Library Board of Trustees

Burlington Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting May 4,, 2021 Meeting minutes In attendance via Zoom: Sarah Ward, Cindy Lint, Maria Magana, Janice Burwash, Carol Doyle, Heidi Yeoman, Lettie Lance Approval of Minutes of March and April meetings: Heidi moved, Cindy seconded, motion passed. Communications: ● Jennifer continued hosting twice-monthly bilingual storytimes with families through YouthNet. Around 40 children and caregivers attended each event to sing, read bilingual books, and create a craft together. ● 25 Adult Grab & Go kits for growing basil plants were given out. ● Anime Club, Teen Book Club, and Teen Volunteer Squad are all going strong. ● Jennifer created a grab bag of approximately 75 items for a 4th grade class studying history, government, and indigenous tribes. ● B-ESD partnership continues with a virtual storytime with Mrs. Watkins’ kindergarten class; 24 students attended to learn about ocean creatures and food webs. ● Summer Reading programs are being planned. ● Genre-fication of DVD collection is progressing and will facilitate quicker selection of a DVD of a desired genre. ● Financial Report: on-track and spending is still cautious. Unfinished Business: ● Approval of bills: Cindy moved, Carol seconded, motion passed. ● Approval of weeds, discards, and lost and claimed returned: Carol moved, Maria seconded, motion passed. New Business: ● Partnerships Evaluation: In the past, agency cards have been issued only to organizations based in Burlington. Juan and Jennifer have been working with some institutions that serve Burlington Families, but are based in Mount Vernon. A new policy permitting the issuance of agency cards to these institutions will be adopted soon, with language borrowed from the Sno-Isle Library system. ● Reopening: Maybe June? Aiming for week of June 1 or June 14. Patrons will make reservations to utilize the library, 3 days per week, 4 hours per day. ● Skagit Kids Read Week is this weekend. On May 8th, there will be a drive-thru event at the Skagit Childrens Museum, along with a pop-up vaccination site and COVID testing. Children will receive a copy of the book Call Me Tree. ● BPL librarian Jenny Cole is working with Burlington Healthy Community Coalition as the group’s secretary. They have received a $125,000 per year for 5 years grant, which  requires a designated member of the group to attend trainings. Jenny is the designated person for the group. Submitted by Cindy Lint Next meeting June 1, 6:00 PM