HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 11.12.2013 Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
November 12, 2013
Attending
Bruce McCullough Dixie Feller Alan Klebe
Rose Marie Kline Nancy Schmidt
Minutes
October minutes were presented and approved as read.
Correspondence
Lois Markegard memorials were received through various sources. The amount donated to date is
$1,430.00.
Circulation Report
Traffic: up 4.62 %; circulation: all items circulated totaled 3,668 (including 170 eBooks), book
circulation was up 22.3 %, media circulation was down 20.92 %, eBook checkouts for this month was
5.14% of total book circulation; computers: internet use was down 6.58 %, children's use was up 2.33 %,
wi -fi use up 28.95 %; patron cards: city patrons made up 69.26% of all issued cards, county patrons
accounted for 21.4% of registered cards holders, and nonresident county /resident - district patrons are at
9.33 %.
Old Business
Nathan Baillet hasn't been able to attend Board meetings for the last few months. Nancy contacted
Nathan to determine whether he would be able to attend future meetings but he indicated that it wasn't
likely. Rose Marie motioned that we vote Nathan out as a Board member and start advertising for a
replacement. Alan seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Nancy announced that she would become the new Federation Coordinator (and Laurel the Federation
Headquarters) starting on July 1, 2014. Dixie nominated Nancy at the Federation meeting in Harlowton
on October 12, 2013. No one else presented a nomination. The Federation Coordinator is a 2 -year
position.
Nancy attended the Fall Workshop and MSC Members meeting in Helena September 25 -28, 2013. The
meeting was held at the Capitol and included lunch. The MSC Executive committee presented a plan to
hire a new employee. After 3 hours of discussion, the motion to hire was passed by a 2 -1 margin. Nancy
attended workshops on DiscoverIt! catalog search tool, ethics in the library, and the Affordable Care
Act.
New Business
The PLD /ASLD Retreat at Chico was held October 27 & 28 Nancy attended workshops on Zinio
eMagazine subscription service, strategic planning for library development and expansion, privacy in the
age of social media, and eContent creation and distribution.
Changes were proposed for the Laurel Public Library By -Laws. The change consists of editing the
wording under Article II, Section 4: Eligibility. The suggested change was that trustees be residents of
the School District #7/70 so county patrons would also be eligible to be trustees. Dixie motioned the
by -laws be changed to read as suggested, Rose Marie seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Nancy asked that the policy for use of the Community Room be reviewed. She suggested that use for
long -term functions not be allowed and that users return the room to its previous state when they are
finished. Rose Marie motioned that the changes be made as suggested, Bruce seconded the motion.
Motion passed.
Library board meetings are currently held on the second Tuesday of each month. Nancy asked if anyone
was interested in changing the meetings time to afternoons or a different evening. After some discussion
it was decided that it would be in the best interest of the Community if the Board meetings were left as
they are so more people could attend if they want.
Library staff was asking for the entire Thanksgiving weekend off. Nancy asked the Board how they felt
about this suggestion. The staff members that are scheduled for that weekend are all eligible for paid
vacation. It was decided that the library would be closed on both Thursday and Saturday if all staff
members were in agreement.
Other
Addressing the Board
Next regular meeting
November 12, 2013
Rose Marie motioned that the meeting be closed, Alan seconded the motion. Passed. Meeting adjourned
at 6:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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