Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting April 16, 2012 Sterling Heights Public Library 40255 Dodge Park, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-446-2665 I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Don Schinzing at 5:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present: Susan Biolchini, Dave Brown, Mary Lou Metzger, Don Schinzing Members Absent: Josephine Berthet Staff Present: Tammy Turgeon, Library Director III. Approval of Agenda Biolchini made a motion to approve the Agenda, seconded by Metzger. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Metzger made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting on March 19, 2012, seconded by Biolchini. Motion carried. V. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2011 / FY2012 Board reviewed statistics. The Database/Website/Cat Searches are significantly lower this month due to how Facebook reports its statistics now. Donations Added to Collection statistic is from Memorial and Honor Book donations as well as items that are donated to the Friends and then librarians select them to be added to the library’s collection. So far this year we have had 954 items added to the collection through donations. The collection size continues to increase due to staff not having the time to weed as frequently. We also have more space for DVDs compared to the videocassettes we used to have. B. Monthly Issues – March 2012 Board reviewed the monthly issues report. C. Compliment/Complaint Forms Board reviewed compliments and complaints. We have had major problems with our Internet connection this month. Comcast has fixed the junction box where the line comes in and has also replaced the modem. We are still having speed issues and we continue to work with Comcast and the Cooperative to try to get this resolved. We know how important Internet access is to our residents. We are also receiving many positive comments about our programming offerings. Programs will continue with the Friends funding, but we may have to cut back on the number of programs. The Board wanted to let the staff know that they appreciate their efforts during these tough times. VI. Suburban Library Cooperative No report. VII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Sales Bookstore sales for 2012 are down from last year. Turgeon will talk with Friends Board at their meeting in April to brainstorm ideas to increase sales. VIII. Unfinished Business A. Survey of Residents Turgeon has delayed survey until city determines if city-wide survey will be done. IX. New Business A. Review of Programming Center Use Policy Brown made a motion to revise the policy under the Prohibited Uses and Activities section as follows: 1. Meetings or public announcements sponsored by political parties or individual candidates for local, state, or federal offices. seconded by Metzger. Motion carried. X. Communication from Citizens The library’s budget hearing is on April 24, 2012. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Metzger to adjourn, seconded by Biolchini. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m. Next meeting is May 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.