Scottsbluff Public Library

Board

Regular Meeting –5:30 p.m.

J. G. Elliott Insurance Center

February 12, 2009

Minutes

 

  1. Roll Call

    2. President Teresa Clark called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. in the conference room of J. G. Elliott Insurance Center. Those present were Library Board members Teresa Clark, Sue Waite, and Eric Vath. Also present were Library Foundation Board members John Massey, Dr. Dave Duey, Peggy Olsen and Margo Hartman. Library Director Bev Russell also attended the meeting. Library Board members Carol Holyoke and Kristin Wiebe and Foundation Board Members Terri Martin, Barb Goerke, Steve Olsen, Clark Wisniewski, and Deb Post were absent.

    A notice of the meeting had been published on February 6, 2009, in the Star Herald, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the city. The notice stated the date, hour and place of the meeting, that the meeting would be open to the public. Anyone with a disability desiring reasonable accommodation to attend the library board meeting should contact the Library Director’s office. An agenda of the meeting, kept continuously current, was available for public inspection at the office of the Library Director. The Library Board could modify the agenda at the meeting if it is determined that an emergency so required. A similar notice, together with a copy of the agenda, also had been delivered to each Library Board member.

  2. For public information, a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted Conference Room of J. C. Elliott Insurance Center.

    3. Teresa stated that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the J. G. Elliott Conference Room.

  3. Notice of changes in the agenda. (Additions may not be made to this agenda less than 24 hours before the beginning of the meeting unless added under item 3 of this agenda.)

    4. There were none.

  4. Citizens with business not scheduled on the agenda. (As required by state law, no matter may be considered under this item unless the board determines that the matter requires emergency action.)

    5. There were none.

  5. Approve Special Library Board meeting minutes of January 29, 2009.

    6. Eric moved that the minutes of the January 29, 2009 special Library Board meeting be approved. Sue seconded.

    Yes – Clark, Vath, Waite No – None

    The minutes were approved as presented.

  6. Correspondence: There was none.
  7. Reports and recommendations from the Library Director and/or Library Staff:

Teresa recommended that item 8a and 8b be moved up in the agenda because she would have to leave at 6:15 p.m.
    1. Library statistics and activities for January 2009 (See Board Packet)

      2. Bev noted that OverDrive (download audio books) statistics would now be included in the library’s statistics. These statistics are now being required on the State of Nebraska’s annual library statistical report. This service is becoming more popular by the month. We began offering OverDrive in March 2008. From March – Sept. 2008 (seven months) 357 books were checked out. The October 2008 – January 2009 (four months) statistics show 346 books checked out.

    2. Library Board Accreditation with the State of Nebraska: Need to acquire a total of 20 hours joint CE credit by summer 2009.

Bev noted that the Library Board needs to be re-accredited this year. This happens every three years. To be accredited a total of 20 C.E. hours must be accumulated by all Board members. Bev said she would check with the Library Commission to see how many hours are still needed.
  1. Building Fund Capital Campaign – Planning Work Session with members of the Scottsbluff Public Library Foundation Board – John Massey, President.

    2. President Teresa Clark turned the meeting over to John Massey, President of the Library Foundation Board for the planning work session of the meeting. John briefly summarized what needed to be accomplished in the next several months in this campaign. We will set a goal of $500,000 for the final local campaign.

    The rest of the meeting was spent discussing and fine-tuning the donor and volunteer lists.

  2. Action Items: There were none.
  3. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m. because the Library Board no longer had a quorum when President Clark excused herself from the meeting. Other members remained to continue working on the campaign list of volunteers. The next meeting will be a Special Library Board work session meeting at J. G. Elliott Insurance Center on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.