Board Meeting April 2014
ALANON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
APRIL 23, 2014
Meeting called to order by President Joan Niewiadomski at 6:03 PM. Trustees present were Anne Billiard, and B. R. Smith. The board welcomed Pat McFarland as a new member. Also present were Library Director Anna LaRue and Sherry Webster. Sue Warner was absent.
Minutes:
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Minutes of the March 4, 2014 meeting were read and approved.
No Guests or Public Comment
Treasurer's Report:
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Bills were presented for payment. Profit and loss statements were presented and bank statements were presented for initializing.
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Pat made the motion to pay bills, supported by B. R.. Payment was approved.
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The purchase of books was discussed.
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Visa card credit limits were discussed.
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The credit card policy was discussed and amended. B. R. made the motion to amend, supported by Pat. Motion approved.
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The Dave and Karen Hill donation was discussed.
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The ordering of periodicals was discussed. This will be condensed to one source, which will involve some savings.
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It was decided to roll a CD which is due to another CD for three years at 1%.
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Financial policies were discussed. These will be reviewed at the June meeting.
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B. R. made a motion to accept the Treasurer's report, seconded by Pat. Motion approved.
Library Director's Report:
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Circulation statistics were presented and discussed.
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The hiring of two new Library Assistants was discussed and approved. Robin Groszko will work Monday and Wednesday 10 to 4 and Sue Kissinger will work Monday 12 - 6 and Thursday 12 -7.
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Library programs were discussed. The Genealogy program had 14 participants and 7 people took part in the Basic Computer program. The recent Children's Story Hour drew more participants than before. More story hours are being planned for July.
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New computers have been installed by Superiorland.
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New aprons will be ordered for library staff.
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Pinkerton has serviced the alarm system.
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The board approved a check-out limit of 5 library-owned DVD's. Anne will present a policy for check-out limits on other audiovisual items.
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Anne made a motion to accept the Library Director's report, supported by B. R.
Unfinished Business:
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The FOAL rummage sale is set for Saturday, April 26, 8-3 in the Community Building.
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Contract renewal letters will be mailed to townships this week. They specify a rate of $3.00 per capita for two years. This is the same rate as previous contracts.
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Statistics on library usage by township were presented.
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We will continue to donate books to the Senior Center in Brutus.
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We will have a budget workshop meeting at 6:00 May 21 in addition to our next regular meeting set for May 7.
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Discussion of the budget will take place at our June 4 meeting.
New Business:
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Book boxes are needed for upcoming sales.
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Plaques to honor Jean Lichius and Avis Granger will be ordered for placement in the library.
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Maintenance is needed for the front door, for ceiling lights, and for a broken table.
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We will plan in January for ways to celebrate National Library Week in April of next year.
Meeting adjourned at 7:33 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
B. R. Smith, Vice President