Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting November 20, 2017 Sterling Heights Public Library 40255 Dodge Park, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-446-2665 I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Chris Frezza, Chair, at 5:40 p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present: Josephine Berthet, Dave Brown, Chris Frezza, June Hughes, Stacy Ziarko Members Absent: none III. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the Agenda was made by Brown, seconded by Berthet. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 18, 2017 was made by Ziarko, seconded by Hughes. Motion carried. V. Communication from Citizens Turgeon provided a demo of the grant funded drones that are being used with teen programming. VI. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2017 / FY2018 Board reviewed statistics. There was a large increase in patrons added due to the Virtual Library Card program. Wireless usage continues to increase. Room usage is also high. Circulation is higher this fiscal year during the first four months compared to the first four months of last fiscal year. B. Monthly Issues – September and October 2017 Board reviewed the monthly issues reports. Highlights discussed: Exercise Your Brain, WiFi Hotspots and Go Chip collections were all presented at City Council meetings. The September Library Card Month program went well. Two new staff members were hired: Stephanie Fair and Jadwiga Meyer are our newest PT Librarians.  C. Compliment/Complaint Forms Board reviewed compliments. Received compliments for the Teen Night program, Suess Celebration, and the Heartfulness Meditation series of programs. Staff recognition was received for Jessica Woodward. Board reviewed suggestions/complaints. Suggestion to have a genealogy program was forwarded to Programs Coordinator. Suggestion for various children’s programs was forwarded to Programs Coordinator. Suggestion for trash bins in women’s restrooms was taken care of. VII. Suburban Library Cooperative A. SLC Annual Meeting The SLC Annual Breakfast is on Monday, December 4th at 9:30am at the Clinton- Macomb South Branch Library. Tammy will speak as well as two representatives from SEMCOG. VIII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Report The bookstore sales for this year are behind last year. Ziarko attended the last Friends Board meeting and provided suggestions for fundraisers that will be discussed at the next Friends Board meeting in January. B. Friends 2018 Budget The Friends continue to be generous with their funding of all of the programming that the library does, as well as the cost for the Overdrive service. The total budget for 2018 is $54,000. IX. Unfinished Business none X. New Business A. 2018 Proposed Library Closings Motion to approve the 2018 Library Closings was made by Brown, supported by Berthet. Motion carried. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Ziarko to adjourn, supported by Berthet. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.