CORINTH FREE LIBRARY
Minutes of the Board of Trustees
Oct 6, 2025
President Franklin Bennek called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM.
Members present: Franklin Bennek, Jane Pingelski, Cathy Lozier, Rose Farr, Brittney Campbell, Kari Turcotte, and Librarian Rebecca Fasulo.
Minutes of the previous meeting: Minutes from the July 7 meeting were read. A motion was made by Cathy and seconded by Franklin to accept the minutes. The motion was carried with all in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was read and discussed. It was noted that a few items were over budget, primarily due to increasing prices. A motion was made by Jane and seconded by Rose to approve all paid bills. The motion was carried with all in favor. A motion was made by Kari and seconded by Brittney to accept the treasurer’s report. The motion was carried with all in favor.
Librarian’s Report: The Librarian’s report was presented with highlights as follows:
- Watch online or in the library a meet the author event on Oct. 8 & book discussion on the 11th.
- Upcoming creative writing & painting series
A motion was made by Cathy and seconded by Brittney to accept the librarian’s report. The motion was carried with all in favor.
Old Business:
- Trustee Training: Reminder to board members to check the SALS website for training opportunities. Give information to Becky as soon as training is completed. 2 hours of training are required.
- Library’s 100th: Reminder that the library will turn 100 March 31, 2027. Kari and possibly Mo will work on planning when and how to celebrate this milestone.
- Grounds:
- Brittney and her crew did a fabulous job tidying up several areas around the library.
- Village has not yet begun work on the brickwork near the patio at the top of the beach.
- Becky painted over graffiti near the emergency exit and painted “Emergency Exit Do Not Block” on that door.
- Justin Byrnes will be trimming the shrubs on Oct. 6.
- Lighting: Jay McAdam fixed the lighting unit in the computer area and installed new bulbs in place of the dead ones.
- Suggestion: It may be appropriate for the board to appoint a buildings committee. The building was erected in 1951 and the last major renovation was in 1988 (the addition erected by the Rotary Club) though there were further renovations in 1999 that included the elevator installation and bringing the bathroom up to ADA code and in 2010 that updated the lighting, lowered the ceiling on the main level, replaced the rug in the Children’s Room and the linoleum in the bathroom. It may be wise to have an engineer evaluate the building to see what renovations are lurking in our future so that we can plan for them financially.
- Assemblyman Matt Simpson: Has secured $20,000 of state money for the library. No word yet on its distribution.
New Business:
- Friends Checking Account: This account will be closed out. The money will be donated to the library checking account and will be counted in our yearly 990 form.
- Policies to update: Rules of Conduct. Becky will email current policy with recommended changes to be discussed and approved by the board.
- Policy to add: Security Policy. Need to add before adding an alarm system.
- Proposal from Mahoney Alarms: Board will review and consider this proposal to install a security system and will be decided on at our next board meeting. This would need to be added to the budget at December’s budget meeting.
Adjournment: The motion was made by Jane and seconded by Rose with all in favor to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 PM.
Next two meetings: Dec. 1 budget meeting; Jan. 5, 2026