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Grafton Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:00am

Hybrid Format

Attendance: Lucia Corwin, Mary Beth Culver, Galen Johnson, Jay Maciejowski, John Saroff (Zoom) and Michelle Dufort

Call to order: 10:05 am

Public comment: none

Approve minutes from last meeting: Approved

Treasurer’s Report: We are on track with the budget . Adding a capitol line to the budget for building expenses was discussed. (note from Michelle—I’m pretty sure that this would not belong in a monthly financial report—but would be part of any reporting on bond funds etc.—need clarification on this) The $22,096 in our building fund includes the remainder of the Belloff/Schmidt fund.

Librarian’s Report: The Summer Reading Survey and Summer Performer Grant Certification/Expenditure Report has been completed and submitted to the Department of Libraries. Michelle will apply for the the 2025 Courier grant. A grant/directed donation has been received from the Barber Foundation for the purchase of the Golden Dome and Read Clover books for $500. An additional $500 was included for our annual appeal with no spending restrictions.

Tyler Clark has completed all the work at the library. The septic tank has been pumped and the fire extinguishers have been inspected and and updated.

All of our computers will need to be converted to Windows 11 as Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10 as of mid-October 2025. We may need to purchase at least one or more computers, as two of our computers may be too old to upgrade.

Community use of the library has increased and adult programs continue to be well received. The Banned Books reading group group and the Walks of Wonder are popular. There GES students will be painting pumpkins for the porch for the fall and the library will have Halloween on 10/31 from 5-7pm.

The Gingerbread House Extravaganza will be announced in the October Grafton News and will take place on December 6 from 10am to 3pm.

Old Business: We need to find someone to power wash the building who is insured. Roofers need to be contacted for estimates. The historical Building Grant may be a good resource for us . John (?) Will put together a priority list of projects that need to be attended to.

New Business: A capitol fund drive was discussed but may have to be postponed because the Historical Society is holding one now. However, we will discussed start a “quiet fundraiser” by approaching past donors.

· There was agreement to host the Select Board at the library so that they could become more familiar with our programs, our collection the library and be able to answer ask questions they might have. A meet and greet evening will be held on Tuesday, October 7th at 6:30 at the library.

Mary Beth will write an annual appeals letter for us to review. The letter should go out before Thanksgiving.

Next Meeting: Monday, 10/27/25 at 10:00am

Adjournment: 11:12 am