LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
MAY 12, 2015
Members
Present: Kathy Moss, Anne Grace,
Patrisha Street, Terry Broberg, Karen Jeffers, Lynne Metz, Sunnie McBride
Librarians
Present: Nancy Jensen, Mary Andersen
Kathy opened
the meeting. Anne moved to accept the
April 14 minutes. Karen seconded the
motion. The motion carried. We welcome Sunnie McBride as our new board
member.
Mary
reported that the Summer Library Program is ready to go: the schedule and
flyers are complete, letters requesting donations from businesses are ready to
be delivered, and a kick off power-point will be given preceding the magician
act at the grade school. Cecilia
Tagtmeyer, high school librarian, helped with signing up teens, 8-12 grades,
for the Teen Advisory Board. Twelve students met and enthusiastically signed up
to help with the summer program schedule.
The last program of Our Hometown Heroes will be June 30th at
the park, including the fire and police departments. Sunnie suggested that the kids make a “poster/shield”
with personal thanks to be given to each department.
Nancy
reported that our monthly internet bill will increase from $45 to $52 per
month. Because the CKLS check and the
City Fund check were received in March, Nancy had to borrow money from the
contingency fund to pay the bills. This
money has been replaced following receipt of the checks. Currently new patrons
are placed on probation for 6 months (only check out 3 items, 1 of which can be
a DVD or video game). Does board think this is too long a period? The Summer
Library program for adults is Escape the Ordinary. To encourage patrons to be more adventurous
in their reading, she is starting a “Blind Date with a Book”. The books will be wrapped in paper with a
short description on the cover. The teen
program is Unmask and will have guessing jars, puzzles/quizzes, teen coloring
pages, drawings for Finch theater tickets and a game day. It has been suggested to change the board
meeting time.
Nancy printed and distributed new pages for
the policy handbook. The board member/employee address sheet will be updated to
include Sunnie’s information. CKLS will
be providing another free computer this summer.
She has chosen a laptop that can be hooked to the projector which will
project onto the big screen.
Unfinished
Business: Terry reported that Mr.
Naegele projects the work on the limestone repair on the north side of the
building to begin the third or fourth week of May. She has been in contact with FLCL president
Evelyn Schroeder about payment of their $2900 donation. The landscaping has been completed thanks to
Terry and Mindy Lewick who donated her time and talent in choosing plants and
helped Terry with the planting. Terry
has submitted a bill to FLCL for replacement plants, mulch and plant food. Anne volunteered to get a $20 gift
certificate to Lincoln Building Supply to go with a thank you to Mindy.
New
Business: Patrisha moved to approve the
bills. Anne seconded the motion. Motion carried. Anne moved to unanimously elect Kathy-
president, Karen-vice president, Lynne-secretary, and Patrisha-treasurer. Lynne seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Lynne moved to change the board
meeting time from 5pm to 5:15pm. Terry
seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Discussion followed about the 6
month waiting period for new patrons.
Nancy will provide information at the next meeting as to how many items
we are losing because of people moving in and out of Lincoln. Discussion followed about allowing the teen
board to meet after normal library hours.
The consensus was to see what would work best for Mary and the
students. Mary asked Terry to distribute
summer program flyers during the month of June.
The next
meeting will be June 9, 2015 at 5:15.
Karen moved
to adjourn. Terry seconded the
motion. The meeting is adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
secretary
