HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 04.10.2018Minutes of the
Laurel Public Library Board of Trustees
April 10, 2018
Attending
Bill Hanson Arthur Vogele Dixie Feller
Samantha Barnhart Nancy Schmidt
Minutes
Bill motioned that the minutes of March 2018 be accepted as read. Dixie seconded the motion.
Motion passed.
Correspondence
None
Circulation Report — compared to same time period last year...
Traffic: up 1.2%; circulation: all items circulated totaled 4,413 (including 425 eBooks), book
circulation was down 0.3%, media circulation was up 10.3%, eBook checkouts for this month
was 11.2% of total book circulation, we circulated 703 items to partners and 123 items from
other libraries; computers: internet use was up 2 1. 1 %, children's use was down 11.1 %, wi-fi use
was down 23.2%; patron cards: city registrations made up 64.3% of library users, county patrons
28.7% and non-resident registered patrons 6.9%. There were 71 tech assists in March.
Old Business
The spring Montana Shared Catalog meeting is being held in Helena on Friday, May 4, 2018.
There is training being offered for Blue Cloud Analytics on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Nancy is
planning on attending both the Blue Cloud training and the MSC meeting. She will leave
Wednesday afternoon since training starts at 9:30 am on Thursday.
Terri Porta, Lingering Love Studio, has submitted two quotes for painting the memorial mural.
Her first quote is for the full wall (book shelf to window) with supplies is in the amount of
$680.00. Tern's second quote is for half -wall mural, painting & supplies, in the amount of
460.61. Samantha motioned that we accept the full -wall mural quote, ask the Foundation to pay
for the mural, and have it completed in July. Bill seconded the motion, motion passed.
New Business
Two quotes have been received for new LED lighting inside the library. Big Sky Lighting has
the lowest quote with NWE reimbursement being the almost the same on both quotes. Board
recommended that a purchase requisition be submitted to Budget/Finance for approval. Funding
would come from our donations with the provision that rebates be deposited back into the
donation account.
The Easter Story and Egg Hunt was successful considering that we had such terrible weather.
There were 41 attendees including members of the Laurel Federated Women's Club and library
staff. Egg hunting was held inside the library (mostly in the children's wing) with 22 children
participating.
The spring Book Sale will be held May 8 — 12, 2018. Sale times would be the same as previous
sales: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9 — 7; Friday, 9 — 5; and Saturday, 9 — 3. Setup for
the book sale would begin on Monday, May 7 I is anyone is able to help. We always need
workers to take money and restock tables. Because this is the week that the Board meeting is
usually held, Dixie motioned that the meeting be canceled for May 2018. Bill seconded the
motion. Motion passed.
Other
Coming up —
Geralyn and Julia will be taking time off in May.
Federation Coordinator's meeting — August, TBD
Addressing the Board
None
Next regular meeting
May 8, 2018 — canceled because of book sale
June 12, 2018
Dixie motioned the Board meeting be adjourned, Bill seconded the motion. The motion
passed, the meeting adjourned at 6:48 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy L. Schmidt