Board Minutes February 2015
ALANSON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
February 11, 2015
The February meeting was called to order by President, Joan Niewiadomski, at 6:15 p.m. Trustees present, were Anne Billiard, Pat McFarland, BR Smith and Sue Warner. Library Director, Anna LaRue, and Sherry Webster were also present.
Minutes:
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Minutes of the January 7, 2015 meeting, were read and with a date correction, approved.
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
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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 as of January 31, 2015: $102,908.30
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BR moved to accept the treasurer’s report, supported by Sue, report accepted.
Library Director’s Report:
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The cash and usage report was presented.
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The book club is set to begin on February 17, Tuesday at 4:00 pm.
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Scheduled programs: April 15, at 6:30 pm - Titanic Survivors; July 11, at 11:00 am – Steven’s Puppets; July 29 at 7:00 pm – Bob Williams will talk about Titanic Deep Sea Explorations.
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Closing dates for the remainder of the year were set on the library calendar
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Employee requirements for State Aid were discussed. Library staff certification workshop is required. Betsy and Sherry will attend in May.
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Pat moved to accept the librarian’s report, supported by Anne. Report accepted.
Unfinished Business:
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Emergency Situation Policy was reviewed. Motion was made by Anne and supported by BR to add the revised Emergency Threat Response Guidelines and Lockdown/Lockout Policy to the rest of the library policies.
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Sherry’s evaluation was successfully completed and she was given an increase of .50cents per hour, beginning February 9, 2015.
New Business:
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Library Week is April 12-18 – optional activities were discussed and FOAL will be asked for ideas.
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Anna’s evaluation is due in March
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Content insurance again discussed – Burley’s to be contacted.
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Meetings schedule set: March – 4; April – 16; May – 13; May -20, budget workshop; June – 10 annual budget meeting/ reg. meeting
Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Warner, Secretary