Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, September 15, at 4:00 p.m. Library Meeting Room Minutes Roll Call – Kelly Kirk, Fred Romkema, Sheleen Bauer, Larry Klarenbeek, Amber Wilde, Steve McFarland, Ashley McDonald Consent Agenda Approval of July minutes – Fred moved, Sheleen seconded. Motion carried. Financial report and bills – Fred moved, Julie seconded. Motion carried Check #4036 Barron’s $319.37 subscription renewal Check #4037 Old Farmer’s Almanac $23.90 standing order Discussion Items State Level: Staff will not be attending the SDLA conference this year. There were conflicts, and we decided to use the training funds budgeted to do something online as a group instead that would be more relevant than the offerings this year. Black Hills Library Consortium: Nothing new at this time. Local Projects: The new furniture for the staff room is arriving in early October so we will be putting time into cleaning it out and rearranging in preparation for the new desks. Storytime began again for the fall last week, and we have also worked with a local volunteer to start a chess club. Other programs will be returning soon as well. Staffing: Nothing new to report Training: Nothing new to report Circulation Statistics: July 2022 Physical OverDrive Hoopla Loans Loans Loans -------- -------- -------- 7,386 3,439 217 August 2022 Physical OverDrive Hoopla Loans Loans Loans -------- -------- -------- 6,210 3,382 267 Items from the Board – Action Items Adopt Technology Plan – Larry moved to approve the Technology Plan for 2023-2025. Fred seconded. Motion carried. Review Policies for Board of Trustees, Personnel, Hours of Operation, Equipment, Room Use, Displays & Exhibits, Donations, Loans to other Libraries – Amber recommended that the Loans to other Libraries be modified to strike the statement regarding loaning new books for 2 weeks and change the word “copy” to “scan,” and that the other policies be left as is. Fred moved to make the recommended changes and approve the remaining policies with no changes. Sheleen seconded. Motion carried. Consider Fines Account Transfer – Due to some new fees with the existing account, Fred moved to authorize Amber to contact local banks and select the best account based on fees and interest. Larry seconded. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Next meeting: November 10, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.