HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 01.12.2016 Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
January 12, 2016
Attending
Clair Killebrew Rose Marie Kline
Bill Hanson Nancy Schmidt
Minutes
November and December 2015 minutes were presented and read. Clair motioned to approve the
minutes, Bill seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Correspondence
None
Circulation Report—compared to same time period last year...
Traffic: down 5.58%; circulation: all items circulated totaled 2,383 (including 273 eBooks), book
circulation was down 12.81%, media circulation was up 17.66%, eBook checkouts for this
month was 13.55%of total book circulation; computers: internet use was up 5.72%, children's
use was down 31.25%, wi-fi use down 50%; patron cards: city residents made up 54.9% of
registered users for December, registered county patrons was at 36.77% and out-of-county
patrons 8.32% of users. There were 36 tech assists in December.
Old Business
Final copies of updated policies were printed and distributed to Board members. Copies of the
policies are available at the circulation for patrons to read. The policies distributed were Library
Use Rules, Patron Conduct Rules, Computer Usage Guidelines, and Internet Use Policy.
No other old business at this time.
New Business
Guitar lessons at the library has been a huge success over the years. As the number of attendees
increases so do possibility of personality conflicts with regular patrons. Nancy talked with the
Board about a couple guitar students that are having conflicts with regular patrons. The majority
of the students(adult and juvenile)are regular users of the library. There are a couple that only
come for the lessons. Board members suggested that Mr. Engel be asked to talk with those few
students about whom we have received complaints. Further complaints may result in them being
asked to take their lessons at another facility.
No other new business at this time.
Other
Looking ahead:
January—no upcoming meetings
February—budget
Addressing the Board
None
Next regular meeting
February 9, 2016
Bill motioned the meeting be adjourned, Claire seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 6:34
pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy L. Schmidt