Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Online by Zoom at this link: bit.ly/GMLzoom
A meeting of the Library Board of Trustees
GML Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
By Zoom at this link - bit.ly/GMLzoom (or by QR→)
I. Call to Order and Opening
a. Roll call
Dago Lydgate-Driggs, Co-Chair
Cheli Mennella, Co-Chair
Mikaela Whitaker, Secretary
Betty Johnson, Treasurer
Nancy Turkle, Member at Large
Betsy Browning, Member at Large
b. Land acknowledgement:
We gather on land stewarded for thousands of years by the Abenaki, Wabanaki, Pocumtuc, Mohican and neighboring nations. We commit to learning and action that support Indigenous sovereignty, protect land and water, and uphold the dignity and well-being of all who call this place home.
c Team agreements:
We aim to start on time, end on time, and stay on track.
We work together and independently to further the GML’s mission and vision.
We hold ourselves accountable.
We are open to change.
We share our joys, successes, and ideas for improvement.
We listen to one another and hold space for questions, discussion, and debate.
II Approval of Agenda
III Approval of previous month’s meeting minutes
IV Public comments
V Reports
a. Director’s report
b. Treasurer’s report
c. Cornerstone Committee report
d. Governance Committee report
VI Ongoing business
a. Strategic planning
b. Building and grounds
i. Note: Laroque Architecture meeting with the Cornerstone Committee on June 21st at 4:00 by Zoom and at GML
VII New business
a. Election results
b. Do we want to continue with the Team Agreements and Land Acknowledgment being printed on the agenda or just read them out loud at the start of every trustee meeting? Are the Team Agreements up to date and is everyone on board with these as written?
c. Survey report
VIII Next meeting date
IX Adjourn
GML 2025-05-20 Minutes (2025-11-10 at 6:31 PM)
GML 2025-05-20 Agenda (2025-05-14 at 11:14 AM)
Posted to: Library Board of Trustees on 2025-05-14 10:44:26 (updated 2025-05-28 17:39:47).
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