MEMBERS
PRESENT: Kathy Moss, Anne Grace, Terry
Broberg, Patrisha Street, Karen Jeffers, Lynne Metz
LIBRARY
STAFF: Nancy Jensen, Mary Andersen
Kathy opened
the meeting. Terry moved to accept the
March minutes with Trisha seconding the motion.
Motion carried.
Mary
reported on the Children’s Department.
Prizes and crafts have been ordered for the SLP and CKLS printed flyers
to send home with grade school students, flyers to put in businesses,
registration forms and letters requesting donations for the SLP. Dan, Dan the Magic Man will be performing at
LES on May 19 at 1:00pm and Rolling Hills Zoo will present the program at the
library on June 9 at 10:15.
LEAP has $650 budgeted for the library for crafts and supplies. LEAP students will come to the library on
Friday mornings June 10-July 1st.
Jill Cagle has volunteered to help with crafts. The Teens meet April 22 and hopefully they
will help with the alumni weekend and the SLP.
Nancy
reported that she put up table tents at the local eating businesses for
National Library
Week. She has finished weeding the nonfiction section. Mr. Koch approved using some of the LEAP money for toilet paper and paper towels. The CKLS technician fixed our laptop. Mindy and Terry have cleaned up the landscaping, adding new soaker hoses and mulch. The mulch was donated and applied by Lincoln Building Supply (Vicki Meier, Rita and Greg Serrien). The insurance inspector was here and will make a report to the city. Sharon Luck has agreed to be our new board member, replacing Anne Grace who has been a productive board member. CKLS is looking for nominations to their executive committee. The NOOKs are not being used and Nancy would like to use them as prizes for the adult summer library program. Our phone and internet contract with AT&T ends June 30.
Week. She has finished weeding the nonfiction section. Mr. Koch approved using some of the LEAP money for toilet paper and paper towels. The CKLS technician fixed our laptop. Mindy and Terry have cleaned up the landscaping, adding new soaker hoses and mulch. The mulch was donated and applied by Lincoln Building Supply (Vicki Meier, Rita and Greg Serrien). The insurance inspector was here and will make a report to the city. Sharon Luck has agreed to be our new board member, replacing Anne Grace who has been a productive board member. CKLS is looking for nominations to their executive committee. The NOOKs are not being used and Nancy would like to use them as prizes for the adult summer library program. Our phone and internet contract with AT&T ends June 30.
Nancy and
Mary have written a policy regarding unattended children at the library.
The responsibility for the safety and behavior
of children in the Library rests with the parent/caregiver and not with Library
Staff. Library Staff cannot be
responsible for children who are unattended or demonstrating inappropriate
behavior. Children who exhibit
inappropriate behavior may be asked to the leave the Library. If the child is unable to leave the Library
without an adult, he/she should not be in the Library without an adult. The
following guidelines will be followed:
Children under the age of 7 must have a
parent/caregiver in the Library with them.
Caregivers must be at least 14 years old. If a child under the age of 7 is found in the
Library without a parent/caregiver, the parent/caregiver will be called to come
pick up the child. If the parent/caregiver cannot be reached, the Lincoln
County Sherriff’s department will be called to assist the child. Children 7 years old and older may use the
library unattended by a parent/caregiver.
However, the parent/caregiver is still responsible for the behavior and
the well-being of the child. The child
is expected to follow the Library’s Patron code of Conduct and may be asked to
leave the Library if he/she exhibits inappropriate behavior. The Library assumes no responsibility for the
whereabouts of an unattended child who has been asked to leave the Library.
The Patron
Code of Conduct is intended to encourage behavior that supports the library’s
mission of providing a safe, clean, organized and appropriate environment. Behavior becomes unacceptable when it
interferes with this mission, compromises the rights of others, causes damage
to the building or equipment or causes injury to oneself or others. Under most circumstances, those willing to
modify unacceptable behavior will be welcome to stay. However, those unwilling to comply or those
committing egregious acts will be asked to leave the library. If necessary, the authorities will be
called. Parents/caregivers are
responsible for the conduct and safety of children under their care.
Examples of
unacceptable library behavior include, but are not limited to:
1. Abandoning or leaving young children
unattended. All children under the age
of 7 must be accompanied by a caregiver at least 14 years old.
2. Abuse, vandalism or inappropriate use
of books, movies, tables, chairs, computers, or other electronic equipment or
property.
3. Excessive noise/ noise that disturbs
others.
4. Disruptive use of cell phones,
radios, TVs or other electronic products.
5. All food and drink is prohibited
within the building, except what the library makes available during programs.
6. Blocking and/or congregating near
library entrances.
7. Inappropriate public displays of
affection.
8. Illegal activity of any kind
9. Using library telephone without
specific permission by a member of the library staff.
10. Loitering, sleeping or roving through
the building with no apparent intention of using library materials or
resources, or following staff members or other library patrons around the
building or otherwise engaging in harassing behavior.
11. Inappropriate, unruly, offensive or
aggressive behavior and language of any type.
12. Possessing, consuming or being under
the influence of alcohol or illegal
drugs.
13. Selling, soliciting, campaigning or
petitioning
14. Smoking or tobacco use of any kind,
including the use of electronic smoking devices.
15. Verbal abuse, physical abuse or
sexual harassment of library users or staff. Engaging in any behavior that
infringes on the rights of other patrons to use the library and its facilities
peacefully and with enjoyment
Terry moved
to pay the bills. Anne seconded the
motion. The motion carried. There were no nominations for the CKLS
Executive committee. Karen moved to
remove NOOKS from collection and use them as prizes for the Adult Summer
Library Program. Lynne seconded the
motion. Motion carried. Discussion followed
in regard to the AT&T contract and Nex-Tech prices. Nancy will look further into the
pricing. Lynne moved to accept the
Unattended Child and Patron Code of Conduct policies. Trish seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Lynne moved
to adjourn the meeting with Trisha as second.
The next meeting will be May 10, 2016.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
Secretary
