HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes Library 03-17-06McCaII Library Board of Trustees Meeting
17 March 2006
I. Call to Order: 4:15 pm.
II. Attendance: Robyn Armstrong, Ed Hershberger, Diane DeChambeau,
Anne Kantola, Susie Reddick
III. Minutes: Approved.
IV. Staff Report: Barbara Young has been hired as a clerk; she'll work
fifteen hours each week.
V. Friends Report: Diane reports that the Pump House is well staffed and
that everything is going well.
VI. Budget and Stats: So far this fiscal year, 11,000 people have visited
the library, which has loaned over 13,000 books. Anne now has a binder with
budget information for Ed to inspect monthly and return.
VII. Old Business:
a. LiLI Unlimited: The state has funded this program for next year;
the pressure is on us to join. The cost is $1200; one advantage is ease of
ILLs. However, Anne is not sure we want to have our inventory available to
so many people in return. Another advantage is the fee also covers
catalogue records. We'II discuss/decide on this issue in April as we consider
other upcoming fiscal items. Our current policy doesn't say we can't loan
our books, but if we decide to go ahead with this program, Anne and Susie
will work on a policy statement that clearly allows such loans.
b. Bequest: A donation has been made to the library. Anne has
contacted and will continue to work with the City Attorney and Lindley about
the possibility of investing the money safely until we need it.
c. Library fees: We will move this item to our April agenda for a
formal proposal. Cascade charges $45; this sounds about right.
VIII. New Business:
a. New Cards: the City is having trouble hiring people who can afford
to live here, so qualified people are turning down jobs. The City would like to
be able to offer a free library card as a perk for all City employees. A
proposal was created, a motion was made, and we passed the motion in favor
of the City's request.
b. Travel and Training: Anne will attend "Book Blitz II" in Idaho Falls
next week and will return to work March 27th. In addition, she'll attend a
library conference in Eagle on April 8th and a conference in Eugene, Oregon
during the week of August 7th. She may take off the week prior to the
Oregon conference as personal leave.
c. Touch Screen: Anne showed us the new card catalogue computer in
the children's library.
d. InfoCentre: This is a new database, which the front desk
employees are just learning to operate. The previous Winnebago system
integrates well with the new system so far. Anne is up to 31,000 items
catalogued and plans to buy a new server next year, perhaps through a grant.
e. Travel to Day Care: Meg has purchased crates to deliver books
monthly to two day care groups: Creative Cubs and the Children's House.
She spends about 30 minutes at each center to present a program as well.
Sounds great!
f. Dia de los Ninos: The children's event is scheduled for Friday,
April 28th from 3 to 4 pm, including a parade from the school to the library.
g. City Plans: Anne hasn't heard anything concrete about new
construction for city buildings. The final option hasn't been selected, but it
might include a rec center. The police department and the library are
evidently at the top of the list.
IX. Adjournment: 5:30 pm.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 20th.
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