LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
August 18, 2008
MINUTES
Members Present: H. Weingart, K. LeShay, D. Beer, D. Cox, R. Stockdale-Wooley, B. Urban, S. Rusch
Chairman Weingart called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
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LeShay moved to approve the minutes with the following correction: under item 6A, the budget balance is $2,310. The motion was seconded by Beer and carried unanimously.
Circulation for the month of June is 669:
Fiction 189 non-fiction 28 juvenile fiction 125 video/DVD 252
Circulation for the month of July is 697
Fiction 171 non-fiction 33 juvenile fiction 139 video/DVD 222
Stafford Mechanical has billed the library approx. $2,000 for several recent service calls. Since the climate control has never worked well and continues to have problems, Weingart will look into options (replacement?) for the system.
Special revenue balance is currently $8463.91. Expenditures include music on the grant funds and paint supplies for the mural.
Several (8-10?) periodical subscriptions have been
eliminated from the collection, reducing yearly expenditures on this line item
by $308 per year. The remaining
subscriptions are: Reader’s Digest, National Geographic, New
Yorker, Outside, Country Home, Cricket,
New volunteer—high school student as part of his curriculum’s community service. K. LeShay also knows of a boy who is willing to sort books for the book sale.
Fifteen new patrons this month.
Pre-school story hour has 6 to 9 attendees each week this summer.
Balance of budget for 2007-2008 = $57.01. Overexpenditures occurred in the line items for fuel and electricity.
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A. Revised subscription list—see above (Director’s report)
B. Focus group discussion—K. LeShay and R. Stockdale-Wooley will meet with Jess on 8/23 programming as a result of focus group discussion. Board members will submit their notes from the focus group prior to that meeting.
C. Personnel Policy—tabled because issues for discussion unclear.
A. Book storage plan—Jess and Geri will present ideas at November meeting.
B. Director’s goals for 08-09—K. LeShay questioned #3 of the goals as being too broad in scope, but accepted it after discussion. Geri will report at the Sept. meeting on action steps towards accomplishing the goals.
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Personnel policy
Director’s action plan
Programming plan
Mural dedication plan—October 18, organized by H. Weingart
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:11 p.m.