Library Board Minutes 09-30-2013MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
Monday, September 30, 2013
5:30 P.M.
Members present: Library Services Coordinator Deb Luken, Janet Bridgland, Sandra
Lommel, Beth Metzger, Ralph Olsen, Elaine Settergren, Patron Services Supervisor Brandi
Canter.
Member absent: Lloyd Hilgert, City Council Representative.
Minutes of the last meeting approved.
Old Business: None
Library Report — Deb Luken:
• Circulation figures for June, July, and August of this year were close to figures from
2012. Circulation per hour averaged close to those of 2012 also.
• Summer Reading Program "Dig into Reading" was a great success. 727 children
participated in the 3 -12 program, and 60 teens and 53 babies participated. The grand
total for the summer was 822.
• Volunteer hours for June, July and August were 819 hours. About 75% of these hours
were from teen volunteers who did a tremendous job assisting with the Summer
Reading Program. There is a group of year around volunteers who also do a tremendous
job.
• Library has an "Express Check -out station" for patrons to check out their own
materials. It was purchased by GRRL and installed in August.
• Debbie Otten will be at Walmart during National Library Card Week on
September 11 encouraging everyone to get a library card and promoting library services.
4 classes of Pinewood students came during the week and 77 cards were requested.
• Fall programming begins Friday, September 21.
• Friends annual Book Sale will Be Saturday, September 21 and Monday, September 23.
• Between October 13 — 19, children could read down their fines at the rate of $1.00
for15 minutes.
GRRL Update — Brandi Canter:
• Title changes as part of the Compensation and Classification study has been approved.
Branch Manager is now Library Services Coordinator
Branch Assistant is now Library Assistant
Regional Supervisor is now Patron Services Supervisor
Only 5 positions did not change titles.
Staff has been told by Kirsty that she expects the Board of Trustees to approve the
Compensation part of the study at the November Board meeting.
• Budget Concerns: Revenues for 2014 will be about $80,000 less than expected due
to changes in the funding formula For the RLBSS. This is in addition to the $30,000
deficit that GRRL is already dealing with. Hopefully the board will give some direction on
how to adjust the budget at the November meeting. The Board indicated that it is not
interested in closing any 20 hour branches.
Monticello MOE satisfied: The City of Monticello was out of compliance for its 2011 and
2012 Maintenance of Effort payments supporting the library. The city spent the
necessary amount, but the expenses had not been coded correctly. The revised figures
were accepted by the State Library and Monticello is now in compliance.
New Business: None
Next Meeting will be Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 5:30 P.M.
Meeting adjourned at 6:10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandra Lommel, Secretary