Hancock Free Public Library Meeting Agendas

Hancock Free Public Library

Agenda for meeting of January 21, 2026 to be held in the library

Call to order

Update from Margi

Secretary’s report

Treasurer’s report

Librarian’s report

Unfinished business:

• Approve policies and sign: Children in the Library, Borrowing Privileges, Collection Development, and Librarian’s Extended Leave
• Policy review continued
• Puzzle exchange
• Quintown Outreach

New business:

• Mini strategic plan: what can we identify as realistic goals for 2026?
• Books donated by Carolyn Cruikshank

Public comments

Adjourn

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Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees

Agenda: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

Meeting takes place in the library

Agenda:

1.  Timetable to implement librarian’s two additional hours of work per week

2.    Review of extended leave policy

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Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

Location: Library, Route 100, Hancock, VT

1. Call to order

1. Secretary’s report

1. Treasurer’s report

1.  Librarian’s report

•  Unfinished business

1. Approve policies and sign: Librarian’s CTO and Hours of Operation
2. Policy review continued: Borrowing Privileges, Collection Development, Children in the Library
3. Policy in regard to librarian’s extended leave
4. Library flier update
5. Quintown outreach
6. Trustees’ file in office reviewed

•  New business

1. Budget adjustment for 2025-26
2. Budget 2026-27
3. Library report for Town Meeting, March 2026
4. Mini strategic plan

• Public comments

• Adjourn

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Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday, October 15, 3:00 p.m.

Location: Library, Route 100, Hancock, VT

1. Call to order

1. Secretary’s report

1. Treasurer’s report

1.  Librarian’s report

•  Unfinished business

1. Policy in regard to librarian’s extended leave
2. Policy review continued
3. Program: “Library as Place: School Days,” Sunday, November 2, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

      Update and remaining details to plan.

•  New business

1. Flyer about library, approving cost
2. Director’s attendance at library events
3. Quintown outreach

• Public comments

• Adjourn

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Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday, September 17, 3:00 p.m.

Location: library

1. Call to order

1. Welcome to new trustee Linda Straley

1. Secretary’s report

1. Treasurer’s report

•  Librarian’s report

•  Unfinished business

1. Policy in regard to librarian’s extended leave; refer to Executive Session
2. Approval of Board of Trustees bylaws, reviewed at August meeting
3. Policy review continued
4. Program: “School Days: When the Library Was a School—Sharing Memories”
5. Update
6. Format
7. Suggest/confirm title; select date
8. Refreshments?
9. Publicity

•  New business

• Public comments

1. Executive session

• Adjourn

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Board of Trustees, Hancock Free Public Library

Agenda, Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

1. Call to order

• Secretary’s report

• Treasurer’s report

• Librarian’s report

• Old business

1. Policy review

1.) Librarian’s leave

2.) By-laws of the Trustees

3.) Other, as time permits

• Programs for 2025/26

• New business

• Public comments

• Adjourn

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Board of Trustees, Hancock Free Public Library

Agenda, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

1. Call to order
2. Changes to open meeting law
3. Secretary’s report
4. Treasurer’s report
   1. Sign library orders
   1. Town allocation for 2025-2026:  $20,500
5. Librarian’s report
6. New business
   1. Budget for 2025-2026
      1. Librarian’s hourly salary, including cost of living increase
      1. Library open hours, plus Librarian’s additional hours: options
      1. Librarian’s CTO – pay substitutes to operate library
      1. Funding museum passes
      1. Use savings account to pay VERSO
      1. Allocate funds

Determine Librarian’s hours, based on funds available

• Keep running total of expenditures throughout the year
  • Policy for Librarian’s leave
  • Possible programs for 2025-26 (sponsored by Friends of the Library?)

Four programs: Music in the Library

                          History in the Library

                          Travel in the Library

                          Poetry in the Library (April)

• Old business
• Public Comment
• Adjourn

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