New Berlin Library Board Meeting Minutes<\/b><\/p>\n
April 29, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Present:<\/b><\/p>\n Jill Robinson, Trustee<\/span><\/p>\n Abigail Magrath, Secretary<\/span><\/p>\n Donna Wells, Treasurer<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also Present:<\/b><\/p>\n Michelle Priola, Director<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Absent:<\/b><\/p>\n George Anderson, President<\/span><\/p>\n Darla Smith, Vice President<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abby Magrath called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Jill Robinson seconded it. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jill Robinson made a motion to approve the minutes from the January board meeting. Donna Wells seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jill Robinson made a motion to approve the February, March, and April bills. Abby Magrath seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Treasurer\u2019s Report: <\/b><\/p>\n Donna Wells handed out the treasurer\u2019s report. No issues were found. Jill Robinson made a motion to pass the report. Abby Magrath seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna Wells made a motion to terminate services by Paul Rowe. Abby Magrath seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Director\u2019s Report:<\/b><\/p>\n Michelle informed the board that the play-aways have been donated to Pathfinder.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The egg hunt on March 28 brought in 37 children plus their families. An adult art class was held on 3\/23. An art class at Chase Nursing Home was held on 3\/25. Chase Outreach History of the New Berlin Library was held on 4\/22. The Mother\u2019s Day art class will be on 5\/4 and the Chase art class will be held on 5\/13.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The annual report due date was 4\/16\/26. Michelle completed the report on 4\/3\/26. Abby Magrath made the motion to accept the report. Jill Robinson seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Art Forum approached the library about sponsoring the summer program which will be dinosaur themed. Michelle requested $540 to offset the increase for payroll. We have received $1,000 from the Community Foundation of SCNY. The village will not have a summer program this year. UVCSD has given us final verification for the summer feeding program. The program will run July 27-August 13, Monday-Thursday, 9:00-12:30. Breakfast will be 9:00-9:30 and lunch will be 12:00-12:30.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Due to construction at the park, the Perkins Summer Series will take place in the community room of the library. Rearranging of the furniture is currently taking place.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n August 5- Science Heroes: Digging It! $400<\/span><\/p>\n August 12- Dirt Road Express Band $500<\/span><\/p>\n August 19- Ron Cain: DinoMagic Mystery Show $410<\/span><\/p>\n August 26- Dan the Snake Man; Animal Experience $500<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Painting of the library exterior is scheduled for June. The village has been notified of the programming dates.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The piano was tuned and issues were found. Jill Robinson made the motion to discard the piano. Abby Magrath seconded it. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michelle will bring a book cart to Chase Nursing Home with large print books and book CDs. The materials will be changed out monthly. There will be 30-40 items at a time. A sign out list will be maintained. Residents will have the option to enroll with a library card.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The disaster preparedness plan was updated. Jill Robinson made a motion to accept the updates. Donna Wells seconded the motion. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The collection development was updated. Donna Wells made a motion to accept the updates. Jill Robinson seconded. Motion carries 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The library will be participating in the New Berlin Village Crawl on May 23 from 10:00-5:00. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jill Robinson made a motion to close the meeting at 6:46. Donna Wells seconded the motion. 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