Library Board Meeting

Scottsbluff Public Library

Board

Regular Meeting
July 12, 2006

Minutes

Roll Call

President Karon Harvey called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Library Board members present were Karon Harvey, Rita Brown, Sue Waite, and Teresa Clark. Others present were Library Director Bev Russell, Judy Oltmanns, representing the library staff and taking notes, Hod Kosman, John Massey, and Steve Olsen. Library Board member Steve Viessman was absent.

For public information, a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted by the doors on the north side of the library meeting room.

Karon announced that the Open Meetings Act was posted in the meeting room.

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.)

There were none.

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.)

There were none.

Approve board meeting minutes of June 27, 2006, special meeting.

Karen pointed out that she called Bonnie Otte, requesting a postponement of the joint meeting with Council, not Rick Kuckkahn. Teresa moved that the minutes be approved as corrected. Sue seconded. The minutes were approved with that correction.

Petitions, communications, public input: Letter from Panhandle Library System

A letter was received from the Panhandle Library System, informing the Board of an upcoming workshop on the changes in the Open Meetings law. The workshop will be in Gering at the Civic Center on July 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The workshop is free.

Karon or Sue may be able to attend.

Reports and recommendations from the Library Director and/or library staff:

Library statistical reports: June 2006 (Board packets)

June was an extremely busy month with over 2,000 visits recorded on June 6^th and two days over 1,100. The library had 17,036 visits recorded throughout June.

Library activities for June 2006

Bev asked that Board members take note of the high program attendance.

June 6 – Summer Reading Program Registration (day one) – 775
June 7 - " " " " (day two) – 102
June 7 – Literary Book Club – 12 attended
June 8 – Film Day – 264 attended
June 13 – Paws & Claws Morning – 517 attended
June 15 – Film Day – 210 attended
June 15 – Pet Shoppe – 9 attended
June 16 – K9 club for 5^th & 6^th graders – 49 attended
June 19 – Pet Shoppe – 13 attended
June 20 – PLS program – Naturalist Cherrie Clark – 338 attended
June 21 – Teen Fright Night – 52 attended
June 21 – Brown Bag Book Club – 10 attended
June 22 – Film Day – 151 attended
June 22 – Pet Shoppe – 10 attended
June 23 – Freaky Friday Flick – 12 attended
June 26 – Pet Shoppe – 16 attended
June 27 – Trip to the Zoo – 558 attended
June 28 – K9 club – 36 attended
June 29 – Midwest Theater Movie Party – 608 attended
June 29 – Pet Shoppe – 7 attended
June 30 - Color Contest participants – 303 children
June 30 – Freaky Friday Flick – 22 attended

Open Meetings Law workshop scheduled for July 25, 2006, at the Gering Civic Center from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Bev again encouraged Board members to attend if they could.

Report on Summer Reading Program through June.

As of the first of the week the juvenile program had 1418 registered and over 1,000 who had completed the program by reading five or more books.

The teens had 182 register, and the number completing the program was higher than in the past.

Action Items:

The Library Board meeting will adjourn for a Scottsbluff Public Library Foundation Board meeting at which the Library Board will finalize the seating of a new Library Foundation Board and discuss the upcoming fundraising effort for the library remodel and expansion.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m. and the Board reconvened for a meeting of the Scottsbluff Public Library Foundation Board