HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 04.09.2019MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
04/09/2019 06:00 PM
Laurel Library
A Library Board was held in the Laurel Library and called to order by Arthur Vogele at
on
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
❑ Arthur Vogele, Chairman
❑ Dixie Feller
❑ Bill Hanson, Vice -Chairman
❑ Clair Killebrew
❑ Nancy Schmidt, Secretary
❑ Samantha Barnhart
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OTHERS PRESENT:
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 iter: not on the agenda.
a. Addressing the Board - Board meeting of the Laurel Public Library Trustees was
canceled due to scheduling conflict with Montana Library Association
Conference in Helena April 10th _ 13th, 2019
2. General Items
a. Circulation Report -Traffic: down 17%; circulation: all items circulated totaled
4,336 (including 486 eBooks), book circulation was down 8%, media circulation
was up36.296 e800kcheckouts for this month was I3.996oftotal book
circulation, we circulated 758 items to partners and 120 items from other
libraries; computers: internetuse was down 29.1%Lchildren's use was down
31.2Y6,vvi-fiuse was up22.I96;patron cards: city registrations made up64.69Sof
library users, county patrons 36.1% and non-resident registered patrons 2.8%.
There were 50 tech assists in March.
3. New Business
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4. Old Business
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5. Other Items
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6. Announcements
a. Next regular meeting bTuesday, May 14, 2019 at5:00pmin the Community
The Library Board adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy LSchmidt
Secretary
NOTE: This meeting ksopen tmthe public. This meeting is for information and discussion of