Lincoln
Carnegie Library Board of Trustees
October
10, 2013
Members Present: Kathy Moss, Karen Jeffers, Jerry Philbrick,
Patrisha Street,
Terry Broberg, and Lynne Metz
Librarians: Nancy Jensen and Mary Andersen
The meeting
was called to order by vice president, Kathy Moss, in the absence of the
president, Anne Grace. The minutes of
the September 12th meeting were approved as printed.
Librarians’ Reports:
Mary
presented her children’s library report.
Thursday morning story time averages 19 children. LEAP activities on Friday after school
average 50-60 children/week. USD 298
will provide money for craft supplies for LEAP students. Mary requested an increase in hours from 17
to 19.2/week. This would keep her under
the KPERs limit of 1000 hrs/year.
Nancy
reported the following:
Fall Trustee
Dinner Training sessions are scheduled October 28 in Jewell, October 29 in
Hunter, November 6 in Sylvan Grove and November 7 in Hoisington. Librarians will present innovative programs
they are using in their libraries.
Lincoln will host a free knit/crochet a fancy scarf class on Saturday,
October 19. The monthly movie has drawn
only 5-10 people. No movies are
scheduled for November or December. The
CKLS grant for a movie projector and screen was denied. Community response to the abolishment of
overdue fines has been positive. The
newsletter was emailed to 436 people in the community. Sylvan Lawn Care will spray the yard for weeds
this fall. The new cake pan rack was
free from the Ellsworth Library. Marvin
Jeffers has been taking care of the recycling.
The preliminary 2014 budget figures indicate that we may need to cut
back some but should be okay with the carryover from this year. Magazines are a big expense and only 1 or 2
patrons take advantage of this service.
Nancy plans to drop any new subscriptions. The Kansas legislature passed a new law
regarding the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Nancy prepared a sheet showing employee hours
and wages that need to be addressed before the end of the year.
Patrisha
reported on her meeting with the FLCL/anniversary committee. Some of their ideas are: Facebook page, memories booklet, former
librarian bios, genealogy workshop May 31 with trace Hamilton and Scott Holl,
maybe bookmarks or notepads to commemorate event. May 4, Sunday, will be the open house at the
library to celebrate 100th year.
Unfinished Business:
Jerry moved
to purchase 50 canvas book bags at $8.33 apiece (total $416.63) to sell during
the anniversary celebration. Patrisha
seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Lynne will check with FLCL to
see if the present logo/artwork can be used on the bags and to get some ideas
if it can’t be used. The price of the
bags will be determined later.
Kathy, Nancy
and Terry plan to attend the WEB Fund meeting on October 23rd to
present pictures of the microfilm machine, how it is used by the community and
a list of all types of information available on film. The G.L. Huyett Fund and Post Rock Foundation
are still options for this project.
Terry is still
working on replacement of the door and suggested that the transom window should
be sealed before winter sets in.
New Business
Jerry moved
to approve the bills and the new children’s internet safety policy. Karen seconded. Motion carried. Jerry moved to go into executive session from
6:10 pm to 6:20 pm to discuss personnel.
Karen seconded. Motion
carried. Board came out of executive
session at 6:20 pm.
Terry moved
to increase Mary’s salary from $7.25 to $7.50/hr and increase her hours to 19.2/week. Lynne seconded the motion. Motion carried. Terry moved to increase Nancy’s salary from
$12.00 to $12.25/hr. Jerry seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Terry moved
to accept Anne’s resignation as president and request for a leave of absence
until January 1, 2014, due to upcoming surgery.
Lynne seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Kathy Moss, as vice president,
agrees to fill in for Anne.
Jerry moved
to adjourn. Terry seconded the
motion. Motion carried. The next meeting will be November 14 at 5 pm.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Lynne Metz,
secretary
