, 2016 is the final day
donated books are being accepted until after the library renovations. The
final book sale will be held March 4 and 5, 2016.
Library Foundation
Verbal Report
Update on Activities
Jennifer Jones, Head Librarian
provided an update on activities of the Library Foundation. The next meeting of
the Library Foundation will be held March 30, 2016.
Moved
by Leslie Woolcott
That the verbal updates from the Friends of the Library and
the Library Foundation be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
Moved
by Eric Prevost
That
staff provide a Closed Session report at the February 23, 2016 meeting on
security at the temporary library location.
“CARRIED”
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Board meeting will be held on February 23, 2016 in
the Library Board Room, 345 Aylmer Street North.
Adjournment
Moved
by Mauro DiCarlo
Natalie
Garnett
Deputy
Clerk
Paul
Stern
Chair