HomeMy Public PortalAboutLBT Minutes 2005 09/07McCall Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
7 September 2005
I. Call to Order: 4:10 pm
II. Attendance: Ed Hershberger, Robyn Armstrong, Anne Kantola,
Susie Reddick
III. Minutes: Amended to include Anne Kantola under "Attendance"
and approved.
IV. Staff Report: Meg's daughter, Sophie, is improving rapidly and
Meg has returned to work. Unfortunately, Heather may be leaving
for personal reasons; Anne will keep us posted on this. Mary Jane
goes on vacation in two weeks, from September 19 to October 3.
Anne is fairly confident that she has enough staff to cover the
next few weeks. She will be gone September 9th to Payette for a
SWIRLS meeting.
V. Friends Report: Without Diane, we have no report today.
VI. Budget and Stats: Lindley told Anne to spend the rest of this
year's money by September 15th. She has used his suggestion to
spend almost $7000 to purchase CD and cassette tape storage
albums for audiobooks. She has also purchased a new laminator,
two book trucks, and a video rewinder. The staff will be trying out
a new system for checking out audiobooks; the due dates will be
attached to the materials with a sticker instead of the pocket
system used with books. (Not enough space on audiobooks.) Anne
will have one more meeting with Lindley before the end of the
fiscal year. She can't spend any more money after the 15th but all
the book money is spent and she's checking on remaining funds.
VII. Old Business:
a. Districting Report: Robyn will let Christie know about the
School District's Back -to -School Night dates in case she wants
to talk to principals about setting up a publicity table. Anne
would like to have us help draw county residents to the polls in
November; it seems there may be a lack of major issues that
would draw large numbers of voters. We should try to
encourage people to submit absentee ballots if necessary. Ed
will stop by the Valley County Courthouse in Cascade tomorrow
to learn more about the process.
b. Cataloguing: Although cataloguing continues slowly, Anne's
hectic schedule plus the arrival of many new books has put her
behind schedule. She hopes to catch up soon.
VIII. New Business:
a. Facilities: A contractor hired through the City's architectural
committee has studied our existing City facilities and asked
Anne a few questions. He wanted to know what we need in the
short-term (approximately the next five years). Anne provided
a description of our immediate needs in terms of shelf space,
storage, space for kids' programs, and other essentials. He will
work on price and a basic timeline. Anne expects a report soon.
IX. Adjournment: 4:55 pm
Next meeting: October 20th at 4:00 pm in the library conference room.
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