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MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
04/11/2023 06:00 PM
Laurel Public Library
Meeting Canceled – No Quorum
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Katie Fjelstad X Arthur Vogele, Board Chair – via Zoom
X Kate Manley Lela Schlitz
X Nancy Schmidt, Secretary Mary Nelson
X Clair Killebrew – Foundation Liaison
OTHERS PRESENT: None
1. Public Input
Citizens may address the committee regarding any item of city business not on the agenda. The duration for an
individual speaking under Public Comment is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the
committee will not take action on any item not on the agenda.
a. Addressing the Board – None
2. General Items
a. Circulation Report – (compared to the same time period as last year) Traffic: down 0.7%;
circulation: all items circulated totaled 4,536 (including 562 eBooks), book circulation was down
11.4%, media circulation was down 37.4%, eBook checkouts for this month was 13.4% of total
book circulation, we circulated 833 items to partners and 180 items from other libraries;
computers: internet use was up 0.98%, children’s use was down 17.7%, wi-fi use up 70.3%;
patron cards: city patrons make up 62.7% of registered users, county 28.6% and out of county
users make up 8.8%. There were 57 tech assists in March.
3. New Business
a.
4. Old Business
a.
5. Other Items
a. Upcoming Items:
2
6. Announcements
a. The next regular meeting is May 2, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the library community room.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy L Schmidt
Nancy L Schmidt
Library Director
Secretary for the Board
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of listed agenda
items.