HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 02.15.2011 Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
February 15, 2011
Attending:
Clair Killebrew (presiding), Christy Smith, Bruce McCullough, and Nancy Schmidt.
Minutes:
The minutes for January 11, 2011 were read and approved by all present.
Correspondence:
Clair received a letter from the Montana State Library explaining the scope of Nancy's
certification through the Montana State Library.
Circulation Report:
Traffic: down 4 %; circulation: all items up 0.07 %, books circ up 1.5 %, media down 2.9 %;
computers: internet use down 1 %, children's use down 15 %, wi -fi use up 3.1 %; patron cards: city
patrons registered is 63.9% of total cards issued, county patrons represent 26.7% of total cards
issued, and other patrons represent 9.5 %.
Old Business:
Nathan was unable to attend the meeting because of his class schedule and will report at a later
date. Nancy stated that she will obtain a list of local residents from Nathan to set another date
for the next Foundation meeting.
Flower gardens will be postponed until a later date.
After a lengthy discussion with Sarah Elkins and Donci Bardash at the Montana State Library,
Nancy decided that we would have to continue with the BTOP FTE contract. The FTE would be
part-time only and will be placed in charge maintaining and updating our public computers.
Lloyd Mickelson, Vice -Chair for Parmly Billings Library, contacted Nancy by email to set up a date
for a joint library meeting. The date he suggested was given on too short of a notice to get our
board members together. Nancy suggested another date but had not heard from Lloyd before
this meeting.
New Business:
Shirley distributed preliminary budgets to all departments this week. She would like to have
them returned to her office by March 15, 2011.
Just a reminder that the next South Central Federation meeting is set for March 12, 2011 in Big
Timber from 10 am to 3 pm. Nancy will be attending and will ask for a letter of proxy if one of
the Trustees is not able to attend the meeting.
There was some discussion about Laurel Public Library joining the MontanaLibrary2Go project.
This is a downloadable e- content database for Montana libraries. There are significant costs
involved in providing this content to our patrons which can be partly funded through LSTA
grants. Christy had to leave early so there were not enough board members available to motion
this item. It has been tabled until next month.
Other:
Christy's term expires June 30, 2011. She has the option to sign up for another 5 year term or
suggest someone else to take her position on the Board.
Addressing the Board:
None
Next regular meeting:
March 15, 2011
Future Considerations:
Overdue Collections Policy Personnel Evaluation
Technology Plan Update Library Personnel Policy
Library Partnerships