LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
APRIL 14, 2015
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Kathy Moss, Jerry Philbrick,
Terry Broberg, Patrisha Street, Lynne Metz
LIBRARIANS: Nancy Jensen
Kathy opened
the meeting. Terry moved that the March
10, 2015 minutes be approved. Jerry
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Children’s
Librarian Mary’s report included plans for the summer reading program, story
time and the teen advisory board. We
received a $250 programming grant from CKLS and Mary has arranged for magician
Korso the Curious to perform on the last day of school at the grade
school. FLCL will also help with any
extra expense. The Summer Reading Program’s theme is “Every Hero Has a Story”,
geared for students age 7 to 10 and will be held on Tuesdays during June.
Programs already scheduled are: Pastors Kaye and Jeff Metzler with a Western
Hero theme, CARES from Concordia with a therapy dog, and Smoky Hill PBS. Other
ideas include EMS/firefighters. We are considering some game days in the
schedule since the last one was so successful.
Story Time is a success with over 30 kids for Easter week and 29 for
this past week. She has contacted two teachers and the librarian at the high
school asking for name suggestions to serve on the Teen Advisory Board. The letter and application form are attached
to the minutes.
Director
Nancy reported that the printer for the microfilm reader, purchased by FLCL, is
installed. Some people have been using
the outside electrical outlets to charge their devices. Discussion followed and
all agreed that there was not much to do about it. Game day hosted about 40
students, a real success. It was
suggested to offer water instead of soda to go with the popcorn. She would like
to use some of the 100th anniversary book bags for prizes for the
summer program. Everyone agreed with this idea.
We need a
policy for video game check out. The
FLCL will no longer take care of the landscaping, but would pay for any
replanting. The children’s library memorial in honor of Evelyn Bolte is nearly
$1300.
Unfinished
Business: Terry talked to Keith Naegele
in regard to the limestone repair. The
mason has had some health problems and will take care of it as soon as he able.
Terry reported on the resolution pertaining to including patrons as possible
board members who live outside the city limits of Lincoln. She talked to the city attorney who told her
that it is a state requirement that board members reside within the city and it
would take an ordinance to override that. This matter will be taken up at a later
date.
New
Business: Lynne moved to pay the current
bills with Patrisha seconding the motion.
Motion carried. Lynne moved to
set the Video Game Check Out Policy to allow one game to be checked out for one
week. Terry seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Terry, Lynne and Patrisha
volunteered to look into the landscaping with Terry calling Kathy
Lupfer-Nielsen for help. The following names were put up for the new library
board position due to the culmination of Jerry’s term: Ann Cardwell, Sunny McBride,
Carlene Friesen, Donna Walker. Lynne
will call these women. All agreed that
if one candidate agreed, she would be submitted to the City Council for
approval. Lynne thanked Jerry for his
many years of service on the board of trustees, through the building phase up
to now.
The next
meeting will be May 12, 2015. Jerry
moved to adjourn the meeting. Lynne
seconded the motion. Meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
secretary
