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MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
06/11/2024 06:00 PM
Laurel Public Library
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Katie Fjelstad Arthur Vogele, Board Chair
Kate Manley Lela Schlitz – via Zoom
Nancy Schmidt, Secretary Mary Nelson
Clair Killebrew – Foundation Liaison
OTHERS PRESENT: None
Meeting canceled – medical
reasons
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: up 7.3%; circulation: all items
circulated totaled 4,547 (including 638 eBooks); book circulation was up 12%, media circulation was down 15.1%,
eBooks checkouts for this month was 12% of total book circulation, we circulated 979 items to partner libraries
and 241 from other libraries: computers: internet use was down 38%, children’s use was down 45.5%, wi-fi use was
down 51.1%; patron cards: not available at this time. There were 27 tech assists in May.
3. New Business
a.
4. Old Business
a.
5. Other Items
a. Upcoming Items:
1. Board concerns
6. Announcements
a. The next regular meeting is July 9, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the library community room. A Zoom link
will be added to the next agenda.
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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.
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