Library Board of Trustees on January 23, 2023

Agenda

Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Drive, North Liberty
6:30 pm

1. Call to Order
2. Additions/Changes to the Agenda
3. Public Comment
4. Approval of Minutes
   1. November
   2. December
5. Staff Introduction
6. Reports
   1. Budget
   2. Friends
   3. Director
   4. Staff reports – questions
7. Policy Review
   1. Library Child Safety and Vulnerable Adults
   2. Service
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Adjourn
    1. Next meeting date: March 20, 2023, 6:30 pm

Minutes

DATE: January 23, 2023 6:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Scott Clemons, Chris Mangrich, Laura Hefley, Lindsay Bland, Jessica Beck, Brady
Bird, and Library Director Jennie Garner
ABSENT: None
Call to Order
1) Additions/Changes to the Agenda
a) No staff introduction.
2) Public Comment
a) None
3) Approval of the Minutes
a) November 2022 meeting minutes motion to approve by Laura H; second Jessica
B; approved by voice vote.
b) December 2022 meeting minutes motion to approve by Jessica B; second Laura
H; approved by voice vote.
4) Reports
a) Budget
i) Part-time below budget last year. With increase in library traffic,
increasing to four staff on Saturdays.
ii) 47% budget, 50% is average this time of year.
b) Friends
i) No meeting until March.
c) Director
i) No questions directed toward library budget from city council at budget
meeting.
ii) Wait until mid-year for potential increase in part-time employees.
iii) Only one on-time bid for acoustic panels, came in under budget. Allowed
for purchase of third desk in children’s area.
iv) Training opportunity – March meeting
v) Currently no programming policy, being discussed and will have a draft
ready for Jennie G soon.
vi) Potential grant for refrigerator/freezer for perishables.
d) Staff Introduction – None
e) Staff Reports
i) MLK handout packets were all gone right away, very good response.
ii) I’m Glad You’ve Stayed ambassadors to talk mental health at library in
February. Requests for more mental health services and programs at
NLL.
iii) 400 attended NYE event. Two members of Children’s Museum leadership
attended in costume.
5) Policy Review
a) Library Child Safety and Vulnerable Adults – grammatical errors corrected.
b) Service – eCard program being launched, established little to no replacement
fees (considered cost of doing business), tweaking language for equity and
access.
i) Motion to approve both policies by Brady B; second Chris M; approved by
voice vote
6) Old Business
a) None
7) New Business
a) None
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Laura H; second Chris M

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