Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting September 16, 2013 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 5:35 p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present: Josephine Berthet, Susan Biolchini, June Hughes, Don Schinzing Members Absent: Dave Brown Staff Present: Tammy Turgeon, Library Director III. Approval of Agenda Biolchini made a motion to approve the Agenda, seconded by Berthet. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Biolchini made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting on July 15, 2013, seconded by Hughes. Motion carried. V. Communication from Citizens Board complimented CMS for the steps outside of the library being so clean. VI. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2013 / FY2014 Board reviewed statistics. New library cards are being issued in greater amounts compared to last year. Wireless usage is also greater compared to last year. Online usage of library resources continues to climb. B. Monthly Issues – July and August 2013 Board reviewed the monthly issues reports. Internet issues continue intermittently. Three PCs were moved to the city’s network to compare down times. Popular programs the last two months included the Pre-planning Your Own Funeral and the Tech Time iPad/Kindle Help Session. Board likes the bold effect to highlight the children’s programs on the report. C. Compliment/Complaint Forms Board reviewed compliments. Received compliments for the Magic Show, Puppet Show, Tech Time, Healthy Summer Salads,  Crafters Cooperative, Joel Tacey program, Dinosaur program, Preparing for Your Funeral, Health Care Program, Storytime, and Shake, Rattle & Roll. Board reviewed complaints. VII. Suburban Library Cooperative The Cooperative will be purchasing an online magazine product for all member libraries. VIII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Sales Bookstore sales continue to be lower compared to last year. B. Sterlingfest Report Revenue brought in for water and bookstore sales was lower than last year. The weather on Saturday was a major factor. C. Quarterly Budget Report The Board reviewed the Friends’ Quarterly Budget Report. Income is down significantly from the previous years. IX. Unfinished Business None X. New Business A. Programming Center Use Policy Revision Change was proposed that reservations must be made at least 48 hours before a room is needed. This is to make sure the room setup can be updated and staff can be made aware of approved room usage. A motion to approve the revised Programming Center Use Policy was made by Hughes, supported by Berthet. Motion carried. B. Conference Room Use Policy Revision Change was proposed that reservations must be made at least 48 hours before a room is needed. This is to make sure staff can be made aware of approved room usage. Motion to approve the revised Conference Room Use Policy was made by Biolchini, supported by Berthet. Motion carried. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Biolchini to adjourn, seconded by Hughes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.