LFNAC Minutes – April 16, 2009

The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:04 p.m.

Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta and Mary Williams.

Absent: Milton Howard

The Committee reviewed the PowerPoint presentation that Harold had created to show to the Historical Society members.

MOVED, SECONDED, VOTED: To approve the warrant articles for the Town Meeting based on text suggested by the MBLC.

Article: To see if the Town will vote to approve the scope and preliminary design for renovation and expansion of the Dickinson Memorial Library and Museum.

Article: To authorize the Library Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and/or the Board of Selectmen to apply for, accept, and expend any grants which may be available for the project.

There was some discussion of having the children’s room upstairs. While having library functions on multiple floors creates some problems in terms of staff being able to monitor all areas, the situation is better in the proposed building than in the current one. Having the children’s area on the same floor as the meeting room means that popular children’s programs can easily be moved into the meeting room.

The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. to attend the meeting of the Historical Society.

Respectfully submitted,

Dodie Gaudet, Secretary