|
Minutes of the Meeting
of the Columbus Public Library Board
And the Bookmobile Advisory Board
March 12, 2009
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Columbus Public Library Board was
called to order at 4:30 PM on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Carol Keller. She
read aloud and signed the “Certification of Compliance,” regarding the “Open
Meeting” law. Other Library Board members present included Joie Taylor,
Craig Neid, Sharon Raimondo, and Jim Schaefer. Jill Owens, the Library
Director, and Brad Hruska, Youth Librarian, were also in attendance, as were
Bookmobile Advisory Board members Liz Young, Sandy Wegener, and Carol
Rosendahl. Susan Schoenhofer, Lisa Rosendahl, and Larry Brenner of the
Columbus Area Arts Council (CAAC) were present for their portion of the
agenda.
Notice of this meeting was given in advance with a copy of the agenda posted
at City Hall and in the Public Library. All proceedings hereafter shown were
taken while the convened meeting was open to the public.
The Minutes of the February meeting were approved by a single unanimous
voice vote and no discussion after a motion by Joie Taylor and a second from
Sharon Raimondo.
The financial reports were reviewed and approved with a roll call vote after
a motion by Carol Keller, and a second by Joie Taylor. Approval carried as
follows: Neid, aye; Keller, aye; Taylor, aye; Raimondo, aye; and Schaefer,
aye.
There were no committee reports.
In the correspondence section of the agenda, Jill distributed a workshop
advertisement from the Nebraska Library Association (NLA). Joie pointed out
that this might be a way to get continuing education credits. Continuing
education credits have always been approved in the past when the NLA has
sponsored workshops and conventions.
The director’s report was presented. There was a suggestion that we should
charge for proctoring. Jill will discuss the amount with the reference staff
members who do proctoring.
There was no continuing education reported.
Carol made a motion to go out of agenda order to accommodate the CAAC
representatives. The motion carried unanimously with no discussion.
A Columbus Area Arts Council representative, Larry Brenner, gave an overview
of CAAC. Susan Schoenhofer and Lisa Rosendahl also answered questions. One
of the hand-outs noted some wishes of the CAAC in the event of a future
remodel. They also asked for permission to put some new banners in front of
the Library. Board members thought that was a good idea.
Karen Hake, Bookmobile Librarian, arrived. Carol moved, and Craig seconded,
to resume the meeting in the order listed on the agenda. The motion was
carried unanimously with no discussion. Karen spoke briefly about the
wristband give-away and preliminary plans for summer reading she’s working
on with Brad, which might include a “Fair at the [Frankfort] Square.”
It was decided to have a special meeting March 16th at 6:00 to prioritize
and discuss goals, and to set some special committees to work on the goals.
The motion was given by Craig and seconded by Carol to approve the policies
that were reviewed. The Unattended Children policy was approved. The Rules
of Conduct policy was approved after discussion, with the added bullet point
in the Improper Conduct section: “Any activity deemed inappropriate by CPL
staff.” The roll call vote to approve the policies as noted was unanimous.
It was decided that to help get the word out about the unattended children
policy, a copy would be included in each summer reading packet. English will
be on one side, and Spanish on another side.
An invitation for a representative of the Columbus Women’s Club to attend
the April 9th Library Board meeting will be issued.
There was discussion about how to keep people out of non-public areas of the
building. Jill will have the back stairs doors closed at certain hours, and
figure out some signage for the basement.
A motion to adjourn was made by Carol Keller and seconded by Sharon
Raimondo. The “ayes” were unanimous. The meeting was adjourned,
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Owens
Library Director |
