Library Board of Trustees for September 18, 2023

Agenda

6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Drive, North Liberty

1. Call to Order
2. Additions/Changes to the Agenda
3. Public Comment
4. Approval of Minutes
   1. August
5. Board Training/Staff Introductions
   1. Marketing and Engagement
6. Reports
   1. Budget
   2. Friends
   3. Director
   4. Staff reports – questions
7. Policy Review
   1. Collection Development Policy
   2. Statement of Concern Form
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Adjourn

Next meeting date: October 16, 2023, 6:30 pm

Minutes

PRESENT: Scott Clemons, Jack Abels, Brady Bird, Laura Hefley, Lindsay Bland, Library
Director Jennie Garner
ABSENT: Jamie Helmick
Call to Order
1) Additions/Changes to the Agenda
a) None
2) Public Comment
a) None
3) Approval of the Minutes
a) August meeting minutes motion to approve by Laura H; second Lindsay B;
approved by voice vote
4) Reports
a) Budget
i) Total at 14%, average is 16%
ii) PT staff high due to transitions and FT absences.
b) Friends
i) Book sale 9/20-9/23.
c) Director
i) ASRL conference; Kellee, Nick, Jennie leaving 9/19.
ii) Library freedom project; Kayla, Emily, Jamie H attended.
iii) Change to Oct 23 for next meeting.
iv) IMLS conference – bring libraries back to literacy and learning.
v) Costume exchange starting soon.
d) Staff Introduction – Melanie Harrison, Library marketing and engagement.
i) Support for Library – social media engagement, newsletter, visit in person.
ii) Different forms of engagement working for different demographics.
iii) Collaboration with other departments within city beneficial.
iv) Emails collected with new library card holders – automatically signed up
for newsletter. No current plan for previous card holders.
e) Staff Reports – Questions
5) Policy Review
a) Collection Development
i) Grammatical changes – capitalization of “Library” based on whether it’s
specific to NLL or not.
b) Statement of Concern
i) Dependent child representation added, group removed.
c) Motion to approve both policies by Brady B; second Lindsay B; approved by
voice vote
6) Old Business
a) None
7) New Business
a) Recognize 4 youth artists who worked on the mural.
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Brady B; second Laura H

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