HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 01.10.2000 Minutes of the Laurel Public Library
Board of Trustees Jan. 10, 2000
Attending - Marilyn Minch(presiding), Peg Freund, Katherine Kucera, Gail Brice,
and Peggy Arnold
Minutes -read, corrected, and approved
Correspondence -Peggy received notice of a planning and council training
session to be held January 22 for department heads and aldermen. Registration
materials were received for the 'Offline' retreat to be held in Great Falls on
February 25 -26.
Announcements -The erate deadline for year three is January 19, the Gates
Foundation workshop is January 11, and the ambulance volunteers will be using
the community room for training on Mondays and Wednesdays from January 12
through February 9. There was an article in the Laurel Outlook about the bike
racks that the Girls Scouts installed. The Laurel History Books that the Library
Trust owns are now stored in the library.
Circulation - Traffic for November 99 was 1,548 up 15% from November 98 and
circulation for November 99 was 2,889 down 5% from November 98. Traffic for
December 99 was 1,228 down 12% from December 98 and circulation for
December 99 was 2,770 down 5% from December 98.
Old Business -none
New Business -Peggy Arnold will create a 'sweetheart' list and send valentines to
show the libraries appreciation to those on the list. Peggy distributed the new
Montana Library Laws and Standards to the board members that were present.
Now is a good time to begin thinking of ideas for a summer reading program.
Next meeting- February 14 at 7:00 p.m.