4d Library Board of Governors

Guthrie Memorial Library Board of Governors Meeting February 10, 2022 Attendance: Nat Fissel, Shanna Hollich, Eric Klansek, Chrissy Rosensteel, Steve Sherman, Bobbi Little, Kristina Rodgers, Chris Neri, Brett Hoffacker The meeting was called to order at 12:15 PM by Chrissy Rosensteel Approval of January 2022 Minutes: Approved with a motion by Christine Neri, and a second by Steve Sherman. Committee Reports: Nominating: Chrissy Rosensteel motioned Bobbi Little appointed to be a new member of the BOG. It was approved unanimously. Bobbi’s position is good through 1/31/2024. Fundraising/Annual Campaign: Steve shared that he would like to form a fundraising group to look at remainder of 2022. How can we support the library financially? Chrissy will look for previous names that helped with Summer Solstice. Shanna shared that roughly $20,000 through annual appeal so far this year. Steve will share dates with the group of possible meetings. Honors: No Report Report of the Director: Shanna shared administrative policies with the group. Please read over the policies and share any feedback with Shanna. The different policies were: • Collection Development and Materials Selection Policy for Guthrie Memorial Library • Child Abuse Prevention Policy • Emergency Procedures Manual Staff In-service Day scheduled for May 27, 2022(tentative). Looking at bringing in YWCA to share information (domestic abuse, human trafficking) to staff to watch for warning signs. Staff Evaluations are taking place later this month. GML had the highest circulation for all of York County in 2021- Kudos to our library! Library Work Group: Chrissy reported that we are still moving towards mixed use options. Starting to formulate concrete ideas. Looking at consultation involvement in the future. Next meeting is February 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM. Hopefully, floor plans will be presented. We would see these plans at our March meeting. Steve shared that a PowerPoint presentation could be produced to share vital information with municipalities. HPLA Finance Commission: Christine Neri shared account review of the library’s financial portfolio. Wilmington Trust is waiting for approval. Borough Manager Report- No Report YCL- No Report Friends of the Library: No Report Old Business: Chrissy sent out appreciation letters to George Swartz, Kaitlin Burkentine, and Laura Becker New Business: None Meeting was adjourned at 1:26 PM Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2022, starting at 12:15.