Bill Library

718 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Library Commission

Meeting Minutes

Gales Ferry Library

18 Hurlbutt Road

Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06335

Chair

John Bolduc

Regular Meeting

Monday, May 18, 2026

7:00 PM

Gales Ferry Community Center

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Bolduc called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. at the Gales Ferry Community Center.

II.

ROLL CALL

In addition, the following were present:

Stacey Burt - Assistant Librarian I, Youth Services

Chairman John Bolduc

Present

Treasurer Ralph Hightower

Vice Chair Rolf Racich

Recording Secretary Ellin Grenger

Commissioner Gillian Thorne

Commissioner Elizabeth Rumery

Commissioner Peter Diette

Commissioner Wendy Hellekson

Commissioner Cynthia Wright

Excused

III.

IV.

RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS

None.

PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

None.

MEMBER COMMENTS

None.

VI.

REPORTS

Treasurer’s Report

Ralph went through the Treasurer's report.

Director’s Report

Budget:

· No changes as yet, just waiting to hear how things turn out after the referendum vote.

Director Information:

· Jessa is planning on returning June 10. We are looking forward to having her back, but

everything is going well in the meantime.

Library News:

· In our Adult Services department, Matt continues the process of weeding our non-fiction

section in preparation for shifting the collections at Bill Library. This is a big endeavor and

the plan is to have that happen in early June.

· Lyndsey’s Tea Blending Workshop with Thyme for Tea was a huge success at Gales Ferry

with 20 people attending. Lyndsey also presented on her program Dying to Talk about This

at the CLA Conference, and she did a fantastic job in representing the library.

· The highlight for the Youth Department in April was the Mason Jar Terrarium program for

teens. We had 21 people come for the terrarium project but we also partnered with the

Ledyard Beautification Committee to hold their Earth Day event at the same time. They had

a drop off your trash, recycled sculpture contest, and plant swap that went well. We always

enjoy partnering with others in the community and hope to do it again next year.

· It looks like we will be getting new windows in the children’s room at Gales Ferry library

sometime in late May or early June. This means we will have to close access to the

children’s room at Gales Ferry from a Thursday to Monday. This shouldn’t be too much of a

problem because this is the time of year the Youth Department takes a break from

programming to prepare for summer activities.

· Our Tech Services department is doing well keeping up with the demand of processing the

books that are coming in in droves. This is due to the need to order things before the end of

the fiscal year. Erica and Stacey also got all of the 2027 Nutmeg books processed and out on

May 1. - Stacey Burt, Assistant Librarian I, Youth Services

Investment Working Group

No report.

Friends of Ledyard Library

The Friends will be holding a BOGO sale in June.

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Library Commission Meeting Minutes Apr. 20, 2026

Motion to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April, 20, 2026.

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Gillian Thorne

RESULT:

MOVER:

Rolf Racich

SECONDER:

Bolduc Racich Grenger Thorne

Diette Hellekson Wright

Hightower Rumery

AYE

EXCUSED

ABSTAIN

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee

None.

XI.

NEW BUSINESS

Any New Business proper to come before the Committee

None.

NEXT MEETING

Next Meeting: June 15, 2026 at Ledyard Bill Library at 7:00 p.m.

IX.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Hightower moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded

by Ms. Grenger.

The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.

VOTE: 6-0 Approved and so declared

Respectively Submitted,

_______________________________

Chairman John Bolduc

Library Commission

DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the

Town.