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CPC member and trustees agree timeline for library signage and proofs
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Summary
A Community Preservation Committee member met with Town of Southborough library trustees on April 13 to review two CPC-funded signage projects — an outdoor facade sign and an indoor historical-collection plaque — and trustees agreed to provide preferred language and vendor quotes so CPC can approve proofs at its next meeting.
Claire, a member of the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), joined the Town of Southborough Library Trustees meeting to review two signage projects funded with CPC/CPA money and to align next steps for proofing and installation.
"I am a member of CPC, and as you may know, they have a big push now to complete some projects that were funded by the CPA money," Claire said, explaining CPC's goal to close out smaller items, including signage. She urged the trustees to choose a sign style and proposed language and to get a vendor quote so CPC could review a proof.
Trustees discussed keeping the library's existing exterior sign style for the facade piece and using the vendor the library has used previously for raised, weatherproof exterior signs. Ryan Donovan, director of the library, said he would coordinate suggested language from trustees and work with the vendor to develop a proof. "I can get suggested language from the trustees now on what the style of your sign... and then I can work with Crown to get a proof," Donovan said.
On the historical-collection sign — an indoor plaque acknowledging the archivist project and CPC support — trustees agreed a small, tasteful acknowledgment in the library's historical area would meet CPC's requirement that funding be credited. The director noted the library already displays donor signage and that a second, modest plaque could be placed adjacent to existing historic-item labels.
Claire and the trustees set an informal schedule: trustees will collect suggested sign language and a preferred placement, the library will obtain a vendor quote and a proof will be circulated to Claire and the CPC. Claire said she would report back to the CPC at its May meeting on the trustees' direction.
The trustees did not take a formal vote on the signage itself at the meeting; they agreed to continue the discussion at the May trustees meeting after reviewing vendor proofs and CPC feedback.
