Lincoln Carnegie Board of Trustees
June 11, 2013
Members Present: Anne Grace, Kathy Moss, Terry Broberg, Patrisha Street,
Karen Jeffers, Lynne Metz
Librarians: Nancy Jensen, Mary Andersen
The meeting was
called to order by president, Anne Grace.
Terry moved to approve the May 16 minutes. Karen seconded the motion. The minutes are approved as read.
Librarians’ Reports:
Mary reported
that 60 children have signed up for the Summer Library Program-Dig Into Reading
which will last through July. Monday Story time has fluctuated from 5-15
children. The Rolling Hills Zoo Program
was attended by 45 children and 15 children enjoyed last Friday’s afternoon
movie. We have received $395 in
donations from local businesses: Meyer
Tire and Lube, Lincoln Farm supply, Crangle Law Offices, Chartered, Farmway
Credit Union, Insurance Works, Walker Products Company, Inc., Susan Marshall,
Dr. G. Derrill Gwinner, Metz and O’Hare, Chtd., Lincoln County Pharmacy,
Sixteen 60 Publishing Co. Lynne will
send thank you notes and the board members are encouraged to express their
thanks, also. About 40 children from the
LEAP program at LES will be coming to the library on Fridays from noon to 1pm
to check out books, do crafts and get acquainted with the library. The school library will not be open during
the summer school period. Program information is posted on the library blog at http://lincolncl.blogspot.com. CKLS
came and weeded out the children’s books. The re-labeling project is tabled
until after the summer library program is over
Nancy reported that the west door is still
having problems, swelling in the humidity, was unable to be opened for two days. The door windows also leaked during the
rain. Dennis Cross did fix the door from
blowing open when it is really windy out. The door needs to be replaced. The adult fiction books have been weeded to
3400 books. The goal is to limit the
number to 3,000. The state aid check for
$517 arrived and 2014’s state aid estimate is $475. The Summer Reading Program for Adults: every time an adult checks out books he/she
fills out an entry form for a drawing for a gift basket. Drawings are held every week. Twelve teens are participating in the Teen
Summer Library Program. There are guessing jars and ‘make and take” crafts for
them. Weis Fire & Safety inspected
approved the fire extinguishers. A monthly adult movie will be shown once a
month on Wednesday at 2:30. The first one will be “The Impossible” on June
19. On August 7, Kathy Ripple, CKLS,
will come to do a program on Genealogy sites on the internet.
The library’s
part of the City-Wide garage sale cleared $103 ($21 books, $90 equipment) and
was manned by Anne, Terry and Evelyn Schroeder, FLCL president.
The City of Lincoln workers made a concrete
pad, moved the bike rack and the book return bin to make an easy access
curb-side book return.
The CKLS Trustee
training meeting was held in Lincoln
June 10. Members in attendance from Lincoln were Anne, Kathy,
Patrisha, Karen, Terry and Lynne. A
total of 22 attended with Minneapolis, Wilson and Luray being
represented. Chris Ripple and Gail Santy
presented detailed information about the responsibilities of being a part of
the CKLS and state library system. This
included a set of by-laws written by Chris that will cover all the legal and
library regulations to follow. The
different CKLS grants were explained. It
is the board’s responsibility to set policies for the library, not micro-manage
the librarian. We are encouraged to
build a better relationship with our city council by keeping them informed of
our activities and patron use. It was an
in-depth presentation and a good learning tool.
Kathy moved to approve the bills. Karen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
The Policy Handbook, Part II Trustee
Policies were reviewed. Terry moved to
add the State of Kansas
guideline website to the Records Retention Policy. Kathy seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Nancy
mentioned that the early copies of the board minutes are becoming frail. A
future project could be recopying these minutes in some form to preserve our
history.
Anne reported
that the FLCL are still interested in helping with the purchase of a microfilm
reader to replace our aging/no replaceable parts machine. Anne will follow up with the FLCL about
writing grants and Nancy
will obtain pricing from Salina Blueprint.
FLCL is planning a photography contest of Lincoln County
with entries being displayed at the library.
Book bags with
the library logo were considered as a possible fund raiser. Terry will ask for free samples first. It is suggested that we attend the July 8th
city council meeting to thank them for their cooperation in moving the book
drop.
Kathy moved to
adjourn the meeting. Karen seconded the
motion. Meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be July 9, 2013.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Metz, secretary
