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January 21, 2026

Meeting minutes from

Shannon Shoemaker

Created:

January 21, 2026

Attendees: J. LaFever, R. LaFever, S. Shoemaker, M. Greenberg, J. Aikens, A. Corvelo


Meeting called to order at 5:33 pm

M/S/A the December 2025 meeting minutes


Treasurer’s Report

  • The capital account has been closed, with funds moved to the operating account

  • Final state aid funds of $7463 were deposited

  • Correction made to the Morgan Stanley account—a $175 charge was corrected; the fee 

  • gets charged, and then the same amount is deposited back into the account; an error was 

  • made and corrected in January 2025

  • Don Farley provided the $4500 funding for the 2025 scholarships and $4500 for the 

  • 2026 scholarships, with an additional $1,000 donation

  • Discussion on using funds in the operating account to refund the Lichtenberg account

  • Annette to find out more information from the O’Connor Foundation about a challenge 

  • grant

  • M/S/A -Treasurer’s Report


Librarian’s Report

  • Friends of the Library proposed programs

    • gallery shows of local artists' landscapes sometime in the spring

  •  discussion of putting up a picture rail

    • cooking programs

    • book clubs

    • movies – license has been purchased

    • storytelling


Meeting moved into executive session to discuss personnel matters at 6:01 pm

Adjourned the executive session at 6:17 pm

Return to the monthly meeting at 6:18 pm

Next meeting is February 25th at 6 pm

Meeting adjourned at 6:20 pm

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