Library Board of Trustees

Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Meeting November 15, 2021 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 5:30p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present: Chris Frezza, Terry Hojnacki, Kathryn McKinney, Wendy Popko, Stacy Ziarko Members Excused: n/a III. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda was made by Hojnacki, seconded by Ziarko. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 20, 2021 was made by Hojnacki, seconded by Popko. Motion carried. V. Communication from Citizens none VI. Monthly Reports, Statistics, and Correspondence A. Building-Wide Stats – FY2021 / FY2022 Board reviewed statistics. Patron counters at front doors were reinstalled so we are now getting accurate library visit counts, which is the reason for the large increase. Library Visits, PC Usage, and in person Program Attendance are slowly increasing. The library will be sending out an RFP for Strategic Planning services to assist in determining what services to focus on and how to increase usage. B. Monthly Issues – September and October 2021  Board reviewed the monthly issues reports. Curbside continues to be a service that patrons are using. The Maker Space programs are doing well. There is still one PT Librarian position open, which will be posted in late November. The Library celebrated its 50th birthday in October with a fall- themed event. The Halloween parades were well attended, and Emergency Connectivity Funds were awarded to pay for wifi hotspot service through August 2022. C. Compliment/Complaint Forms Board reviewed compliments. Compliments received for the Biblio Book Box program, the selection of DVDs, automatic renewals, the 9/11 display, the Storywalk in Hadley Park. Received staff compliments for the library staff overall. Board reviewed suggestions / complaints. Complaint received about previous chairs in youth services being thrown away. They were removed during construction due to be in bad condition. Complaint received about location of new DVDs. Explained where they were now located. Complaint received about the lack of a recommended books shelf near the Circulation desk. When new display shelves are received, we will be able to display staff recommendations. Received complaint about applying for a library card from home. Explained to patron how to do this. VII. Suburban Library Cooperative Nothing to report. VIII. Friends of the Library A. Bookstore Report Friends revenues since reopening in April are over $24,000 for bookstore sales, fundraisers, donations and memberships. B. 2022 Budget The Friends Board approved a budget for 2022 of $34,000. $20,000 of the budget will fund programming. IX. Unfinished Business A. Oktoberfest Thank you to all of the Library Board members that volunteered for the Friends’ book, water, and cider sale. The Friends made $337. X. New Business A. Study Room Use Policy Revision Motion to approve the revised Study Room Use Policy was made by Ziarko, supported by Hojnacki. Motion carried. B. Proposed 2022 Library Closing Dates  Motion to approve the proposed 2022 Library Closing Dates was made by Hojnacki, supported by McKinney. Motion carried. XI. Adjourn Motion was made by Ziarko to adjourn, supported by Popko. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.