Library Board of Trustees on August 16, 2021

Agenda

6:30 p.m., Regular Session, via Zoom.

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1. Call to Order
2. Additions/Changes to Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
   1. June
4. Reports
   1. Budget
   2. Friends
   3. Director
   4. Staff Reports – Questions
5. Training presentation – Library Director
   1. The Resilience of Libraries
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Adjournment

Next meeting date: Sept 20, 2021, 6:30 p.m.

Minutes

North Liberty Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Virtual Meeting

DATE: August 16, 2021 6:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Jessica Beck, Scott Clemons, Mike Healy, Laura Hefley, Chris Mangrich,
Heidi Wood, Library Director Jennie Garner
ABSENT:

Call to Order

1) Additions/Changes to the Agenda
a) Elect officers
b) Defer Library Director’s training presentation until the board meets in person

2) Public Comment
a) None

3) Approval of the Minutes
a) June meeting minutes motion to approve by L. Hefley; second J. Beck; approved
by voice vote

4) Reports
a) Budget
i) Personnel data not included yet in new reporting system
ii) Expenditures are as expected
b) Friends
c) Director
i) Drew from endowment to seed Family Place Libraries activities
ii) Rotary Club Coralville-North Corridor donating over $3000 to the Family
Place Libraries activities
iii) Endowment continues to grow
iv) 2 new hires and 3 new staff openings
(1) Refocus on high school candidates with flexibility through job sharing
(2) Slow the training process
v) Mandating masks
(1) Programming outdoors when able
(2) Programming indoors masks required and halve capacity
vi) Preparing to order outdoor solar powered charging station benches with Wi-Fi
using grant monies from American Rescue Plan Act
vii) OCLC Realm Project interview reflections on pandemic response
viii)Presenting at ASRL Conference
ix) Interviewed by NBC for potential story about librarianship
d) Staff Reports – Questions
i) Amy Golly
(1) TRACES Bus-eum on site
(2) Resuming homebound delivery services
ii) Kellee Forkenbrock
(1) Writing and submitting grant applications

5) Old Business
a) None

6) New Business
a) Slate of officers President Jessica Beck, Vice President Laura Hefley, Secretary
Scott Clemons nominated by M. Healy; second L. Hefley approved by voice vote

Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by L. Hefley; second J. Beck

NEXT MEETING DATE: September 20, 2021

Meeting minutes recorded by S. Clemons

Videos

Attachments

Information Packet Presentation: Beyond The Messy Reality of 2020: Why Libraries Thrive in Uncertain Times