Present: President Smock; Trustees Bacon, Duncan, Garrett, Palmer, Pierson, Plandowski, Thornburgh, and Young; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: None.
President Smock called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Trustee Young moved that the minutes of the August 9 meeting be approved; Trustee Thornburgh seconded. Motion passed.
Librarian’s Report:
Maintenance: The ceiling and lighting work has been completed. Excavation for the new water main was delayed due to complications discovered when the ground was opened. A solution has been worked out and excavation should resume soon.
Personnel: Two circulation assistants have joined the adult circulation department, Sally Erickson and Suzanne Porter.
Miscellaneous: New rulings from the State of
The holiday schedule was discussed. Most libraries, with the exception of a few of the large libraries, will be closed all day on New Year’s Eve this year because it falls on a Saturday. The board agreed to close the library all day on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
A copy of the library annual report was distributed.
An article titled The Future of Formats, from AudioFile was distributed.
An article titled The Long Tail and libraries, from the OCLC Newsletter was distributed.
After several meetings to discuss the purchase of a downloadable audiobook collection through OverDrive Audio Books, the consortium decided to delay participation. OverDrive has not yet secured the rights to titles offered by the major suppliers and we would be unable to supply our patrons with the materials they want.
Committee Reports:
Services: No report. The committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on October 11th to review bylaws and policies.
Finance: No report. The committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on November 8th to discuss the levy.
NSLS: Trustee Plandowski reported that no trustee training sessions are currently being offered. These classes tend to be seasonal. NSLS is making changes to their web site—particularly the calendar.
Friends: This is book sale week. The tent is up and approximately 3,200 boxes have been moved in. The 30th anniversary celebration will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and trustees are invited to attend.
Old Business: Chapters 9 through 14 of the Trustee Facts File were discussed. We meet most of the standards for facilities. Areas where we do not, such as public meeting rooms, are readily met by other community organizations such as
The use of the library by tutors and their students was discussed.
Library public relations practices were discussed.
New Business: The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11, 2005.
Trustee Plandowski moved and Trustee Palmer seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Winifred Duncan
Secretary