LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
AUGUST 11, 2015
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Kathy Moss, Karen Jeffers,
Patrisha Street, Sunnie McBride, Lynne Metz, Anne Grace
LIBRARIANS
PRESENT: Mary Andersen
Kathy opened
the meeting. Anne moved to accept the
July 14 minutes. Karen seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Nancy’s
report included the following: The City
raised the library’s budget to $40,495 for 2016. This is an increase of $907. We received a
grant to purchase copies of the 2015 notable books suggested by the state
library. These books are either about
Kansas or written by Kansas authors. Mindy Lewick has been looking out for the
landscaping and has nursed the dead looking plants so that they are putting out
new leaves.
Mary
reported on the final numbers for the 2015 Children’s Summer Library
Program. 142 kids participated, an
increase from 118 in 2014 and 63 in 2012.
There were 8 programs at the library/park with average attendance of 46,
8 weeks of crafts with average of 39, 8 story times with average attendance of
27 and 1 program at the grade school with 200 children present. The guessing
jars were popular again with 35 participants per week. We received $575 in cash donations from local
businesses. More children’s books are being checked out during the summer
program 182/week compared to 163/week last year. Kathy commented that this is
the future of our library and thanked Mary for her tireless commitment.
Mary
reported that the teen group met and elected officers this week. Twenty teens helped with the summer program,
with two kids per activity. They plan to
enter the Cupcake Wars event into the Post Rock Festival.
No
unfinished business was presented. Lynne
moved to pay the outstanding bills. Anne
seconded the motion. Motion passed. Lynne moved to adjourn the meeting. Patrisha seconded the motion. The meeting was
adjourned and the next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 8 at 5:15.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
secretary
