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Lunenburg Public Library 
Trustees of Lunenburg Public Library, Meeting minutes December 21, 2023  
Attending: Bob Conroy, Harry Kubetz, Dick Mailloux, Donna Saiia, Muir Haman – Director LPL, Laura Boussom, Maia Wentrup 
Absent: Jana-Lee Balish 
 
The LPLBT meeting was called to order at 6:51 p.m. by Chairperson Harry Kubetz.  
 
Public Comment 
• No public comment. 
 
Agenda Items 
• Executive Session 
o Dick made a motion to enter executive session at 6:52, seconded by Donna. 
o Dick made a motion to accept the minutes of the October 16th executive session as amended, seconded by 
Laura. 
o Maia made a motion to adjourn the executive session, seconded by Dick. Executive session was adjourned at 
6:53. 
 
• Approval of Minutes 
o Dick made a motion to accept the minutes of November 16, 2023 as amended, seconded by Laura. The 
motion passed unanimously. 
 
• Director’s Report 
o December is month 6 out of 12. The budget is 41% expended. Electricity usage is a bit down, have had 
credits. Heating charges are down a bit. Office supplies is behind schedule by about $500. Annual renewals 
are coming up in the spring for library materials. Some databases have been added which will increase 
materials costs by about $8-9k. 
o Muir had some good interviews for the open staff positions. Some second interviews are scheduled for 1/4/24.  
o Lydia is now officially the Assistant Director. 
o Muir met with Chris Ruth to discuss ARPA projects. The HVAC work will be a project under the town capital 
budget. Muir also met with the Town Manager to discuss library budget needs.  
o Muir met with Anthony Sculimbrene of the Architectural Preservation Commission to discuss the library sign 
project. He stressed the importance of unified signage across town properties and mentioned that guidance 
for signage should be included in the upcoming Master Plan. 
o Muir submitted a letter of intent for the next round of LSTA grants and an updated action plan for FY25 in 
support of the strategic plan. This includes the Civics Hub project, designed to improve communication 
between town government and the public. 
o A patron was banned for an indeterminate amount of time after being abusive to staff and acting  
inappropriately with some of the school age patrons. 
o Programs have been very successful lately. The Gingerbread house program had 70 attendees and the craft 
and cocoa night had almost 100. The Celtic concert and sourdough workshop also had very good attendance.  
o Some good progress has been made on the outstanding IT projects/issues.  
o Muir verified with Verdaka that the estimate to install 12 cameras was within the average range and they 
offered to review any layout plans. 
o The backup UPS system failed last month and new batteries were ordered and installed.  
 
• Vote to Request Selectboard Communicate Support for H. 3239 
o This bill is about access to E-books and E-audio books. 
o Laura made a motion to extend our support, seconded by Dick. The motion passed unanimously.  
 

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• Library Invested Funds Update 
o The funds are up a bit. Muir updated the reporting spreadsheet for the town. 
 
• Library Sign Update 
o Laura brought in some pictures of signs on existing town buildings for comparison.  
 
• ARPA Update 
o No update this month. Muir is talking to Chris about projects. Harry suggested we stay on top of this and 
communicate with the Town Manager. 
o Harry said we want to make sure the funds are spent within the required time. 
 
• Director’s Evaluation Update/Vote 
o Dick made a motion to accept the Director’s evaluation as amended, seconded by Laura. The motion passed 
unanimously. 
 
• Friends of LPL Update  
o They discussed the spring plant sale. 
o The bake sale is coming back and will be co-organized by Laura. 
 
• Board Comments 
o Laura asked about Muir’s meeting with Dave Blatt. Muir talked with Dave Passios and plans to send the 
committee (Green Communities) an email about projects they could possibly help with.  
o Dick noted that the town caucus and town elections are coming up. 
o Donna asked if we could do the December 2024 meeting a week early. 
o Harry thanked the board for their participation in another year. 
 
• Adjourn 
o Motion to adjourn by Dick. Seconded by Maia. Meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m. 
 
• Attached Documents 
o December 21, 2023 Agenda 
o December 2023 Director’s Report 
o December 2023 Adult Services Report 
o December 2023 Youth Services Report 
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