Library Board Agenda 06-14-2022MONTICELLO LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022
5:30 PM
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Topic: Monticello Library Board
Time: Jun 14, 2022 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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AGENDA
1. Approval of the minutes of 3/8/22 Board Meeting
2. Library Report(s) (Marla)
3. GRRL Update(s) (Ryan)
4. Old Business— Building issues
a. Gardening and Landscaping plan
b. Painting of the doors by the front entry —owned by Excel Energy? Still no word
here?
c. Collaboration between us and Senior Center with St Patrick's Day program
5. New Business —
a. We hired a new Library Assistant, Liz Hittle
b. Summer Reading program in full swing
c. Planning for additional shelving/new carpet?
d. New roof coming soon. When they do it, we will not have access to the drive up
book drop on the south side of the building.
e. Fall Book Sale is October 6-8, 2022
6. Next Library Board Meeting — September 13 @ 5:30 p.m.
In response to COVID-19 and pursuant to Minnesota Statute Chapter 12. Emergency
Management, Governor Walz declared a state of emergency. In accordance with the state of
emergency and Minnesota Statute Chapter 13D.021, the Monticello Library Board and GRRL
staff will participate in the meeting by telephone or other electronic means rather than being
personally present at the regular Monticello Public Library location. The meeting will be
conducted electronically via Zoom. Members of the public may provide public comment and/or
monitor the meeting at https:llus02web.zoom.us/j/86295073673 or US: +1312 626 6799,
Webinar ID: 862 9507 3673.
Quarter: April -June
Year: 2022
Statistics
As of May 31, 2022, the Monticello Public Library circulation was at 56,540. March's
circulation was at 12,802, April's was 11,349, and May's was 10,843. We had our first
positive overall change YTD since before the pandemic (+0.3%). Good news!
Programs
Legacy: Book Arts with Marie Olofsdotter, Mary Cassanova at Little Mountain
Elementary school. Author Lorna Landvik; Spoken Word through Hip Hop; Joan
Jacobson's Art Class; and Pint Sized Polkas have all made visits with great turnouts.
Walk & Roll, held on 6/11/22 was great! An estimated 175 families stopped by to get
information about the SRP, and the library itself. Our Friends of the Library
volunteered to staff a tent along the route and we had help from staff and our Expo
Kit that made it a very worthwhile event.
We also made a school visit to Monticello Middle School where we signed up close to
100 students with new library cards.
Building/Maintenance Issues
We are still waiting to hear from Xcel Energy to see if we can paint the remaining
green doors located just to the left of our front entrance. Obviously, we are past
painting season, but hopefully someone will be able to finish the burgundy paint job in
the sag summer.
We will be working with the city and a Master Gardener with the landscaping and
gardening issues on the library grounds, and those surrounding the library including
the raised beds on Walnut Street. The planters got planted, but the one sitting behind
the sculpture bench still needs to be moved. It was not planted. We need to address
the hydrangea bushes as well. They need to be deadheaded in the spring.
Staffing Update
We have hired a new Library Assistant to replace Cheryl Johnson, who transferred to
the Becker location. Our new assistant is Liz Hittle, who started on 5/5/22. We are
now on the lookout for a new Aide. Deborah Whitmore left in May because her
husband got a work transfer to the metro area. The position was posted in late May,
is now closed, and we hope to start interviews next week or soon after.
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