Library Board of Commissioners — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-09-17
Time: 07:45

Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library
 Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:45 AM

PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be held on zoom and in-person in the Local History Room at the Fletcher Free Library.
Zoom Info:https://zoom.us/j/91949059733


1. Call to Order

2. Adopt Minutes

3. Agenda

4. Public Forum

5. Staff Report

6. Friends of FFL Report

7. Director's Report

8. Subcommittee update

9. New Business

10. Adjournment
 Subject 10.1. Motion to adjourn
 Meeting September 17, 2025 - Library Commission Agenda - Wednesday, September 17, 2025,
 7:45 AM, Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library


 Category 10. Adjournment

 Department Council and Board


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 Recommended Action

LIBRARY BOARD of COMMISSIONERS
 Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:45 am
 New North End Branch, Fletcher Free Library
 Minutes

Present: Gale Batsimm, Sally Blanchard-O’Brien, Jonathan Chapple-Sokol, Sam Doherty, Samantha Donalds, Patrick
Halladay, David Lines, Cate MacLachlan, Wells Shelley, Nick Tatakis, Rebecca Thompson, Mona Tolba.

Approval of minutes: from July 16. Patrick Halladay moved, Rebecca Thompson seconded, approved.

Approval of agenda: Sally Blanchard-O’Brien moved, Nick Tatakis seconded, approved.

Public Forum: No public in attendance.

Friends of FFL Report:.

 • Friends are working on MoU with the City.
 • Friends’ Annual Meeting will be 9/29 at 4:30 pm at the Main Library.
 • Friends’ book sale will be 9/27 & 9/28 at the Main Library.
 • Capital Campaign is moving ahead and has been planning events, including Civic Reads book discussions in
 partnership with Champlain College and UVM on October 16 and November 4.

Director’s Report:

 • Construction Fest, a partnership with FFL, Dad Guild, Church Street Marketplace, and DPW, sponsored by
 DR Power Equipment and BOHO Baby, will take place on Saturday 10/4 from 10 am to noon at Church and
 Main.
 • Immediately following Construction Fest on 10/4 there will be a check presentation from T-Mobile on the
 library lawn at 12:15. Commissioners are encouraged to attend. This newly awarded grant supports the
 historic preservation work.
 • VLA is organizing an AI Summit in Barre on October 4.
 • NonFiction Comics Fest will take place at the Library November 15.
 • Green Mountain Book Festival will bring John Scalzi to FFL on October 18.
 • Vermont Reads programming around The Light Pirate is being planned for 2026.
 • Preservation Project is on schedule, follow FFL Facebook page for weekly updates.
 • New A/V equipment is being installed in the Fletcher Room with a grant from the Vermont Arts Council.
 • Bringing Security in-house has been beneficial in many ways including having access to building, utilizing
 shared staff network, and training.

Subcommittee update:

 • Strategic Planning Committee awaits city approval of the 2025-2028 Strategic Directions. It will be
 brought to PACC and then City Council for review.
 • Policy Committee has been drafting social media policy.

New/Other Business: Next meeting is Wednesday, November 19, 7:45am
Recess: Mona Tolba moved, Patrick Halladay seconded, all approved to reconvene at 9 am for presentation by FFL
Patron Outreach Specialist.

Reconvene: Sam Donalds moved, Sally Blanchard-O’Brien seconded, all approved.

Staff Update: David Lines discussed his role as a member of the Howard Street Team embedded at Fletcher Free
Library. David has been onsite for six months. A staff survey has been completed to gauge impact of this position.
David noted that one helpful action the community can take is to download the phone numbers from the
Community Resource pamphlet onto phones.

Adjournment: Nick Tatakis moved, Sally Blanchard-O’Brien seconded. Approved.