Public Library Board of Trustees
City of Peterborough
December 1, 2015
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Public Library Board of
Trustees Held on December 1, 2015 at the Library Training Room, 345 Aylmer
Street North.
The
meeting of the Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:06 p.m.
in the Library Training Room, 345 Aylmer Street North.
Present:
Leslie
Woolcott
Barb
Connor
Councillor
Baldwin
Steven
MacDonald
Mauro
DiCarlo
Eric
Prevost (7:09 p.m.)
Paul
Stern, Chair
Teresa
Kerr
Regrets:
Councillor
Riel
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 – October 27, 2015
Moved
by Steven
MacDonald
That
the minutes of the Public Library Board of Trustees meeting held on October 27,
2015 be approved as amended.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Consent Agenda
No
items were approved as part of the Consent Agenda.
Library
Manager/CEO
Report PPL15-018
E-book Pricing
Moved
by Teresa Kerr
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendation outlined in Report PPL15-018 dated December 1, 2015,
of the Library Manager/CEO, as follows:
That the Library Manager/CEO Report on E-book Pricing be
received for information.
“CARRIED”
Library
Manager/CEO
Report PPL15-020
Library Manager’s
Report for October/November 2015
Moved by Eric
Prevost
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees
approve the recommendations outlined in Report PPL15-020 dated December 1,
2015, of the Library Manager/CEO, as follows:
a) That the
Peterborough Public Library Board approve Report PPL15-020 Library Manager/CEO
report.
b) That the
Peterborough Public Library renew the membership with the Federation of Ontario
Public Libraries for 2016 at a cost of $3,000.
“CARRIED”
Jennifer Zoethout,
Library Manager/CEO introduced Becky Waldman, Marketing and Communications
Officer to the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees. Paul Stern,
Chair welcomed her to the library. Ms. Waldman left the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
Library Manager/CEO
Report PPL15-019
Seasonal Closing
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services, provided introductory comments on
Report PPL15-019, Seasonal Closing.
Moved
by Leslie Woolcott
That
the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees move into Closed Session to discuss one item under the Municipal
Act, 2001 Section 239(2)(d) Labour relations or employee negotiations.
“CARRIED”
The
Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees moved into Closed Session at 7:35
p.m.
Moved
by Councillor Baldwin
That
the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees rise from Closed Session at
8:35 p.m.
“CARRIED”
Moved
by Mauro
DiCarlo
That the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees reconsider
the motion passed at the October 27, 2015 meeting (Report PPL15-016), regarding
seasonal hours.
“CARRIED”
Moved by Barb Connor
That the motion passed at the October
27, 2015 Board of Trustees meeting regarding seasonal library hours be
rescinded,
That the Library be closed on December
27, 2015, and
That the Library be open from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., December 28-30, 2015.
“CARRIED”
Friends of the
Library
Verbal Report
Update on Activities
Barb
Connor provided an update on activities of the Friends of the Library. It was
noted that $179.00 was raised from the $0.25 shelf in one week. There will be
a mini lobby sale on December 5, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Moved
by Mauro
DiCarlo
That the verbal report of the Friends
of the Library be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Library Foundation
Verbal Report
Update on Activities
There was no update from the Library
Foundation.
Other Business
Councillor
Baldwin congratulated staff on the 50th Anniversary event held
earlier in the day at the DelaFosse branch, 729 Park Street South.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Board meeting will be held on January 26, 2016 in
the Library Board Room, 345 Aylmer Street North.
Adjournment
Moved
by Leslie Woolcott
Natalie
Garnett
Deputy
Clerk
Paul
Stern
Chair