Members Present:
• Jessie Frank, director
• Kirstin Brown
• Beth Chase
• Paulette Green
• Aimee Agett
• Terri Werwinski
• Melissa Willey
• Lisa Swaciak
• Pam Smith
Absent: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by Lisa Swaciak, who opened it with this Dr. Suess Quote: “Today you are you…that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is You-er than YOU!”
Beth Chase previously submitted the secretary’s report via email. Kirstin Brown motioned to accept it, and Melissa Willey seconded. The motion was carried.
Pam Smith _ read the Treasurer’s report. Melissa Willey moved to accept the report and Kirstin Brown____ seconded. The motion was carried. Of note: Year-end bonus IS taxable, so as a board, we can increase the bonus by tax so Jessie Frank can receive the entire amount. Aimee Agett asked about moving money from a checking account to another account that would bear interest. We had previously voted to do this. Interest from a COD is currently going into the checking account, and Pam will go ahead and have that changed to return the interest back into the COD.
The Director’s report: Jessie Frank had the following to report:
• Annual report was approved by the board and submitted on 3/25/25
• We will be open Good Friday and Saturday, April 19th and 20th
• Spring Break Activities – will be provided Monday through Friday, the week of he 14th.
• FeedMore NY ood Truck will start on Friday, April 18th, from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. It will take place in the parking lot, in the 3 parking spaces facing the bank. We will advertise through Meals on Wheels, the Arcade Herald, Bartholowmew’s, and the Bank. This is locally sourced food. Credit, cash, debit, and SNAP are accepted, and we are excited to offer this opportunity.
• We renewed the Safe Place Partnership with Chautauqua Opportunities for another year
• April closed dates will be Wednesday 4/23 and Wednesday 4/30, due to lack of volunteers
• Book Sale is on Saturday, April 26th from 9 am – 4 pm. There will be some help in preparing from BOCES students, and then we have sign-ups for the board members for other times. Pricing will change to $2 per DVD or 3 for $ 5, puzzles $2. Other pricing remains the same
• Sunroom – Met with John Runser and Denny Cook on 3/25/25 to get specs. A sunroom will be on the south side of the building. It will be 13 X 20 with a gable roof off the existing structure. The maple tree there may need to be cut down, and we will determine that at a later time
• Dr. Suess Day – just three kids
• Tech Time – Don, Jessie, and Katie were in attendance on 3/24/25
Terri Werwinski moved to accept the director’s report, and Paulette Green seconded. Motion carried.
Communications:
Sunshine Committee sent cards to the following: thank you, Aimee!
• Amy Howard, sympathy for her husband’s passing
• Agnes Holmes, thinking of you
• Sally Breton, get well
• We will send a sympathy card to the family of Dan Callahan
Grant Committee:
• Good news! Cattaraugus Regional County Foundation Grant for $2500 for Pallet of Possibilities was submitted
• There is a grant through the Ralph Wilson Parks and Trails Grant- for Cash Park that we can partner with the school and teachers’ association for. It’s a matching grant. Aimee Agett motioned to put $5000 towards a matching grant. Terri Wewinski seconded. All approved. The hope is for a pavilion at Cash Park and use it as a destination for library programs
• Walmart Spark Good Grant is under the submission process. Would use it for Book Boxes.
• Parking lot from construction grant—the cost of the parking lot has increased by $5200. The target date for that work is July 7th—July 12th. We will close that week.
Old Business: N/A
New Business for next meeting: N/A
Period for Public Expression: N/A
Lisa Swaciak moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 pm_ and Beth Chase seconded it. The motion was passed. Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 6:00 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Beth Chase