HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 02.12.2019MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
02/12/2019 06:00 PM
Laurel Library
A Library Board was held in the Laurel Library and called to order by Arthur Vogele at 06:05
PM on 02/12/2018.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
® Arthur Vogele, Chairman
® Bill Hanson, Vice -Chairman
® Nancy Schmidt, Secretary
® Dixie Feller
® Clair Killebrew
❑ Samantha Barnhart
1. Public Input
Citizens may address the committee regarding any item of city business no on the agenda. The duration for
an individual speaking under Public Continent 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. Bill motioned the Library Board minutes for January 2019 be accepted as
corrected. Clair seconded the motion, motion passed.
b. There was no special correspondence to report to the Board.
c Circulation Report -Traffic: down 1.4%; circulation: all items circulated totaled
4,884 (including 51OeBooks\book circulation was up6.1%,media circulation
was up 29.4%, eBook checkouts for this month was 12.7% oftotal book
circulation, we circulated 884 items to partners and 130 items from other
libraries; computers: internet use was down 12.6%, children's use was down
30%, wi-fi use was down 25%; patron cards: city registrations made up 58% of
library users, county patrons 37.7% and non-resident registered patrons 4.3%.
There were 71 tech assists in January.
3. New Business
a. The interior doors atthe library have closers that need replacing and handles
that don't allow for quick exits. Replacement ofthis hardware has been
estimated atclose to$2,OOO.It's been suggested that vveremove the inside
doors and leave the entryways open. While this could help with heat/cooling
distribution it would not allow for extra safety while the library is close. It was
suggested that vvereplace the hardware (closure & panic bar) on1 door ata
time as the budget would allow.
b. AsArthur bwell aware, the library has been donating excess books to the Boys &
Girls Ranch for the lodges. To date we have donated 25 boxes of fiction and non-
fiction books. The lodge manager states that ANY book will be received so we
don't have to sort them.
c Budget forms are out and meneed toreturn them to theClerk/Treasurer b»
Friday, March 11t. Dixie and Arthur will meet with Nancy on Tuesday, February
2Gz»tmedit each line item. Budget will beturned into City Hall shortly afterward.
4. Old Business
a. Staff meetings are going to be tentatively scheduled for the first Friday of each
month. Julia's class schedule prevents us from meeting any other day of the
week. The first staff meeting will take place in April.
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b. Nancy attended the OFFLINE Conference in Butte February 11tand 2nd.
It was
very informational as far as learning how to us the new directory- ASPeN ' and
some of the new cloud based applications. This information will be passed along
to Board members and library staff in the following months.
c. Noreport onthe job descriptionssubmitted tothe CAO. When hehas finished
reviewing them, he will return them with suggestions and comments that the
Board will consider before fully adopting the job descriptions and returning them
for final approval.
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5. Other Items
a. MLA Conference is coming up April 10-13, 2019. Anyone interested in attending
needs to fill out the necessary forms for Nancy to submit to MLA.
b. MSC Spring meeting is being held in Helena May 91h & 101h, Board members feel
that Mike should attend this meeting and training along with Nancy.
6. Announcements
a. Next regular meeting is Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the Community
Room.
The Library Board adjourned at 07:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy L Schmidt
Secretary
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of
listed agenda items.
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