LINCOLN CARNEGIE LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
AUGUST 9, 2016
Members
Present: Kathy Moss, Karen Jeffers,
Patrisha Street, Sunnie McBride, Sharon Luck, Lynne Metz
Librarians
Present: Nancy Jensen, Mary Andersen
Kathy called
the meeting to order. Sharon moved to
approve the minutes from July 12 with Patrisha seconding the motion. The minutes were approved.
Mary
presented final attendance numbers for the summer library program for children.
On the average, about 60 kids participated in the crafts and guessing jars, 139
signed up for reading prizes with 55 reading logs returned. Over 8 weeks, 1230
children’s books, 332 children’s movies, 19 games were used and the teens led 4
story times with an average of 12 kids.
The fall/winter story time will have a music theme. The teens met, elected new officers and are
planning an event for the Fall Festival.
Nancy
reported that Street Plumbing serviced the air conditioner, cleaning the coils
and adding refrigerant. City workman,
RT, replaced a ballast in the light fixture over the main desk. CKLS has offered CKLS for a library
evaluation in September. The City increased the library budget by $1,114
($40,386 to $41,500). She chose a Fax
service that is $9.95 for 100 faxes prepaid.
A marketing website has been created by CKLS called LibraryAware. We will be able to create our newsletter or
flyers and send them as an email directly, instead of as an attachment. In
June-July, 2015, 220 patrons used the computers. This June and July, useage increased to about
500.
Under new
business, Lynne moved to pay the Street bill with Karen adding a second. Motion carried. Sharon moved to approve the bills as
submitted, with Sunnie adding a second. Motion carried.
Lynne moved
to adjourn the meeting with Patrisha seconding the motion. The next meeting will be September 13, 2016.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynne Metz,
Secretary
