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Votes at a glance

- Waive reading and accept minutes of the April 23 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Approve additional cost for projector (Epsilon ParLight 690U, 6,500 lumens) — A motion to purchase the newer 6,500-lumen model at an additional $619 (total line cited at $3,166 in materials) was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The director said the purchase will come from “Chase money.” (Discussion centered on brightness for a large, bright room and replacing an approximately 20-year-old projector.)

- Accept Great Ponds Gallery donation and assume monthly gazebo maintenance — Trustees accepted a $1,366 donation from the gallery to start weed-control work and agreed the library will assume the approximately $150/month maintenance fee (April–October); motion approved.

- Accept donation from Doris Colucci for children’s-room sensory wall and plaque — Trustees accepted a donor proposal (total donor funds stated as $800) for two items and to apply remaining funds to children’s books; motion approved.

- Approve disposal of surplus equipment — Trustees approved disposing of old and broken computers, monitors and other unusable items identified as surplus; motion approved.

- Adopt Swank annual public performance site license and streaming option for on-site library movie programs — Trustees voted to adopt the Swank license and streaming service for library programming; motion approved.

- Reimburse Jennifer Jones $395 for a library learning program she attended — Motion approved.

Procedure notes: Most votes were recorded by voice with “aye” and no roll-call tallies in the public transcript. Individual yea/nay counts by member were not provided. Where the transcript named a mover or seconder, that name is recorded below in the actions list.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Library Board of Trustees, 5-28-25","oneSentenceSummary","At their meeting trustees approved routine minutes, accepted donations and grants, authorized disposal of surplus equipment, adopted a Swank movie-streaming license for on-site programming, and approved a reimbursement for the director.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6514427,"Gallery donates to start gazebo weed-control; library to pay monthly maintenance through growing season",457,1666000,2123000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3&start=1666&end=2123","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3/thumbnail_1666000.jpg","/articles/6514427/Massachusetts/Gallery-donates-to-start-gazebo-weed-control-library-to-pay-monthly-maintenance-through-growing-season","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514427-8fa9b0648daa4daa978fe316f4416732/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994120&Signature=Z4TydGuq17zr3pU9dzyl5yJsYP1FOFAxTo~xIApJkBjjS8EYqpARml99COAetavVDAQRQtq-~dZcWWPrhL3-lUd5rRFbCcx7boLyqXQYUFXpSAp2ApqmcBtZVaRKKudElkwudEEZXYjSqAyo~GkFjrPnvgjY3hWTWo0MGVu8GA3UTuhCfSOCa1MUWWjbzgaq~0eaxuxL08h-Vt0Q4nkd5Vm~TmyIwkLVmBPv42USs0owLaQyEse64GnGyPZJ9T4-KRIDzcN52ItxPKKnQ7E8V0ap-yw-cLVawHf-RkbsSxjRk7c3qJ-tkDljOBUi1mKU49YJ03uryeszLEEurHjjfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The trustees approved a landscaping plan for the library’s gazebo area that the library expects to maintain through an organic monthly weed-control service.

Jennifer Jones said Spillane's Nursery and Landscape Company proposed an initial treatment (listed in the documents as $13.60) and monthly maintenance of about $150, recommended April through October. She said the Great Ponds Gallery requested the cleanup so the gazebo area could serve as an extension for an opening reception tied to a juried exhibit and conference in July.

At the meeting, a trustee moved to accept the gallery committee’s donation of $1,366 to fund the initial work and to have the library assume the monthly $150 fee for April–October; trustees voted in favor. Jones said she will confirm timing with the contractor so work can be completed ahead of the July 14 reception.

Trustees discussed longer-term options such as replacing gravel with pavers, but said the monthly treatment is an interim step to make the space usable for events this summer.","Trustees accepted a gallery committee donation to fund initial landscaping work around the library gazebo and voted to cover monthly organic weed treatments from April through October at about $150 per month.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6514432,"Trustees review rewritten volunteer policy; CORI and waiver questions to town HR",303,1112000,1415000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3&start=1112&end=1415","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3/thumbnail_1112000.jpg","/articles/6514432/Massachusetts/Trustees-review-rewritten-volunteer-policy-CORI-and-waiver-questions-to-town-HR","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514432-3f27bc590b5cf68f528c92454f4fe8dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994120&Signature=OgeJiCVuS9SzjcoMwZlmSgNucZUZ5VxakHSa0i8jTj0Upn~55CxGoMsHoxdcbnOXGs0F~zqX19ztPnMcOcAMo-RF60I0oFpP63FD4yRb3pQ5Ci3YX6KFWj81vhUzqLjCcJ57znN4gUA4egVL7Y6ebLKc0Awsb-piF9Dno-JIFH-Ib8ox0nNODTe-kNUPSHN-OVK4tCAxP4eFwQgTnr8bQYLgZYiIOYitO6UP-TDqeh5ta~Bg~dvG5zhsO93x4A50Y3bovOkMahaMKFgKOBDCv2IIWiV6ci5uP9vc-OPpx7rx0Vjurs4mxrXmF93k9kC7Z0M-ksBTIWmvpDrqwKkFew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trustees reviewed a substantially rewritten volunteer policy that replaces a version from February 2006 and adds tailored applications for student and adult volunteers.

Jennifer Jones, library director, said the new draft includes expectations, examples of tasks, guidelines and a special section for student volunteers, with the student application requiring a parent or guardian signature. Jones said the draft includes a line that volunteers will be asked to fill out a CORI form. She asked trustees whether the town would also require a volunteer waiver and said she will consult town administrators and human resources before the trustees vote.

Trustees noted that some volunteer tasks — particularly medium or highway-type work — may be limited by town policy and require involvement of the Department of Public Works or designated groups (for example, Lions Club projects). Several trustees urged Jones to check with the town administrator and HR about whether a townwide volunteer waiver exists and which volunteer activities require additional approvals.

The trustees did not vote to adopt the policy at this meeting; Jones said she would return with revisions and clarifications requested by trustees.","Trustees discussed a heavily revised volunteer policy that updates a 2006 policy, adds student-volunteer forms and requires further review by town HR on CORI and liability waivers.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6514439,"Library director warns statewide databases will shrink July 1; exploring shared subscriptions",148,350000,498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3&start=350&end=498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3/thumbnail_350000.jpg","/articles/6514439/Massachusetts/Library-director-warns-statewide-databases-will-shrink-July-1-exploring-shared-subscriptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514439-14b023cbb85e4804dddf9426b1c59173/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994120&Signature=afV09UB-wOBJN4haw285H-0Nabyv0xJQSF73upu19TWo5zf2XAv8WcDtLcwDVwu7TfLYrFDnuMbT94Tiab5KqBEcuJY43WJKztoOIep9LeEZuk451ovaOtqBGjur4QxWkXrKBAfh9QnnM1UYjTN3Qk6GuQKc0bvKVO9iNynNVCQQCgwli6yaeYCG4Kakl~bv2vyKk2loaUbApV8qa8idjmMr44Xy8YHZ0UyrfUoJTQC5pBNnKZene745BWi8DuOhfhqNKR~dLrnNHg3YvM5eq~59xQV5usLiMGotbQqupKMSy5obj6bSWwwnJnANlrEVGKLWNqtorr3MnveJQCftIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville library will lose several statewide research databases on July 1 because of cuts to federal funding, Director Jennifer Jones told the trustees.

Jones said the library will lose a range of Gale resources including subject-specific “In Context” databases covering science, biography and health, as well as access to Transparent Language. She is soliciting quotes for replacement services and said she has received a quote for an EBSCO database similar to Peterson’s career and test-prep resources.

Jones said she will consult the library network to explore cost-sharing and consortial purchasing so the library can maintain key online services after July 1. The change will affect database availability provided via the statewide library network; Jones plans to report back with cost and sharing options.

Trustees did not take a formal vote on database subscriptions at the meeting.","Director Jennifer Jones said federal funding cuts will remove several Gale topical databases from the statewide network on July 1; the library is seeking cost-shared replacements such as an EBSCO product.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6514443,"Lakeville trustees keep library spending frozen through fiscal year end",194,96000,290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3&start=96&end=290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5029831-f7f48d0d74def141c48af9c5cb2195d3/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6514443/Massachusetts/Lakeville-trustees-keep-library-spending-frozen-through-fiscal-year-end","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514443-12f52903ed0149121f8bd41869c66745/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994120&Signature=Mt8IQ~csceumRnRr2x-g7OZKS4Kz6ccAd-Nad6AXxuLimkl2vCeixeLkAY-UAk3ygC1lkFdYedQxC2mOzyqEr1LjefSoxX5Ajew8EKfid1KDTKFKJRFFACkykkgpfdxlqqipYA0FsQn16Pec3SO7WMivmXoyC6G0ekD9~4lrOdCHxfxHBpT-bGOmr-gVky2aZF4c0q1Ix4wta1z7reboyu~uMbK~a8AKA5cMX0PJsDiIdU0SktTuLi6H26UBPDwI789Sqcp5UxFIuKZPdfN9FuLHOVAC1hfQMGIo1Q49Nbz7tAtrGReOm~RpyykipNOdUwlzBQFTeY3nGa8YTCSKyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Library Trustees kept a spending freeze in place for unappropriated budget lines, with purchases limited through the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

Jennifer Jones, library director, told trustees that “we are in a spending freeze. We are not spending any budget money outside of utilities, contracts, necessary items.” She said that purchases for state aid-funded materials and essential items such as utilities and contracted services continue, but other supplies and discretionary purchases require approval.

Jones said approvals for nonessential spending must come from the town administrator, Souk Ford, and Michael Ellis, town accountant. She said she placed a small May order and intends to postpone larger book orders until July while the freeze remains in effect. Jones also reported a $20 anonymous donation to purchase a book and said she is investigating reported losses from a trust account tied to a proposed phonics materials purchase.

Trustees discussed whether state-aid purchases require additional town review; Jones said she has not had questions about the state-aid purchases yet. The trustees confirmed the freeze covers unappropriated money and that budget lines for utilities and personnel remain available.

Less-critical items such as postage and general supplies will likely see no movement until after June 30, Jones said. The trustees did not take additional formal action at the meeting on the freeze beyond confirming current practice and monitoring outstanding proposals.

The trustees set the next meeting for June 25 at 9 a.m.","The Town of Lakeville library director said nonessential spending is paused until the end of the fiscal year; purchases for utilities, contracts and essential materials continue with approvals required from town officials.","actionData","errors"]

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