Gardiner Library Board of Trustees

An appointed five to eleven member Board of Trustees will conduct and manage the business and affairs of the Gardiner Library. Members will be appointed to three-year terms by the Town Board of Gardiner by the recommendations of the Library Board of Trustees. Click here for the by-laws.

The Library Board meets the third Thursday at 5 PM. Everyone is welcome. Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information.


Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Click here for all agendas and Minutes.


Annual Report to the Community

This report is a library board approved informal report focused on progress toward the library's mission and long-range plan and becomes available in the first quarter of the year, for the previous year.

Click here for the 2024 annual report to the town.


Operating Budget

The Gardiner Library Board of Trustees shall approve an annual operating budget at the November meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Income

 

Expenses

 

Municipal Tax Appropriation

$336,765

Payroll

$230,703

Local Library Service Aid

$1,260

Professional Fees

$42,590

Donations

$36,500

Library Materials

$30,000

Fundraising

$47,000

Programs

$22,800

Program Income

$11,000

Office Supplies

$5,450

Misc.

$2,000

Marketing

$1,100

Net Income

$14,838

Fundraising

$8,200

 

 

 

Building/Grounds Maintenance and Repairs

$23,210

 

 

Contracted Services

$2,796

 

 

Utilities

$24,515

 

 

Insurance

$7,130

 

 

Mortgage

$45,134

 

 

Misc.

$5,735

Total

$449,363

Total

$449,363


New York State Annual Reports

The NYS Annual Report for Public Libraries is a mandatory yearly report that details library operations, finances, collections, programs, technology, staff, and adherence to minimum service standards, serving as crucial data for state oversight, statistics, benchmarking, and accountability to funders and communities. This report is approved by the Gardiner Library Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) and the New York State Division of Library Development (DLD). 

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