Library Director Christine Barbera presented the director’s report for April 2025, delivering circulation, program and online-engagement statistics and operational notes.

Barbera reported zero curbside pickups in April, 356 total patrons, seven classes with 16 visits serving 344 students (possible transcription ambiguity in counts), five story-time events with 51 adults and 80 children among attendees, and one Dungeons & Dragons event with nine attendees. Volunteers logged four volunteers with eight visits totaling 22 hours for the month; senior-book-club attendance and other recurring programs were also summarized.

Social-media metrics reported for April included a Facebook page reach of 2,492, Facebook page likes totaling 911 in April, 1,056 page followers, 567 Facebook page visits, Instagram reach of 54 with 192 followers and 10 profile visits. The library recorded 43 Wi‑Fi connections and 526 website visits in April. Physical circulation and holdings numbers were reported: Harberson (library name variants in transcript) circulated 1,607 items regardless of location; Harveston (?) circulated 1,579 items; total items reported were 11,279. OverDrive (digital) checkouts totaled 740 for April (50 eaudio, 222 ebooks, 372 total holds reported across formats). The director noted the library was closed April 12 for weather and April 21 for Patriots Day.

Barbera told trustees that CyberOptik (identified as the new website provider) is preparing a redesigned site expected to go live sometime in June; she asked trustees to focus feedback on format rather than content because the vendor had used older content in the draft. She said she would forward an offline link for trustees to review and train staff on future updates.

Trustees asked for an annual summary of usage data after more months of collection. The director also reported the town accountant resigned in April and a replacement is expected next month; financial numbers are likely to remain unchanged until the new accountant updates records.

Ending: Trustees had no objections to the director’s report; staff were asked to provide an annual summary of library statistics and to circulate the website preview link so trustees can provide feedback before launch.