HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 12.08.2020MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
12/08/2020 06:00 PM
Laurel Public Library
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dixie Feller, Federation Representative Arthur Vogele, Board Chair
Bill Hanson, Vice -Chairman Samantha Barnhart — COVID-19
Nancy Schmidt, Secretary Clair Killebrew — Foundation Liaison
Vacant Seat
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 43.8%; circulation: all items circulated
totaled 3,284 (including 490 eBooks), book circulation was down 18.7%,
media circulation was down 34.1%, eBook checkouts for this month was
17.3% of total book circulation, we circulated 750 items to partners and 245
items from other libraries; computers: internet use was down 50.7%,
children's use was even, wi-fi use : up 4.6%; patron cards: city registrations
made up 58.9% of library users, county patrons 37% and non-resident
registered patrons 4.1%. There were 32 tech assists in November.
3. New Business
4. Old Business
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5. Other Items
a. Upcoming Items:
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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,
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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.