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Lunenburg Public Library 
Trustees of Lunenburg Public Library, Meeting minutes February 17, 2022 
  
Attending: Kate McCarron, Bob Conroy, Harry Kubetz, Dick Mailloux, Donna Saiia, 
Muir Haman – Director LPL, Laura Boussom, Maia Wentrup, Michael-Ray Jeffreys 
 
The LPLBT meeting was called to order at 6:43 p.m. by Chairperson Harry Kubetz.  
 
Harry read rules for remote meeting. Took a roll call. 
 
Public Comment 
• No public comment. 
 
Agenda Items 
• Approval of Minutes 
o Maia made a motion to accept the minutes of January 20, 2022 as amended.  Seconded by Kate. The 
motion passed unanimously.  
o Dick made a motion to accept the minutes of January 6, 2022 as presented. Seconded by Donna. The 
motion passed unanimously.  
o Dick made a motion to accept the minutes of February 2, 2022 as amended. Seconded by Kate. The motion 
passed unanimously.  
 
• Director’s Report 
o We are 2/3 of the way through the fiscal year. The budget has been 56% expended. Utilities have increased 
but are coming closer to the normal expected bills. Salaries have seen the biggest changes in the past 
month.  
o Muir has met with the Town Manager and the Finance Committee rep and will be meeting with the full 
finance committee on February 24. The funding for Friday hours has been requested. 
o A draft of the LSTA grant has been sent to a consultant for feedback. 
o There have been four interviews for the Digital Services position. Two more interviews are scheduled. 
o This is an in-between time for programs. Some have had sparse attendance but others have been very well 
attended. The take-home kits and craft labs have been very popular. 
o We have had some issues this past month with the DVR/Security cameras. We also lost heat this month and 
had to close the library. Laura asked if there was some remote low-temperature notification if this happened 
on a weekend. Muir said there are sensors and alerts in case that happens. 
o Some temporary changes have been made to the teen room to increase shelvin g. We will be getting rid of  
the spinning racks to make more room for teens. 
o The latest discussion on technology has been on the thin clients for public computing. Muir is looking for 
funding sources to replace the thin clients. 
o The mask requirement has been lifted for town facilities and employees. 
o Dick commented on the annual report – “well done”. 
 
• By-Laws Review Discussion 
o Harry thanked Dick for taking the lead on the by-laws process. After the By-Laws are approved Muir will bring 
the doc to the town counsel for review. 
o The board read through and discussed the By-Laws draft document.  
o There was some discussion of the ‘Advocacy’ section whether trustees had an obligation to support general 
legislation that may benefit other libraries. 
o Dick made a motion to accept the draft document as our up-to-date By-Laws as amended. Seconded by 
Kate. Motion passed unanimously. 

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• Trustee Handbook Discussion 
o Muir covered the Chapter 7 review – Budgeting and Financial Management. 
o Kate asked about the Finance Com meetings – are they live? The answer was that meetings are currently 
hybrid – live with remote accessibility. 
 
• Friends of LPL Update  
o The Friends had another short meeting. They talked about pop-up book sales. There was some discussion 
on allowing the friends to encourage their members to participate in Amazon Smiles for library fund-raising. 
 
• Board Comments 
o No board comments. 
 
• Adjourn 
o Motion to adjourn Dick by seconded by Donna. Meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m. 
 
 
• Attached Documents 
o February 17, 2022 Agenda 
o February 2022 Director’s Report 
o February 2022 Adult Services Report 
o January 2022 Teen Services Report 
o Draft LPL FY2022 By-Laws 
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