Library Board of Trustees

LIBERTY LAKE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 1. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT, MINDY HOWE, AT 10:02 AM. 2. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED WITH AGREED UPON CHANGES IN PAMELA’S REPORT. 3. REPORTS: KATY ALLEN, CITY ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING: A. THE HIRING PROCESS FOR A NEW LLML DIRECTOR IS PROCEEDING. IN ADDITION STEPS IN HIRING A NEW ENGINEER ARE BEING CARRIED OUT. B. AUGUST 7, 2018 CITY COUNCIL WILL INCLUDE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPCOMING EVENT-“BAREFOOT IN THE PARK” AS WELL AS THE “STAFF RECOGNITION PICNIC”. C. CONTRACTS FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS WILL BE VOTED UPON AT CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 7, 2018. PAMELA MOGEN, LLML DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTED THE FOLLOWING: A. JULY 2018 CHECKOUT IS UP 20% AND PATRON VISITS IS UP 13% FROM LAST YEAR. B. REQUESTS COMING FROM ADULTS FOR AN INCREASE IN THEIR EVENTS. C. A PROJECT WILL BE HELD FOR TEENS AND WILL INCLUDE A PICTURE WITH LED LIGHTS. D. GALE COURSE PARTICIPATION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE JUSTIFYING THE EXPENDITURE. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE. E. AFTER THE “STAFF RECOGNITION PICNIC” THE LIBRARY STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE LIBRARY AND DO INVENTORY. F. BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FOR LLML IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE. A REQUEST FOR IDEAS FOR THE BUDGET FROM THE BOARD WAS MADE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PICTURES/POSTERS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH THEIR FAVORITE BOOK AND A POSSIBLE NOTATION OF “LL READS” CAROL JOHNS, LLML BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SHARED: A. “SUMMER SOIREE” WILL BE HELD AUGUST 15, 2018. IT IS PLANNED TO BE THE “BEST PARTY EVER”…AND PLANS WILL RESULT FOR EVEN A BETTER VERSION IN 2019. LU EMBREY, LLML BOARD REP TO THE CITY COUNCIL SHARED: A. LISA KEY WAS HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS. 1 B. A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IS BEING CONSIDERED THAT WILL ASSIST TRAVEL FROM MULTIPLE GENERAL SIGHTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S WORK SITE. THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY REFERRED TO AS “DASH” AND WILL BE PART OF A POSSIBLE GRANT. THE TIMELINE, IF FUNDED, IS OUT AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF. NEW BUSINESS: 1. WALL ART: SEE MINUTES UNDER LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT. 2. THE DATE OF THE LLML BOARD MEETING WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR IS TO BE DECIDED. 3. NEW BOARD MEMBER WILL BE ADVERTISED. SOME ENCOURAGEMENT FOR A NORTH LIBERTY LAKE REPRESENTATIVE WAS EXPRESSED. NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 ***NOTE DATE CHANGE SUBMITTED BY: LU EMBREY 2