LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
MEMBERS
PRESENT: KATHY MOSS, KAREN JEFFERS,
PATRISHA STREET, TERRY BROBERG, ANNE GRACE, LYNNE METZ
STAFF
PRESENT: NANCY JENSEN, MARY ANDERSEN
Kathy opened
the meeting. Karen moved to accept the
January minutes. Patrisha seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Mary sent
the 2016 Storytime schedule to the story time moms, livelincolncounty.com web
site, and the Chamber of Commerce and she will post it in the business
community. The red section of early
chapter books is updated and shelf markers made in the non-fiction section to
make books easier to find. She needs volunteers to put the juvenile books in
the computer. The Summer Library program
is “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read” using a sports theme. The Teen Advisory Board meets on February 15th
and she is looking forward to their help
again this summer.
Nancy
reported that Blind Date with a Book for Valentine’s Day is going well, the
memorial album has been ordered, the annual report is completed and submitted
to the city, and the CKLS Executive meeting was cancelled. The new overdue book policy is working
well. Congressman Huelskamp’s Staff will
hold office hours in the Library meeting room on Tuesday morning, February
23. We have received two checks from the
City of Lincoln, $3600 and $18,000. The
city crew fixed the light over the west door. All DVDs may be checked out for
one week. The TV Series DVDs may contain 6+ discs. It is suggested to expand
the check out for TV Series to 2 weeks.
Juveniles are only allowed to check out 1 item at the present time. Many will only choose a DVD. It is suggested to allow juveniles to check
out a book with a DVD, but not 2 DVDs. Both Nancy and Mary attended a workshop
in Ellsworth on Makerspaces (areas designated for various crafts or
activities). A suggestion is to have
Makerspace plastic tubs filled with items like Legos and craft supplies. There has been quite an increase in children
using the library, some waiting for time on the computers for games. They are
concerned about the numbers of unsupervised children during the summer
months. One idea is to use volunteers in
the meeting room to make the Xbox, Legos, crafts and board games available. A Wish
List of items to be donated to the library will be in the upcoming newsletter.
Activity at
the alumni weekend by the FLCL was discussed.
Terry will attend the meeting on March 12, and present a reading kit and
bookmark for kids for their members to choose.
It was
decided to table the Director Evaluation until next month’s meeting. Karen
moved to pay the bills with Lynne adding a second. Motion carried.
Lynne moved
to extend the checkout period for TV Series DVDs to 2 weeks, seconded by
Terry. Motion carried. Terry moved to allow juveniles to check out 2
items, but only 1 DVD at a time. Lynne
seconded the motion. Motion carried. Anne reported talking to John Baetz in regard
to advertising in the Live Lincoln County publication for $20/month. The consensus was to have Anne visit with
Evelyn Schroeder, president of FLCL about the matter.
Terry
reported that the stone mason is looking into a cleaning compound for the
outside stone.
Karen moved
to adjourn the meeting with Patrisha seconding the motion. The next meeting will be March 8, 2016.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
Secretary
