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To: City Council
From: Meg Lojek, Library Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 9/3/2020
Re: Monthly Department Report – April 2019
Staff:
One front desk staff librarian had to resign due to family reasons, so we will be advertising for an opening soon. April was National Poetry Month and we had community members from all
walks of life stop in, contemplate their words, and write a poem to post on the wall. This was an uplifting program for everyone. The Library Director attended the South West Idaho
Library Association’s spring workshops April 29th in Boise and benefited from sessions regarding public safety in library buildings, book merchandising, the design thinking cycle, and
brain development with language acquisition among pre-literacy patrons.
Other Projects:
Library Building Committee voted unanimously to select CM Construction Management Company to work with Humphries Poli on the Library project. The selection was accepted by the Trustees
and staff are entering into contract negotiations. The committee will continue to move forward with coordinating contracts for architecture and project management, with review from
legal counsel along the way.
The Library Director has continued to work with other departments, Council members, and community members with the campus design development committee. This has been rewarding and productive,
and there was an Open House at the Library May 2nd.
Programs:
Doing Democracy: (Not) Recycling discussion was April 30 with another great turnout. County Commissioners, leaders of the community, experts in the topic discussed with concerned citizens.
Program will take a break during the summer months.
Seed Swap: May Day celebrates our 7-year long-standing Seed Swap, a program to encourage local food sourcing, started by then librarian Robyn Armstrong. The Library has a “seed library”
through the end of June, where anyone can come and take seeds to plant and grow vegetables.
Library Stats: April is included in this report.
Monthly Program Calendar: May programs calendar is included in this report. Staff will also have the annual Bike to the Library program to highlight connectivity of public services with
our pedestrian/bike pathways. There is an author visit, a high school senior project presentation, and the Friends of the Library Used Book Sale Memorial Day weekend – everyone is welcome
at all our programs.