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Student member reports uncertainty on book-drive donations; committee schedules inventory
Summary
The student member said school-level confirmations for a townwide book drive are incomplete, reported one school has collected about 300 books, and the committee set a plan to inventory donations around a late-May event.
The student member told the committee that attempts to tally school donations to a town book drive had produced incomplete responses and recommended contacting sponsors directly for reliable confirmation. The student member reported that Barbara Bowman Elementary had collected about 300 books and said she would schedule an inventory to identify donateable condition and count materials.
Committee members agreed to perform the inventory either an hour before or after the May event and to split tasks between volunteers so that program coverage and inventory work could both proceed. They discussed limiting distribution (to prevent people from taking multiple books) and the need to sort damaged books that should not be donated.
The student member also updated the committee on the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) formation, noting the YAB is still pending and that the council will consider next steps; committee members said they expect an update by the next town council meeting.
Next steps: the student member will follow up with sponsors and set a concrete inventory date in late May prior to the Paint-a-Picture event.
