Minutes
Library Board of Trustees - Minutes - Aug 26, 2026
Aug 26, 2026
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Page 1 of 2 Library Board of Trustees’ Strategic Planning Subcommittee1 Town of Simsbury, CT2 Regular Meeting3 August 26, 2026 – 2:00 P.M.4 Simsbury Public Library – Weatogue Room5 725 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060706 7 MINUTES8 9 I. CALL TO ORDER – Madam Chair McGrath called the meeting to order at 2:01 P.M.10 11 Library Board of Trustees Members12 Present: Holly McGrath, Chair; Don Heymann, Co-Chair; and Anne Erickson.13 Absent: Mary Glassman, Secretary.14 15 Simsbury Public Library Staff16 Present: Lisa Miceli, Library Director; Chris Carney, Head of Adult Services17 Absent: Stephanie Prato, Deputy Library Director/Head of Children’s Services.18 19 Other Attendees20 Present: President of the Friends of the Library, Greg Golinski, Davina Fogel, Jennifer21 Kirkland, Karen Cantelmo, Dan Sommer, Board of Selectmen Member, Diana Yeisley.22 Absent: Jamie Sepa, Shawn McLaughlin, Kathleen Miklus.23 24 II. ESTABLISH QUORUM OF TRUSTEES25 26 Quorum of Trustees was established.27 28 III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 22, 2026 MEETING29 30 July 22, 2026—Special Meeting31 32 MOTION: Ms. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Co-Chair Heymann, to approve33 the Minutes of the July 22, 2026, Meeting. The motion carried unanimously.34 35 IV. PUBLIC AUDIENCE36 37 No Public Audience.38 39 Library Board of Trustees’ Strategic Planning Subcommittee Regular Meeting Minutes August 26, 2026 Page 2 of 2 V. DISCUSS STRATEGIC PLAN 2027-2031 GOALS40 41 The committee reviewed the revised strategic plan goals and supporting objectives.42 The revisions incorporated feedback from the previous meeting and were intended to43 simplify the language, consolidate overlapping concepts, and reflect community44 survey feedback. The committee discussed and agreed that minor wording changes45 would make the objectives clearer and less repetitive.46 47 VI. COMMITTEE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, NEXT STEPS48 49 The committee discussed next steps:50 • Compile statistics and data points demonstrating the library's value to the51 community and measuring progress.52 • Incorporate a “Welcome to Simsbury” section and a letter from the Chair.53 • Continue development of the introductory and background sections, including54 community and library data, the vision and mission, and supporting55 information from the community survey.56 • Prepare and circulate another draft of the strategic plan for review.57 • Begin collecting photographs and other images for the visual layout of the58 final document.59 • Staff and committee members will share relevant photographs from library60 programs and community activities.61 • Continue reviewing and refining the goals and supporting objectives at the62 next meeting.63 64 Next meeting: September 23, 2026.65 66 VII. ADJOURNMENT67 68 MOTION: Ms. Erickson made a motion, seconded by Co-Chair Heymann, to adjourn.69 The motion carried unanimously.70 71 Madam Chair McGrath adjourned the meeting at 3:02 P.M.72 73 Respectfully Submitted,74 Cameron DiSanto75 Administrative Secretary76