Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting January 25, 2021 Sterling Heights Public Library 40255 Dodge Park Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-446-2665 Meeting was held via Zoom, meeting ID 910 0249 5171 I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Chris Frezza, Chair, at 5:36p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present: Shirley Cozort, Chris Frezza, Terry Hojnacki, Wendy Popko, Stacy Ziarko. All Board members were calling in from Sterling Heights, MI. Members Excused: III. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda was made by Cozort, seconded by Hojnacki. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of November 16, 2020 was made by Hojnacki, seconded by Cozort. Motion carried. V. Communication from Citizens Ziarko informed the board of a new version of the Healthy Living Expo that will occur between May – September. The Library will be a part of this. VI. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2020 / FY2021 Board reviewed statistics. Due to the library being closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the library was only open 19 days, which affected Circulation and Reference numbers. Home deliveries increased. B. Monthly Issues – November and December 2020  Board reviewed the monthly issues reports. The Teen Subscription boxes are doing very well. More will be added next month to meet demand. Curbside deliveries continue to be popular. C. Compliment/Complaint Forms QR Code feedback form was created and flyers were put in curbside bags. This has provided the staff with much needed feedback and support regarding our current services. Board reviewed compliments. Compliments received for the curbside service, curbside craft pickup programs, home delivery service, outreach service, the CreativeBug digital service, and treats in the curbside bags around the holidays. Received staff compliment for Carolyn Sherrill. Board reviewed suggestions / complaints. Suggestion to purchase specific titles was forwarded to librarian. Complaint about the time it is taking to renovate the building was responded to. VII. Suburban Library Cooperative The Suburban Library Cooperative is getting a new website. VIII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Report The Friends Board is meeting February 8th to set an opening date. Ziarko provided a contact at Lakeside Mall that would like to host a book sale for the Friends. Turgeon will contact him and report to the Friends Board to set up a date. B. Treasurer’s Report Actual expenses for 2020 were $34,993.55 and income was $18,997.41. IX. Unfinished Business A. Building Updates Building will be opening on February 1st to limited patrons with visits limited to one hour and no seating. Curbside and home delivery services will continue. X. New Business A. Election of Officers Motion to continue with Frezza serving as Chair and Ziarko serving as Vice Chair was made by Cozort, supported by Hojnacki. Motion carried. B. Proposed Library Budget 2021-22 Library budget request is an increase of 1.4%. Service improvement requests were made for adult subscription boxes and a strategic plan. C. 2020 Library Volunteer of the Year  Motion to select Mary Light as the 2020 Library Volunteer of the Year was made by Ziarko, supported by Cozort. Motion carried. D. 2020 Library Staff Member Recognition Motion to select Jason Groth as the 2020 Library Staff Member Recognition was made by Hojnacki, supported by Ziarko. Motion carried. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Cozort to adjourn, supported by Popko. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m.