July 10, 2014 Library Board Meeting Minutes

Lincoln Carnegie Library Board of Trustees

July 10, 2014

Members Present:  Kathy Moss, Anne Grace, Terry Broberg, Patrisha Street, Jerry Philbrick, Lynne Metz

Librarians Present:  Nancy Jensen

     Kathy called the meeting to order and introduced the new Lincoln County Economic Development Director, Kelly Larson. Terry moved to approve the June 12 minutes.  Anne seconded the motion.  The motion carried.

     Nancy presented Mary’s report in her absence. The children’s programs for June included:  Chelsey Wineinger Bubble Science (30 kids, 10 adults), Chelsey Wineinger Eye Spy (45 kids, 14 adults), Tom Cavalli Lego Program (28 kids, 12 adults), Jack Crispin rock collecting (36 kids, 12 adults).  Movie attendance declined as the month went on:  Frozen (9 kids, 3 adults), WALL-E (12 kids, 2 adults), The Pirate Fairy (2 kids, 2 adults), Hotel Transylvania (2 kids, 1 adult).  The craft projects have been well attended, with an average of 65 kids.  The LIBRI Foundation Grant has provided 63 books and the Scholastic books have been received and are in use.  Story time has resumed with about 10 to 12 kids per week.

     Nancy reported that Weis Fire and Safety has inspected our fire extinguishers.  The Teen Summer Library program with 26 participants and the Adult Program with 37 participants end on July 12. The Gaming Grant was approved and Nancy has purchased the Xbox console, controllers and some games.  The receipts will be sent into the State Library and they will send out a reimbursement.  We received two thank you notes, one from FLCL for our help with the 100^th anniversary and one from CKLS for hosting their meeting.  Mary Andersen is making letters for the new outdoor sign.  Anne moved to reimburse her for the supplies.  Patrisha seconded the motion.  The motion carried. 

     We continued to review the maintenance policy sections Safety and Safety Equipment and HVAC.  Storage in the furnace room doesn’t meet the standard of 3 feet from the heating unit.  Since the previous “storeroom” is now used for the LEAP children, the furnace room houses ladders, floor mats, paint, recycling, etc. FLCL stores outside hoses there, too.  When the summer activities are completed, Nancy asked that some of the board help go through the storage and weed things that are no longer needed.  Patrisha  will get information on  cleaning out the AC/heat vents. 

      Terry reported that the door panels will be replaced with solid wood panels, not glued panels, that will not split in the dry weather.   Anne moved to pay the bills.  Lynne seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  The janitors have been keeping the checklist.  Lynne volunteered to write a note from the board commending them on their work. 

     Trustee Policy III Library Service Policy was reviewed.  No changes were made to the policy.  Nancy says the eReaders are not being checked out.  She felt the $20 deposit was not a deterrent.  We have quite a few donated magazine subscriptions.  Lynne suggested that a good time to donate a subscription is the fall when the Junior class sells magazines. Lynne and Anne volunteered to deliver books monthly to the nursing home.  Terry reported that she has purchased the croquet wickets to stabilize the drain hoses.  Jerry moved to adjourn.  Patrisha seconded the motion.  The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be August 14.

     Respectfully submitted,

     Lynne Metz, Secretary