HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 08.12.2008Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
August 12, 200$
Attending:
Gail Brice (presiding), Margaret Freund, Bruce McCullough, Clair Killebrew and Nancy
Schmidt
Minutes:
The minutes of the July $, 200$ meeting were read and approved.
Correspondence
The library received $8.00 in ILL reimbursement from the Montana State Library.
Circulation Report
Traffic for July 2008 was up 11.7% over July 2007. Circulation for materials was up
18.1 % from July 2007. Circulation of books alone was up 15.4% over last July.
Old Business
The Public Library Standards form has been submitted and received by the state library in
Helena. Nancy reported that there are several policies that need to be updated in
accordance with the library standards. She will present them at the next Library Board
meeting.
The resurfacing of the parking lot has been completed. The staff and director are very
pleased with the results as are the library patrons. Cost overrun amounted to about $3,300
of which the library will allow $1,650 of donation monies to be used for those costs.
Margaret moved that the $1,650 be taken from donations to pay for the cost overruns.
Bruce seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Staff evaluations are completed and a copy of each evaluation has been taken to their
respective personnel files at City Hall.
New Business
Benovan is presenting training on creating sustainable funding for nonprofits in Great
Falls. Nancy will attend and give a report at the September board meeting.
Montana State Library is presenting a Fall Workshop i.n Livingston September 19 & 20.
Nancy will attend for training purposes.
The Library will be closed Friday, August 29, 2008 through Monday, September 1, 2008
for the Labor Day holiday.
Staff trainings will be held every couple of months sa that no one is left out when changes
are made. Training dates will be determined by Nancy and Geralyn when they feel that
staff needs to be made aware of changes in policy or as situations arise that need attention.
A pay raise was suggested far the Director. Bruce was assigned the task of talking to Mary
about the procedure. Her recommendation was that Bruce discusses with Bill the proposed
pay raise. Nancy reported that when Bill came over to inspect the parking lot before
authorizing final payment to Winkler Excavating, he was questioning her about the
previous director's wage and Nancy's current wage.
Time to address the Board
No one addressed the board.
Next regular meeting
September 9, 200$ will be the next meeting.