HomeMy Public PortalAbout20151015 - Hopkinton Library Trustees - Meeting MinutesHopkinton Board of Library Trustees
October 2015 Meeting
Town Hall
7 p.m.
Minutes
The Hopkinton Board of Library Trustees held their October meeting at the Town
Hall at 7 pm. Susan Porter, June Harris, Michael McNamara and Library Director,
Rownak Hussain were present at the meeting. The meeting was called to order at
approximately 7:05 p.m.
The first item on the agenda was the report of the Library Director. Rownak brought
the Board to date on the expansion project and relocation efforts. The desired
location was 65 South Street, although a final agreement on that issue had yet to be
reached as the matter was still being reviewed by the Permanent Building Committee.
Rownak prepared a quick time line and shared it with the Board. The discussion
turned next to a number it technical issues which would need to be addressed
particularly in light of the resignation of the Town’s IT Director. Rownak expressed a
desire to see if a volunteer could be located who would assist with accounting issues.
Mike made some suggestions about college students he knew and stated a willingness
to put them in touch with Rownak. The Planning Board still has not approved the
final plan. One of the issues is, of course, parking and how that will be handled. There
is some discussion underway regarding a shared parking agreement with St. John’s
Church.
Next item on the agenda was annual evaluations and perhaps the Board taking a more
active part in supporting the Library Director on annual evaluations. Susan agreed to
formulate an email to the Town Manager voicing a desire on the part of the Board to
be more involved in support of the Library Director’s recommendations regarding
service, information technology and community relationships to name a few.
Mike updated the Board on the October Feast and what a great success it turned out
to be.
The Board closed with a discussion about how we could assist the Library Director
and her staff with the temporary move.
A motion was made to close the meeting and seconded. The meeting concluded at
approximately 8:20 p.m.29