HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 08.10.2010 Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
August 10, 2010
Attending: Clair Killebrew (presiding), Christy Smith, Bruce McCullough, Nathan Baillet, Dixie Feller, and
Nancy Schmidt
Election of Officers:
Bruce nominated Clair Killebrew for Board President, Nathan seconded the nomination; motion passed.
Bruce nominated Christy Smith for Board Vice - President, Nathan seconded the nomination; motion
passed. Bruce nominated Nathan for Federation Representative, Clair and Christy both seconded the
nomination; motion passed.
Minutes:
The minutes of July 13, 2010 were read and approved by all present.
Correspondence:
The library received an Interlibrary Loan reimbursement from the Montana State Library in the amount
of $15.33.
Circulation Report:
Traffic for July 2010 was down 26.35% over July 2009. Internet computer use for July 2010 was down
36.56% over the same time period as last year while computer use by children was up 9.9% over July
2009. Circulation of books and periodicals was down 6.2% for July 2010 over July 2009; circulation of
media items increased 80.2% for July 2010 over July 2009.
Old Business:
Nathan reported that there will be an extensive amount of work to be done on the creation of a Library
Foundation. He suggested that we start with 10 basic steps with focus being given to the first three
items: writing a mission statement, organizing a Board, and writing a letter of invitation to Laurel area
citizens that we feel may be interested in being part of the Library Foundation. Nathan has requested
that each of us bring 5 or 6 names to the September meeting to put forward as possible Foundation
Board members.
Nancy reported that there have been two more incidents with disruptive patrons since Arlene was asked
to leave the library. All Board members, except Nancy, had received a copy of a legal document and the
ad in the Billings Gazette from Arlene in the mail. Nathan shared some information with the Board about
Arlene being responsible for this type of behavior in the Billings area for a long time (according to an
MSU- Billings law professor). Nancy presented a copy of a docket filing for Arlene R. Finco vs City of Las
Vegas as part of the information about Arlene.
Nancy will make the final revisions to the Community Room Policy and bring them next month for
distribution.
Nancy will revise the Internet Use Policy and send to the City attorney for review.
New Business:
The library received an ILL reimbursement for $15.33. This will go to the library aid grant in the City
budget.
MT OSHA visited the library on July 28, 2010. This is the first time that the library has been inspected by
MT OSHA since the new building has been built. We received 'hits' on three items: water heater in the
employee bathroom, down spout by employee exit that drains across the walking path, and the furnace
utility rooms have extra items in them that need to be removed. Nancy will see that all of these are
corrected or removed as needed.
The "Spirit of Laurel" picture will be removed from the back wall in the Community Room and given to
the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. The new Audio /Visual Video Conferencing Center will be placed
within that area. The A/V VCC will be available to anyone that needs access to them with certain
restrictions. These will be determined on an 'as needed' basis.
The MSL is requesting that libraries help with the cost of the Heritage Quest database so that all libraries
in the state will have access to its information. Our part of the cost will be $400 for the year. After some
discussion, it was decided that Laurel would contribute to the cost this year but there is some
reservation about doing so next year.
Final discussion for the night turned to the idea of getting a larger shed to store more books in so they
are not taking up space in the Community Room. Nancy will talk to the Friends of the Library to see if
they will purchase a larger shed or even another one of the same size.
Addressing the Board:
No one asked to address the Board at this time.
Next regular meeting:
September 14, 2010
Future Considerations:
Overdue Collections Policy
Technology Plan Update
Library Partnerships
Courier /Delivery Service