NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 11, 2025) — The New Rochelle Public Library Board of Trustees is set to convene at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the main library’s Ossie Davis Theater for its regular meeting, with no simultaneous Zoom broadcast available and a recording to be posted on www.nrpl.org.
The agenda includes an executive session, regular business with reports from the WLS representative, president, director, treasurer, board committees and approval of checks and warrants, resolutions, old business, new business, public comment and adjournment.
The board packet includes minutes from the Aug. 14, 2025, meeting.
The packet’s consent agenda for checks and warrants includes fiscal year 2024-2025 warrant 060 and fiscal year 2025-2026 warrants 006, 007, 008 and 009, signed by Lucille Renwick, Corey L. Galloway, Rhiannon Navin, Tatianna Infante, Fela Cortes, Vera Salter and Nancy Weinberger.
Financial reports in the packet include appropriation check run authorization for fund L library-operating with warrant total $5,072.50, warrant # 8-2025D6-060, authorized by deputy treasurer; check dates and vendor details with total transactions 21, warrant total $5,072.50, vendor portion $5,072.50, certified by claims auditor.
Additional financial details cover warrant 202506-060 with account distribution totals for tax certiorari settlements $1,298.94, library materials-non-fiction $377.07, library materials-juvenile audio visual $66.49, medical insurance $1,110.00, retiree-medical insurance $2,220.00, fund L totals $5,072.50.
The packet includes a sexual harassment prevention policy stating New Rochelle Public Library is committed to maintaining a workplace free from harassment and discrimination.
The packet also includes a timekeeping policy to ensure accurate, efficient and compliant timekeeping of employee hours, scheduling, reporting and confirming hours worked; the policy applies to all employees; timekeeping will be done using an ADP Time System. The director’s report in the packet lists trainings such as ADP staff training on Aug. 13; committee meetings including B&G on Aug. 1 and 22, policy on Aug. 4, personnel on Aug. 12 and 18, finance on Aug. 13.
Departmental reports include adult services with programs like Storm Center film with 17 attendees, Excel class with 8 students, Brown Bag book club with 8 attendees; electronic circulation stats with Overdrive 10,019, Kanopy 793; archivist report with processing of posters and broadsides collection, art and illustration collection, collections discovered from machine room, information requests on Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center, committee participation on workplace violence prevention, records retention, Revolutionary Westchester 250, volunteer organizing clippings, monthly Archives Corner; BTOP and learning center with 19 sessions, 84 patrons, 60 outreach, 0 HSE/GED, 8 DN help, 15 BTOP programs; children’s report with 2,671 attendees at programs, recognition of pages and interns, summer reading with over 1,000 participants; marketing/program report with art workshops, wellness classes averaging 27 for chair yoga, 17 for multi-level yoga, 25 for Qi Gong, international music and dance with 100 for Afro-Peruvian, 300 for Calpulli finale, acting workshop with 20, film series with 17, virtual roundtable with 4; community relations with website redesign to Library Market, Dick Van Dyke event at capacity with 27 waitlist, diaper drive, Teen Fest representation, Hearts and Homes for Refugees camp for 14 campers and 10 counselors.
The packet’s incident report listing includes Aug. 4 patron accident with 1 attendee, Aug. 14 sleeping patron with 17 attendees, three harassment incidents on Aug. 14 involving staff with NRPD contact.
The personnel report listing includes Mia Rossi resignation as HCL page on Aug. 15, James Welch step increase from step 1 $62,912.88 to step 2 $64,798.08 on Oct. 16, Madhu Panicker new hire as full-time customer service representative at $46,051 on Sept. 1.
The packet includes a letter from Eugenia Schatoff stating 2025 summer programs were filled with energy, creativity and connection—truly a celebration of learning and community; this year’s Summer Reading theme, Color Our World.
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