Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting March 16, 2015 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: Dave Brown, June Hughes, Don Schinzing Members Absent: Josephine Berthet Staff Present: Tammy Turgeon, Library Director III. Approval of Agenda Hughes made a motion to approve the Agenda, seconded by Brown. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Brown made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting on January 26, 2015, seconded by Hughes. Motion carried. V. Communication from Citizens None VI. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2014 / FY2015 Board reviewed statistics. Emedia circulation is up dramatically due to the addition of the Freegal digital music service. B. Monthly Issues – January and February 2015 Board reviewed the monthly issues reports. Board commented on the new printing software being installed. Feedback has been mostly positive. C. Compliment/Complaint Forms Board reviewed compliments. Received compliments for the Alex Thomas & Friends puppet show, Buckley Poetry Reading, the real estate seminar, the Pokemon Time program, and the Computer Health program. Special recognition was received for service provide by Brenda Gauvin. Board reviewed complaints. The library received three complaints regarding the new printing software. Most patrons seem happy not to have to purchase a print card. VII. Suburban Library Cooperative Biolchini resigned from the Library Board and the SLC Board. Motion to appoint Nancy Todorovich to the Suburban Library Cooperative Board was made by Brown, seconded by Hughes. Motion carried. VIII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Report The bookstore has comparable sales to last year. IX. Unfinished Business None X. New Business A. Handling of Donations in Collection Board reviewed the Collection Development policy related to donations and withdrawals. Motion to add the sentence: “Items purchased through the Memorial/Honor Book program will be retained in the collection a minimum of 10 years” and to strike the line “…and the top of the item” (related to marking discarded items) was made by Brown, supported by Hughes. Motion carried. B. Request for Reconsideration Board discussed “Request for Reconsideration” request. Motion to retain the material and not add a sticker to it was made by Hughes, supported by Brown. Motion carried. Turgeon will send the letter to the patron. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Brown to adjourn, supported by Hughes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.