FY2014 August MBLC Minutes - August 1, 2013

Aug 27, 2026

Minutes document the Board of Library Commissioners meeting on August 1, 2013, detailing attendance, call to order, and approval of the July 11, 2013 minutes with specific textual corrections. The Chairman reviews agenda items including input for the FY2015 Legislative Agenda and potential policy actions such as an Internet sales tax earmarked for library electronic content. The Acting Director reports the FY2014 budget signing, budget comparisons, FY2014 spending plan timelines, auditor interviews, and facility-related updates, concluding with upcoming meeting logistics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

Call to Order

Approval of Minutes – July 11, 2013

Chairman’s Report

Acting Director’s Report

Legislative Report

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS Date : August 1, 2013 Time : 10:00 A.M. Place : Board of Library Commissioners Boston, Massachusetts Present : Francis R. Murphy, Chairman; Mary Rose Quinn, Vice Chairman; Gregory J. Shesko, Secretary; Carol B. Caro; Mary Ann Cluggish; Mary Kronholm; N. Janeen Resnick; Alice M. Welch Absent : George T. Comeau Staff Present: Dianne Carty, Acting Director; Liz Babbitt, State Aid Specialist; Celeste Bruno, Communications Specialist; Barbara Glazerman, Head of Operations and Budget; Marlene Heroux, Reference Information Systems Specialist; Paul Kissman, Library Information Systems Specialist; Rachel Masse, Administrative Coordinator; Cynthia Roach, Head of Library Advisory and Development/Government Liaison; Rosemary Waltos, Library Building Specialist Observers Present: Patrick Marshall, Director of the Jonathan Bourne Public Library in Bourne and President of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) Call to Order Chairman Murphy called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. and welcomed attendees. Approval of Minutes – July 11, 2013 The following corrections were noted: On page 2, line 24, insert the word “report” after the word “progress.” On page 6, line 33, replace the word “done” with the word “down.” On page 10, line 33, add the letter “s” to the word “teen.” On page 11, line 6, replace the word “stresses” with the word “stressed.” On page 17, following line 20, replace the grant table for Readers Advisory Grants with the following: | Agency | Total Amount Awarded | | --- | --- | | Marston Mills Public Library, Barnstable | $7,500 | | Medfield Memorial Library | $7,500 | Commissioner Caro moved and Commissioner Cluggish seconded that the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners approve the minutes for the monthly business meeting of July 11, 2013, as corrected. The Board voted approval. Commissioners Kronholm and Welch abstained. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Chairman Murphy noted that the Board’s agenda today is lighter than usual, which will allow Commissioners to spend more time on discussion than normal. He noted that soliciting input from Commissioners on the Board’s FY2015 Legislative Agenda is an item on today’s agenda. Chairman Murphy called the Commissioners’ attention to a draft of their committee assignments for FY2014 . Following discussion and input from the Commissioners on the draft, Chairman Murphy stated that he would try to finalize it by the next meeting. He stated that on July 26, 2013 he, along with Cynthia Roach and representatives from Massachusetts library organizations, attended the Massachusetts Library Association’s legislative agenda planning meeting to discuss the potential of a dedicated income stream for libraries. He noted that there could be a possibility the Commonwealth might implement an Internet sales tax as soon as this legislative year. If so, he felt that the Board should be ready to pursue with the Legislature the need to use part of the Internet tax revenue to help libraries provide electronic content, including eBooks to its patrons. ACTING DIRECTOR’S REPORT Acting Director Dianne Carty reported that, on July 12, 2013, the Governor signed the budget for FY2014 . She called the Commissioners’ attention to the MBLC’s “green sheet” that compares the budgets over the last few years. She noted that the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) received an increase of $200,468 over FY2013 and Library for the Commonwealth (LFC) received an increase of $147,532 over FY2013 . She also noted that the MBLC administrative line received a slight increase, as did the lines for the Worcester and Perkins Talking Book Libraries. Acting Director Carty informed the Commissioners that the agency currently has the FY2014 spending plan template which has to be completed by August 23, 2013. She relayed that, on July 22, 2013, she attended the MLS Executive Board meeting at the MLS Whately facility and also a pre-meetin

FAQs

When and where was the board meeting held?

The meeting was held on August 1, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. in Massachusetts at the Board of Library Commissioners location.

What changes were made to the July 11, 2013 minutes?

The minutes were approved as corrected, including inserting the word “report” after “progress,” changing specific words on listed pages and lines, and updating the Readers Advisory Grants grant table entries.

What key topics were discussed in the Chairman’s report?

The Chairman highlighted the lighter agenda to allow more discussion, requested input for the FY2015 Legislative Agenda, and discussed the potential for a dedicated revenue stream from an Internet sales tax to support electronic library content.

Aug 27, 2026

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