Library Board of Trustees

Liberty Lake Municipal Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 9, 2020 HELD REMOTELY The Library Board will participate via ZOOM. The public can participate via the following:  Submit written Public Comment prior to 10 a.m. on December 9, 2020.  Join the Zoom meeting Questions or need assistance? Please contact Library Director at jredel@libertylakewa.gov. 1. Call to Order at 1:00 pm - Those in attendance: Katy Allen (City Administrator), Sandi Bishop (Trustee), Sharon Carvo (Trustee), Mindy Howe (Trustee), Tim Olson (Trustee), and Jocelyn Redel (Liberty Lake Library Director). 2. Approval of Minutes from November as published. 3. Comments a. Public - none b. Mayor – not in attendance 4. Reports a. City Administrator: Katy Allen I. The new Liberty Lake police chief will be appointed at the next City Council meeting (December 15, 2020). He will be a great addition to the executive team. II. Covid-19 numbers in greater Spokane and North Idaho are increasing. Even though Governor Inslee extended the current shut down to January 4, 2021, public meetings are shut down through January 19, 2021. Vaccine distribution plan is managed by the Spokane Regional Health Department. There will not be enough of the vaccine in its first release to vaccinate everyone. III. Winter Glow is going on through January 1, 2021. Hearing positive words from volunteers. Community attendance has been great. IV. A growing area of Liberty Lake is River District. Is there something the Library can do to meet the needs of this growing community? b. Library Director: Jocelyn Redel I. The library is continuing holds pick-up service. Reopening the library is on pause until things change. However, we are working through our plans to reopen. We are hoping to get new doors installed soon. II. The library will take a programming break from December 14, 2020 to January 1, 2021. During this time, staff will be evaluating metrics for programs. III. The library received and installed the last of the children’s’ area shelving. IV. We have ordered additional books for the Rocky Hill story walk. V. The total amount due for lost/damaged items is $700. The library will not be sending members to collections at this time. When it is appropriate to do so, letters will be sent to members. c. FOLLML: Jocelyn Redel –  I. New officers were installed at the annual meeting. II. They are looking into having more regular Zoom meetings. III. Hope to fundraise in 2021. d. Foundation – not currently active e. City Council: Jocelyn Redel I. Budget process is going forward. II. City Council will decide how the library moves forward regarding our strategic plan. A few feasible options will be brought to the City Council. 5. Ongoing Business a. Library re-opening plans – The library will remained closed through the rest of 2020. Once the library is able to reopen, we will need to have staff training for new procedures. 6. New Business a. Action items related to new Board member – Danielle Palm will be invited to attend the December 15, 2020 City Council meeting. Council will approve her position as Board Trustee. b. Board positions for 2021 – we will discuss this in 2021. c. Acknowledgement of Tom Pauley’s last meeting – Tom was unable to attend this meeting. Board Members, Katy Allen and Jocelyn Redel discussed appreciation of Tom’s work with the Board. d. Tim Olsen brought up Liberty Lake Neighbors, a new magazine that will be mailed out the second week in January 2021. He met with the editors and advised to meet with Jocelyn to have the magazine highlight library activities. e. Discussion on growing River District and library accessibility – There is not an easy way to make the library walkable from every neighborhood in a growing city of 11,000 residents. What are possible options for library accessibility (book vending machine, mobile library, drop lockers)? This will be an ongoing discussion. 7. Next Meeting Date – January 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm. 8. Adjournment at 1:43 pm. Respectfully submitted, Sharon Carvo Secretary  WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS If you wish to provide written public comments for the upcoming Library Board meeting, please email your comments to jredel@libertylakewa.gov by 10:00 a.m. the day of the meeting and include all of the following information with your comments: 1) The meeting date 2) Your first and last name 3) If you are a Liberty Lake resident 4) The agenda item(s) which you are speaking about JOIN ZOOM MEETING To view the meeting live via Zoom meeting, join the Zoom web meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83399073051?pwd=cUZrUHFZZnlvT2ZZM2FIdmFzT25YUT09 Meeting ID: 833 9907 3051 Passcode: 787393 Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 833 9907 3051 Passcode: 787393 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd1tIFcFND