Scottsbluff Public Library

Board

Regular Meeting

September 13, 2006

Minutes

 

  1. Roll Call: President Karon Harvey called the meeting to order at 5:14 p.m.

    2. Present were Karon Harvey, Steve Viessman, Teresa Clark, Sue Waite, Library Director Bev Russell, and Jane Schlager, representing the library staff and taking notes. Rita Brown was absent.

  2. 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.

    3. Karon announced that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the back of the 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. Karon asked that an announcement related to the Joy Carol program be added as 7g.

  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.) There were none.
  5. Approve Library Board meeting minutes of July 12, 2006 regular meeting and July 24, 2006 Special Meeting.

    6. Sue moved the approval of the July 12, 2006 minutes. Teresa seconded. The July 12, 2006 minutes were approved.

    Steve moved that the minutes of the July 24, 2006 Special Meeting be approved with the following corrections and amendments:

    The spelling of Dr. Sorensen’s name be corrected to Sorensen not Sorenson.

    The minutes read that the Library Board "considered" the Wal-Mart building not "looked at".

    The minutes be amended to read that the Library Board had not discussed the purchase of Lincoln Heights School.

    Sue seconded. The minutes of the July 24, 2006 Special Meeting were approved as corrected and amended.

  6. Petitions, communications, public input: The Library Board received a letter from Deb Carlson and Nancy Escamilla thanking them for their support of the Summer Reading Program Midwest Theater Film "Curious George".
  7. Reports and recommendations from the Library Director and/or library staff:
    1. Special presentation by library staff.

      2. Previous to the meeting Library Staff presented President Karon Harvey with a gift as a thank you for her years of service on the Library Board. Karon has served on the Board since 1974 although not continually. According to the Library Board’s By-laws, a member may only serve two consecutive full terms and so Karon retires from the Board this October after serving two full terms since 1996. Board members and library staff thanked her many years of service and dedication to the Scottsbluff Public Library. Board members assured her that she would be needed to assist as the capital campaign and library building project progress.

    2. Library statistical reports: July and August 2006 (see board packets)

      3. Teresa noted that circulation statistics were up somewhat for adult fiction. Bev said that the national trend, following several years of declining circulation, was to see circulation statistics on the rise.

    3. Library activities for July and August 2006 – (see attached lists)

      4. Bev noted the large attendance statistics for Summer Reading Program events.

    4. Library 40th Birthday Celebrations scheduled for September 22, 2006 (Friday) from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

      5. This is the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the library building. A birthday celebration and fundraiser will be held at the library on September 22 from 5-8:00 p.m. to acknowledge this. There will be entertainment, a paper back book sale, a bake sale, games and more with the proceeds going to the library building fund.

    5. Update about Scottsbluff Public Library Accreditation.

      6. The library’s accreditation application was submitted to the Library Commission before September 1, 2006. We are waiting to hear back from the Commission.

    6. Planning for capital campaign with Hodge Cramer and Associates and Scottsbluff Public Library Foundation Board.

Bev had a phone conference with Russ Hodge and John Massey last week to plan the capital campaign. Three receptions will be held by Foundation Board members in their home to recruit people for the capital campaign board as well as volunteers. The receptions are planned for October. The actual campaign kickoff is planned for January. Several ideas were shared for ways to raise funds. They included:
    1. Joy Carol program

Karon informed the Board that Joy Carol will present a program on October 1, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. She will introduce her new book, The Fabric of Friendship. The profits from the sale of this book will go to the library building fund.
  1. Action Items:
  2. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.