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Monday, January 11, 2016Trustee Meeting

7:00 PM

1. Call to Order

2. Reading and Approval of Minutes (5 minutes)

3. Welcome Visitors and Public Comments (5 minutes)

4. Directo?s Reports(lO minutes)a. Volunteer Hoursb. Gus' Retirementc. Other

5 Financial Reporta. Approval of transactionsb. Other Issues

6 Buildinga. Drainageb. Purchasec. Building Odor

7. Policiesa. Unaccompanied Adult Policyb. Other

8 Strategic Planning Committee- Marie Sturges

9. Adjourn

Tbe Piece Board meeting. wil! be Motzday, FebnfaO 8, 20 16.

www.rcscommunitylibra ry. o rg95 Main Street, Ravena, NY 12143-1702

Phone(518) 756-2053 Fax(518) 756-8595

RCS Community LibraryMinutes of the Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Monday December 14, 2015

Attenance: Josie Bruno (MS), Marie Sturges(MS), Joe Boehlke (JLB), Sheila Schwartz(SS), Megan Aurelia(MA), Laurie Dickerson( LD) and Library Director Judith Wines(JW)

Absent: Antonio Booth (AB) in Africa

Guests: Members of the Strategic Planning Committee, Suzanna KratzCarol Melewski, Christine Della Rocca, Melanie Collins

Bryan Rowzee

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 by MS

The Strategic Planning Committee gave its report:The plan was reviewed and included a discussion of the Association of the Blind/low vision item. It was decided to broaden the statement to include multipledisabilities.All present were encouraged with the online calendar recommendation available

to the entire community.

The minutes from the previous meeting were adoptedfrom a motion made by MA and seconded by JLB.

without corrections, by consent

Director's Report- the full report is on file at the library

Statistics-Surprisingly, econtent was down

Programs- 29 people came to Carol's upcycled book tree program. They came inwith books and left with holiday decor.-Mike Rienti led a non-fiction book discussion of the Guns of August, with

three participants.-JW facilitated a Library book discussion at PBC.-Michelle has organized a service project for a number of teensvolunteering at the Library for their Honor Society hours. Dental itemswere prepared for donation to various food pantries.

Facilities

-JW spoke with Assemblyman Lopez's office about the possibility of fundsfor the Library's acquisition of the building.-JW spoke with Don and Rocky Persico regarding the orange sofa. Theyare fine with replacing it and Rocky would like first rights ofrefusal when it's no longer needed at the Library.

Misc-JW met with Joanne Moran, the RCSCSD's new business manager,about the incorrect levy collection. The Library is owed $1 0,000.00because last year's levy was collected by mistake. This is being amicablyresolved.- The Library has begun promoting the services of the NYS Talking Bookand Braille Library. One of the players and some sample books have beensecured to demonstrate to patrons who may be good candidates for thisse rvice .-JW has begun staff reviewsl by the end of November had completed fourof the eight reviews.-Sadly, Gus is resigning as custodian. The Library has been very fortunateto have had his services at the Library.

+ The Board decided to acknowledge him by having a reception atthe Library with the staff on a Saturday afternoon after closing.January 23, 201 6 at 5:00pm was proposed as the prospective time

+JW will invite Rick Touchette to attend.* A replacement for Gus is being worked onl the position would be17 hours per week at$12.00 per hour.

- A 3-D printer has been donated by Coxsackie resident, Dick Bopp.

date&

-Payroll: JW has been researching replacement for ADP and has foundthat Priority One has good customer service and seems to be the mosteconomical. She recommends switching to this company for payroll.

At 7:03 pm, via a motion by JLB and seconded by JB, the Board went into Executive sessionto discuss matters regarding medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particularperson or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion,demotion, discipline ,suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation.Executive session adjourned at 7:52 pm, by unanimous consent via a motion by JB andseconded by SS.

The regular meeting was reconvened at 7:54pm . A motion was made by JB and seconded bySS to authorize JW to contact the HR company and NYS Civil Service and possibly andattorney, to deal with an ongoing personnel issue.

policiesSmoking: Approved via a motion from MA and seconded by JLB.

.Sick Leave: Approved via a motion from SS and seconded by JB.

Finance

-The Board reviewed the checks and initiated the check register.

The Board meeting was adjourned by MS at 8:00 pm, as moved by JLB and secondedby JB.

The next board meeting will be held on January 1 1 , 2016 at 7:00pm

Respectfully submitted,

Laurie Dickerson, secretary RSCCL

December 2015 Statistics

Cateao Total Circ Borrowed Loaned Tc CateQO Total Circ Borrowed Loaned TcAdult Audio 385 116 176 Adult Audio 405 111 172Adult Fiction 917 236 217 Adult Fiction 914 209 181Adult Nonfiction 369 231 115 Adult Nonfiction 319 179 98Adult Video 1079 263 100 Ad ult Video 1246 317 0

Electronic 8 8 0 FA-BI 10 10 0Juvenile Audio 16 7 3 Juvenile Audio 18 9 2

Juvenile Fiction 823 181 151 Juvenile Fiction 843 145 105Juvenile Nonfictio 99 44 30 Juvenile Nonficti 121 36 27Juvenile Video 454 25 42 Juvenile Video 442 21 0Unknown 67 26 6 Miscellaneous 6 0 lYA Audio l l 0 Youna Adult audi 2 2 0

YA Fiction 83 13 46 Youna Adult. FIC 109 23 52YA Nonfiction 2 2 0 YA Nonfiction 0 0 0econtent 373       361    Total: 4676 1 153 886 Total : 4796 1062 638overall circulation 2.50%           Borrowed from 8.50%           loaned to 39%                          DEC. PROG RAMS Attendanc Attendanc Total Atte Sessions Category Total Item Added this

E/C - library 50 39 89 14Adu [tAudio 1962 16

E/C - outreach 173 36 209 9AdultFiction 7136 39

school aged-lib 93 34 127 8AdultNonfiction 4063 8

school aged- outr 12 4 16 l

AdultPeriodicalS 13 0

Teen     9 3

AdultVideo 1012 13

Ad u it     33 7

JuvenileAudio 147 0

Tech     41 43JuvenileFiction 6952 25

Totals     524 85JuvenileNonfiction 2622 3

Volunteer hours 21       JuvenileVideo 658 4

E/C Books Circulated   95  Miscellaneous 27 0

New Patrons       19 Unknown 99 lPublic Computer Sessions     639 YA Audio 0 0

          YA Fiction 1 138 3

          Total: 25829 112

                                             

December Director's Report

Outreach© Attended an event at Glenmont Job Corps and learned about the availability of students at

Job Corps to do volunteer work at local non-profits.© Met with Ronald Dodson, past president of Audubon Society of New York. He lives in

Feura Bush and is interested in working with the Library to help it model sustainablepractices such as native plants on the grounds.

© Attended Bethlehem Chamber Leads lunch and talked with Economic DevelopmentCoordinator for the town of Bethlehem about providing resources to small businessowners.

Program Highlights© Sweets with Santa had about 80 attendees come listen to stories with Santa (Paul

Lawlor), do crafts with volunteers and decorated gingerbread houses. Many thanks to thenumerous volunteers who pulled this event together, and the bakers who baked for thesale which raised $120.

e Donna Hamilton reprised her popular felting classes, which filled up quickly.© Bryan hosted Star Wars trivia the day before the release of the new Star Wars movie.© The Library purchased a Chaos Tower which attracted the attention of kids of all ages.

and was disassembled and partially reassembled during winter break.© Norm and Marilyn Fancher. former volunteers at Five Rivers Environmental Education

Center, did a storytime and puppet show on how animals spend the winter.e The Library partnered with the Village to put on a Ravena Selfie Scavenger Hunt. The

Library put together the clues and the Misuracas donated the $50.00 for the prize.© Michelle and I represented the Library in the Village Holiday Parade.

Facilities© Matt Pacuck istalled additional drawers and a space for a refrigerator under the sink.© Peter Bullock came in to give an estimate for bringing power to the space the refrigerator

will go, as well as outside lighting and other smaller projects. I hope to have a proposal onthe costs for the January meeting.

© A handful of patrons have commented that the odor in the building has returned. In thepast 2 weeks, two families have left after being here for a couple of minutes and said thatthey were having difficulty breathing.

Miscellaneous© The Library purchased a refurbished ipad and a secure display space to make a dedicated

computer for a library catalog.e Gus Doyle worked his last day on December 31st© The Library is incentivizing reading for adults with a 201 6 Reading challenge, and for kids

with a cookie jar that is filled by reading books. Credit goes to Carol and Michelle.e I appreciated the words of support and scheduling flexibility when my daughter was in the

Hospital in December.

9:32 AM01 /08/1 6Accrual Basis

RCS Community LibraryProfit & Loss

December 2015

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    Profit and Loss Dec 15  Income      IDOL-MISC DESK RECEIPTS -18.98    L2401-20 Interest-Reserve Fund 1 .58  Total Income -17.40  Expense      2000-RENT 4.846.1 1    2002-ELECTRIC 736.85    2003-FUEL 358.88    2005-CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 47.88    2006-VOICE LINES 121 .08    2007-TELECOMMUNICATION COSTS 59.99    4002-NY41 4Y 439.00    4003-AFLAC/P 49.10    4004-FSA DED 31 .55    4005-MEDICAL DEDUCTION 933.84    4006-NYSERS 1 15.38    5000JUVENILE BOOKS 250.61

    5001 -ADULT BOOKS 1 .125.87    5002-ADULT AUDIO 41 .72    5003-PERIODICALS & SUBSCRIPTION 270.27    5004-MUSIC 70.33    5005-DVD'S 191 .89    5006-ELECTRONIC CONTENT 274.98    5007-UHLS CATALOG 106.10    6000-PROGRAMMING 275.32    7000-SUPPLIES 556.49    7001 -SUPPLIES -PROCESSING 63.10    7002-POSTAGE 60.80    71 01 -CONFERENCE & STAFF DEV 30.00    71 02-TRAVEL 150.20    7300-COPIER LEASE 467.17    7302-TECHNOLOGY RESERVE 259.74    8002-BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS 650.00    L7410-32 Programming Supplies 100.05    L741045 Software & Licenses 335.00    L9010-81 NYS ERS/Employer 48.304.00  Total Expense 61 .323.30Net Income -61 .340.70

9:57 AM01/08/16Accrual Basis

RCS Community LibraryProfit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

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Dec 15 Budget $OverBudget %of Budget Jul-Dec15Income

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9:57 AM01 /08/1 6Accrual Basis

RCS Community LibraryProfit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

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9:57 AM01 /08/16Accrual Basis

RCS Community LibraryProfit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

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Income

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Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget

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9:35 AM01/08/1 6Accrual Basis

RCS Community LibraryBalance Sheet

As of December 31 , 2015Dec 31 . 15

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Checking/SavingsB-1 567 Reserve FundB-6254 Cash-OperatingB1840 Cash-Capital Fund SavingsB201-00 Cash PayrollB3142 Cash-SavingsB5546-Tech. SavingsB8058 Capital Fund CheckingB8884-Acoustic Doorways SavingsL202-00 Petty CashL204-00 Desk Receipts

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Total Fixed AssetsTOTAL ASSETS

497,777.61

38 .184 . 801 1 1 .867.54-74.476.4275.575.92

573.353.53LIABILITIES & EQUI'TY

LiabilitiesCurrent Liabilities

Accounts PayableL600-00 Accounts Payable

Total Accounts PayableOther Current Liabilities

L602-00 Accrued VacationL700-00 FICA PayableL71 0-00 SWT PAYABLEL720-00 NY 414Y PayableL720-05 FSA deduction (p/r)L720-1 0 Medical Deduction (p/r)L730-00 AFLACA/PL7400-00 Accrued Expense

Total Other Current LiabilitiesTotal Current Liabilities

lO .838.82l0,838 .82

1 8.289.48-299.29

-56.391 3,31 9.36

784.365,325.62-221 .36408.94

36.732.8447.571 .6647,571 .66Total Liabilities

EquityL909-00 Unrestricted Fund Balan -2,064.68

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01 /08/16Accrual Basis

Balance SheetAs of December 3't , 2015

Dec 31 . 15Opening Bal EquityUnrestricted Net AssetsNet Income

Total EquityTOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

1 34,466.081 39,822.33253,558.14525.781 .87573,353.53

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Unaccompanied Adults

The picture book area of the Library is reserved for children, their parents or responsible adultcaregivers, and adults interested in children's literature. such as teachers and college studentstaking children's literature classes. Out of concern for the safety of young patrons, adults who areunaccompanied by a child or children in the children's area of the Library may be questioned bystaff, and may be asked to move to another area of the Library.

RCS Community LibraryStrategic Planning Committee Process

April 2015 - January 2016Marie Sturges, Chairperson

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Board held brainstorming session to create SWOT analysis (Library's strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, threats).

- Community members (24) that trustees and Library staff recommended were sent lettersto serve on committee. By 6/8, six members sent acceptances.

June 8Chairperson presented Board of Trustees with a fluid timeline for the process.

June 23

SPC's initial meeting: explanation of purpose and components of a long-range plan followed bybrainstorming session (SWOT analysis). The committee formulated nine questions for communitysurvey and agreed to use a Liken Scale for most of the questions and open-ended ones for a few.

Julv 8 - mid-AugustAfter slight revisions, community survey was placed on Library website, with hard copies availableto patrons.

Director Tim Burke and Mary Fellows of UHLS planned to facilitate focus groups.Members of committee and Library staff asked community members to participate in one of threefocus groups to be held at the Trinity United Methodist Church (Coeymans Hollow) on 9/15, theFirst Refomled Church of Bethlehem (Selkirk) on 9/16, or the Coeymans Fire Station

(Coeymans/Ravena) on 9/22.\pnt -4t I

9/14 - Focus group scheduled for 9/15 cancelled lack of participants.9/16 - Tim Burke facilitated a focus group of 81yLcommunity residents.9/22 - Mary Fellows facilitated final focus group of Dl11g participants, including a member of theSPC (C. DellaRocco)9/30 - T. Burke submitted a summary report of focus groups-

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Oct. 5Committee reviewed survey data, focus group responses, SWOT analyzes (Board's and SPC's) andidentified emerging commonalities/topics. The committee grouped topics into categories llectiongrowth, diversity, collaboration, communication and facility and then created five goal statements.

Oct. 12Board approved a new mission statement: The miss o/z of fhe RCS Comnzzf/z£4 .Lfbrazy is to e/zrfchlives, celebrate commtulity atta inspire creativity.

Oct. 19H Each member reviewed goal statements and emailed objectives (2-4) and action steps (2-4) to

chairperson. After compiling suggestions, the chairperson forwarded a summary to the SPC.

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RCS COMMUNITY LIBRARY 2016-2019 STRATEGIC PLAN

Introduction

In April 2015, the RCS Community Library Board of Trustees initiated a process to developa long-range plan and goals which would improve services and programs to its diversecommunity. Volunteering to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee were Melanie Collins,Christine DellaRocco, Suzannah Kratz, Carol Melewski, Bryan Rowzee, and Marie Sturges,chairperson.

Strategic Plan: Goals, Objectives and Action Steps

The mission of the RCS Community Library is to e/trIG/z /ives, ce/ebrare com/zzzz/ziQ a/zd f/aspirecreaflviV. To underscore its mission, the library establishes and is committed to the followinggoals:

1. Environment

The library creates an environment promoting access and ease of use for all communitymembers.

Provide accessibility to library materialso Create a stand-alone computer for catalog accesso Investigate the feasibility of converting reference materials,

past issues of the -News /7eraZd and other local history materialsinto electronic format so they can be accessed remotely

o Consult experts in assistive technology and accessibility to ensurelibrary resources are available to the entire population

Evaluate facility for function and layouto Consult experts for optimization of space (e.g., noise level, safety,

comfort)

Examine hours of operationo Reassess library usage and current hours

11. Collaboration

The library fosters partnerships with other community organizations

Promote collaborative activities with businesses, churches, civic

organizations, governments, and schools

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Create directory of local businesses, clubs and service organizationsCreate an online community calendar for organizations to post theireventsForm a consortium with school administrators, homeschooling

parents and library directorIntegrate scholastic curricula with library resourcesInvite organizations (e.g., fire companies, granger, historical societies)to display exhibits in the cafe area

111. Diversity

The library recognizes, serves and celebrates the diversity of its community members

Understand and serve the needs of underserved areas and populationso Gain information about population demographics via current census

datao Promote cultural awareness programso Improve multilingual collection and computer language programso Create engaging and creative programs for special needs children and

adults

IV. Clollection Growth

The library seeks to provide and highlight a collection which reflects the evolving interests of thecommunity.

H Expand the breadth of the library collectiono Create an online and in-house wish list to be promoted via social

media, newsletter and library handoutso Be deliberate in offering and promoting the full breadth of the library's

collection

V. Communication

The library becomes an important information link within a multigenerational community

Reach audiences with various modes of communication

o Create a new resident package in collaboration with villages, towns,businesses, civic organizations, churches, schools, realty groups

o Organize regional volunteers to place posters in area businesses, post

offices and libraries in our catchment area

Target underserved areas to increase awareness of library serviceso Organize and arrange presentations with library representatives and

community groupso Publicize current available services via mailings, newsletter and social

media

o Meet with community residents of underserved areas for suggestionsto improve services

o Promote research services

Historical Background

In April 1905, the Ravena Free Library was established through the agency of the FiresideCircle, a literary society and located on what has been referred to as Brick Row on Main Street.During the ensuing years the Library moved to diKerent locations, with the Village of Ravenachartering it in 1956, where it was housed at 171 Main Street. Then in 1965, it moved into theformer post office building at 109 Main Street and thence to 106 Main Street in 1982, where itoccupied the first floor of the Masonic Temple building.

On September 23, 1994, the Library received its absolute charter as a school district publiclibrary. Sustained growth began in 1997 after the Library relocated to a larger facility in theRavena Municipal Building at 15 Mountain Road. In 2013, the Library moved to 95 Main Street,its present location, the former Knights of Columbus facility.

Data

The Library serves the areas of Ravena, Coeymans, Feura Bush, New Baltimore, Selkirk, SouthBethlehem in Albany and Greene counties, with a total population of 14, 156. lts 2014circulation figure is 57,178, and its 2015-2016 total budget is $566,311.

Additional Resources

Resources used to create the RCS Community Library 2016 -2019 Strategic Plan can be found atwww. rcscommunitvlibrary:org

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