Library Board Agenda 03-14-2023MONTICELLO LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023
5:30 PM
AGENDA
1. Approval of the minutes of 12/14/22 Board Meeting
2. Library Report(s) (Marla)
3. GRRL Update(s) (Jeannette)
4. Old Business— Building issues
a. Gardening and Landscaping – Winter pots—Got to get on the list for next fall.
When we last met in December it was too late—the pots were frozen.
b. Planning for additional shelving (Jeff Jansen, local cabinetmaker, is making us 2
shelving units for our kids books for $2200). We got one in, we’re waiting on the
other.
c. Winter Reading Program for teens and adults finished in February (2 Keurig
machines and some gift packs) for winners. We had 124 participants, and 335
slips turned in equivilant of 1340 hours read by participants!
d. Friends Spring Book Sale is April 12-13.
5. New Business –
a. Also needing new carpet in the future, but aware that a new boiler is also needed.
Might have to prioritize.
b. Spring Book Sale is late March or early April-- not sure on dates yet.
c. Locally Growin’ fundraising (March): we plan on purchasing STEM kit supplies
and Award winning books for our collection. We sent letters out for matching
2023 Meetings
Tuesdays at 5:30 pm
June 13
September 12
December 12
funds from area organization like the Lions, the VFW and the Rotary. Sent letters
out and all came back in the mail.
d. Board appointments 3 applications came in—Decide on applicants.
Next meeting: June 13 @ 5:30 p.m.
Quarter: Jan-March
Year: 2023
Statistics
As of February 28, 2023, the Monticello Public Library circulation was
at 21,123. December’s circulation was at 8,634, January’s was 10,648,
and February’s was 10,475. We dipped below our previous year’s
percentage by 2.0%. Our year-end total for 2022 was 138,428, with
juvenile print being the most circulated category.
Programs
Legacy: David Malmberg, guitarist at the senior center had 64 in the
audience. We had an author visit: cookbook author, Patrice Johnson;
and two artisan programs from Rum River Arts (watercolor winter
cardinal) and Modern tapestry from the Minnesota Textile Center. All
had full class registration. We had one more scheduled, but we had to
postpone it due to inclement weather. The Warp and Weave class for
teens will take place in May. We welcomed back our Book Club, who
now meet monthly on the Second Thursday of the month, led by
patron volunteer Ben Lundeen. We’ve had a lot of interest in this, and
we’re glad to have it back!
Building/Maintenance Issues
If we ever see spring again, Master Gardener, Linda McDermott will be
tending to the the landscaping and gardening plans on the library
grounds, and those surrounding the library including the raised beds
on Walnut Street. The pots outside of our space will be needing
planting and we hope to be on the schedule for the downtown’s other
pots in front of the city buildings.
Other than a few lights out here and there, and the front door not
latching correctly, we’ve had a pretty maintenance-free winter. The
city has done an amazing job keeping our parking lots and sidewalks
clear, despite the never-ending snowfalls.
Staffing Updates
We are fully staffed at the moment, other than covering for PTO and
some (hopefully) short-term Leaves of Absence.