HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes Library 11-08-06McCaII Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
8 November 2006
I. Call to Order: 4:05 pm.
II. Attendance: Diane DeChambeau, Ed Hershberger, Robyn
Armstrong, Anne Kantola, Susie Reddick, Lynn Lewinski
III. Minutes: Minutes of 19 October were unanimously approved.
IV. Staff Report: We have two new employees: Lida Clouser (Adult
Services Librarion) and Zoya Linden (Clerk I). They're going through final
processing with the City and will begin work soon. Everyone else seems to be
fine.
V. Friends Report: Diane reports that there is a full -court press on
preparations for the Festival of Trees. We are gently encouraged to have
Terry Avitable visit us regarding Nell Tobias's behest, the Idaho Community
Foundation, and possibly investing donations with this group. We'll invite
Terry to our January meeting.
VI. City Comprehensive Plan Update: The next meeting is next week; Ed
plans to attend.
VII. Budget and Stats:Anne passed the reports to Ed. During October,
the library earned $1068; we sold eight library cards at $50 each without
any complaints.
VIII. Old Business:
Computer Replacement Policy - Diane and Anne's draft policy looks
good. We made a few suggestions; Diane will continue to revise and
edit. We plan to adopt the final version into our policy manual at our
December meeting.
Computer Permission Forms - The local high school policy should serve
as a good starting point for a library policy. Susie and Anne will meet
on Friday, November 17th at 3:30 pm to work on a draft. This issue,
along with video permission statements, is tabled for now.
Gates Computers - These were ordered today!
New Door - A $5000 bid has been received by Pat's Glass but no new
bids have been received. We're still waiting on a response from Glass
Pro.
New Cards - Diane investigated cards at the Print Shop and found a
rate of $60 per 1000 cards, cheaper than catalogue offerings as well
as local business. Anne will probably go with this option.
Shelving - Lynn talked to Carol Coyle about grants. If we find an
appropriate grant, she will help us write it, but she encouraged us to
pursue fundraisers. We decided to submit a $50,000 request to the
Star News "wish list" as well.
IX. New Business:
Extended Saturday Hours - Anne will suggest 10 am to 4 pm to our
employees and see if we can staff these hours. It will likely be Zoya,
Lida, and/or Meg who will juggle their time. The idea is that the first
and last hour or two will be staffed by one person; the middle hours
would require two employees.
Strategic Plan and Update - We tabled this item until the first
meeting attended by our new board member, either December or
January.
New Board Member - We reviewed applications for Diane's board
position. Ed moved that if Jill Meyer is still interested in joining us,
werecommend that the City Council accept her nomination to fill the
trustee position vacated as of October 2006. Susie seconded the
motion, which passed unanimously. Many thanks to Diane DeChambeau
for her time and contributions to the Board, especially as
representative of the Friends.
X. Adjournment: 5:25 pm.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, December 13th at 4 pm.