HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 02.09.2021MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
Library Board
02/09/2021
Laurel Public Library
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vacant
Bill Hanson, Vice -Chairman
Nancy Schmidt, Secretary
Clair Killebrew— Foundation Liaison
Arthur Vogele, Board Chair
Samantha Barnhart —via phone
Vacant
Meeting canceled — extremely cold
weather and furnace not working at
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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.
2. General Items
a. Circulation Report - Traffic: down 38.22%; circulation: all items circulated totaled
4,205 (including 461 eBooks), book circulation was down 6.8%, media circulation
was down 50.5%, eBook checkouts for this month was 12.13% of total book
circulation, we circulated 1,015 items to partners and 244 items from other
libraries; computers: internet use was down 50.8%, children's use was down
94.8, wi-fi use : up 63.1%; patron cards: city registrations made up 53.4% of
library users, county patrons 48.9% and non-resident registered patrons 2.2%.
There were 32 tech assists in January.
3. New Business
4. Old Business
5. Other Items
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6. Announcements
a. Next regular meeting is Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:30 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.