Library Board of Trustees on October 19, 2020

Agenda

6:30 pm, via Zoom

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1. Call to Order
2. Additions/Changes to the Agenda
3. Public Comment
4. Approval of Minutes
   1. September
5. Reports
   1. Staff Introduction
   2. Budget
   3. Friends
   4. Director
   5. Staff reports – questions
6. Policy Review
   1. Meeting Rooms Terms of Use
7. Old Business
8. New Business
9. Adjourn

Minutes

DATE: October 19, 2020, 6:30 PM
PRESENT: Jessica Beck, Scott Clemons, Mike Healy, Laura Hefley, Chris Mangrich, Heidi
Wood. Library Director Jennie Garner, Library Engagement and Marketing Coordinator
Melanie Harrison
ABSENT: None
Call to Order
1) Additions/Changes to the Agenda
a) None
2) Public Comment
a) None
3) Approval of Minutes
a) September meeting minutes motion to approve J. Beck; second L. Hefley; approved
voice vote
4) Reports
a) Staff Introduction
a.i) Melanie Harrison, the Library Engagement and Marketing Coordinator
(a.i.1) Kids Vote event began with Satellite Voting 10/17
(a.i.2) Updates to home web page
(a.i.3) Considering Bibliotheca CloudLibrary
(a.i.4) Aerogarden display
(a.i.5) Halloween Costume photo contest
b) Budget
b.i) Overall 25.19% is within expected range for Total Library Services
b.ii) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) payments
are expected
c) Friends
c.i) Met 10/6
c.ii) Planning “Make Memories at Home” Cookie Kit event where Friends will
assemble kits based upon pre-orders.
d) Director
d.i) Staffing Update
(d.i.1) Randall Schroeder Library Assistant I – Lisa Collier’s position – 10/20
start
(d.i.2) Title change for Melanie Harrison to Library Engagement and Marketing
Coordinator aligns with City’s Jillian Miller
(d.i.3) Outdoor lockers for touch-less checkout soon to be installed
(d.i.4) Hours may extend in November later closing 19:00
(d.i.5) Nurturing Every Student Together Safely (NESTS) hosting begins 10/28
(d.i.6) Presented at Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) 2020
conference
(d.i.6.a) Record number of staff (7) attended virtual conference
(d.i.7) Updated materials quarantine process improves work flow
d.ii) Staff reports – questions
(d.ii.1) None
5) Policy Review
a) Meeting Rooms Terms of Use
a.i) Minor punctuation edits in advance
a.ii) Motion to approve L. Hefley; second J. Beck; approved voice vote
6) Old business
a) None
7) New business
a) None
Adjourn
Next meeting date: November 16, 2020, 6:30pm

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