November 2013 Minutes
ALANSON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
November 6, 2013 - Regular Monthly Meeting
Meeting called to order by President, Joan Niewiadomski, at 6:00 p.m. Trustees present, were Anne Billiard, B.R. Smith, and Sue Warner. Bonnie Weaver was absent. Library Director, Anna LaRue, and Sherry Webster were also present.
Minutes:
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Minutes of the October 2, meeting, were read and approved with one spelling correction
No guests and no public comment:.
Treasurer’s Report:
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Anne presented the bills to be paid, the profit and loss statements, and the bank statements for initialing, for the months of September and October.
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Sue made the motion to pay the monthly bills, supported by BR. Motion carried.
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Total liabilities and equity for the month of September: $161,039.88 for the month of October: $150,599.94
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BR moved to accept the treasurer’s report, supported by Sue. Motion approved.
Library Director’s Report:
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The cash and usage report was discussed. Slight increase in activity since September.
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Mary has been helping Sally Smith’s high school English classes; BR is assisting as well. Receiving positive feedback from the school.
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There is a new MI-Card in circulation; basically replaces the original MichCard.
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New program coming from UPROC (NCIP) that will merge MEL and SIRSI; making circulation chores easier.
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Anna presented a request for an outside sign to publicize programs at the library; hopefully this will attract more patrons and program participants.
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It was decided to close the library at 4:00 pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
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Anna will design an evaluation guide to be used to evaluate the library staff.
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B.R. moved to accept the librarian’s report, supported by Sue. Motion carried.
Unfinished Business:
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After some discussion it was decided that book club will be suspended due to lack of interest. Anna will put a notice on the website along with a short questionnaire. If there is more interest shown in the future it will be reinstated.
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FOAL: nothing scheduled
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Book Sale: scheduled for the first Saturday in March with set up on that Friday, February 28. Sue will contact Dan to secure the building for those dates.
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Christmas Party: On Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 6:00 pm, at Anne’s. Finger foods only!
New Business:
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Alanson Christmas Open House will be December 13, from 6-9 pm. Decorating ideas were discussed
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Reviewed part of the Essential Qualities Measures; will review the remainder at the December meeting; review again in 2015.
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December meeting will be rescheduled to Thursday, December 5, due to lack of quorum
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The January, 2014, meeting will be rescheduled to the second Wednesday
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Warner, Secretary