HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 10.13.2020MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
10/13/2020 06:00 PM
Laurel Public Library
11 1 RM NO -XI I FUR
X Dixie Feller, Federation Representative X Arthur Vogele, Board Chair
Bill Hanson, Vice -Chairman Samantha Barnhart — COVID-19
X Nancy Schmidt, Secretary X Clair Killebrew — Foundation Liaison
OTHERS PRESENT:
1. Public Input
Citizens may address the committee regarding any item of city business not on the agenda. The
duration for an individual speaking under Public Comment 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:
2. General Items
a. Circulation Report - Traffic: down 38.4%; circulation: all items circulated totaled
3,383 (including 529 eBooks), book circulation was down 25.5%, media
circulation was down 38.3%, eBook checkouts for this month was 18.1% of total
book circulation, we circulated 621 items to partners and 150 items from other
libraries; computers: internet use was up 4.7%, children's use was down 94.1%,
wi-fi use : down 26.3%; patron cards: city registrations made up 61.7% of library
users, county patrons 33.9% and non-resident registered patrons 4.4%. There
were 58 tech assists in September.
3. New Business
91
4. Old Business
a.
5. Other Items
a. Upcoming Items:
1
6. Announcements
a. Next regular meeting is Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm in the
Community Room of the Laurel Public Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy L Schmidt
Secretary for the Board
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of
listed agenda items.