Library Board Elects Officers

The Moorestown Library Board of Trustees has elected officers for 2011.

Glen Walton was elected president, Ernest Agresto was elected treasurer and Deborah Blair was elected secretary.

Two new trustees, Kim Ferrie and Carolyn Joyce, were named to the board.

Walton also presented a resolution from the Library Board at the March 14 Town Council meeting reporting the board’s findings in reference to a new facility.

The board asked that the remain at its current location and have a minimum of 26,000 square feet. The resolution requested the library be one floor to best serve the needs of its patrons. The board also requested that the library remain independent of the Burlington County Library system.

The board also asked for an "appropriate annual budget to maintain, preserve and protect the Library Facility." The library's current budget is $1.5 million.

The library owns more than 140,000 items, including books, other publications, videos and computers. The library services an average of 513 patrons per day, according to Walton and 7.8 items per resident per year.

Town council is tentatively scheduled to review Municipal Complex plans, which would include the library, at its April 11 meeting. According to the preliminary Moorestown 2011 Capital Budget, the estimated total cost of the Municipal Complex Renovation Project is $20,000,000.