HomeMy WebLinkAboutLBMinutes_2007_11_14BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
MINUTES
The Board of Trustees of the Brookings Public Library met Tuesday, November 13,
2007 in Cooper Room A of the Brookings Public Library.
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Grove, John Kubal, Amber Ohm, and Tami Watson
OTHERS PRESENT: Elvita Landau and Peg Whalen
Chair John Kubal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. John Grove moved
approval of the agenda with the addition of a discussion of the SDLA Electronic Resources
Taskforce. John Kubal seconded. Motion carried. Tami Watson made a motion to approve
the September 11, 2007 minutes as presented. Amber Ohm seconded.
Tami Watson moved to pay all bills and salaries. John Kubal seconded. Motion
carried.
FINANCE REPORT – The Board reviewed the latest Finance Report from the City
Finance Office. At this point it looks like there would be some money left, if not spent.
Elvita suggested some areas where there are needs: supplies, software upgrades, electronics,
and hardware supplies. Amber Ohm made a motion to allow Elvita to spend up to $5000 on
these categories. Tami Watson seconded.
LIBRARIAN’S REPORT – Items of note are:
• Circulation has increased in most categories this month.
• The Library is collaborating with Science Visions Science Center in sponsoring
Science Café, which is an informal forum on science issues.
• The terms for Library Board members John Grove and Dave Bordewyk will end in
December. We will find out in December who will replace them.
POLICY REVIEW: CIRCULATION POLICY – The Board reviewed the Library
Circulation Policy and the suggested changes made by Library Staff -
1. Registration for SDSU students will expire the first of June each year 2. Making the
Temporary Card fee the same as the Out of County fee [$29/year for individual or $39 for
family] 3. The supervising Librarian can approve teachers borrowing AV materials for
longer than 2 days. The Board also suggested several grammatical corrections.
John Kubal made a motion to make all the changes to the Circulation Policy as
recommended by the Board. Tami Watson seconded the motion. Motion carried.
CD RENEWAL – A gift account CD ($15,916.58) will come due Nov. 23, 2007. Tami
Watson moved to renew the CD at the best rate. John Kubal seconded. Motion approved.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM PROPOSAL – Katherine Eberline, Children’s
Librarian, has proposed that t-shirts with the summer reading logo and the Library’s name be
given to each child that registers to read in the summer of 2008. The library plans to get
sponsors to help defray the costs. The sponsors would have their logo on the back of the
shirts. The cost would be between $3800 and $4900. Elvita will check to see if there is a
quantity break for price. Tami Watson moved to approve the t-shirt proposal contingent on
obtaining sponsors. John Kubal seconded. Motion carried.
REDESIGN PROPOSAL – Elvita shared the redesign ideas from the Library staff. The
staff will continue to work on how and when the plans can be implemented. Elvita hopes
that some of the moving of collections could be done by summer 2008. She will keep the
Board apprised of developments.
SDLA ELECTRONIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE – Elvita reported that a state
Electronic Resource Committee was formed to review budget money spent on databases.
The Committee has decided that Newsbank (Argus Leader and Aberdeen American News) is
too expensive to renew. The discussion at the state level is centering on the fact that the
State Library should be able to spend their approved budget as they choose against the
recommendations of the Electronic Resources Committee. Following discussion the Board
decided to support Elvita in her voicing of concerns to our local legislators.
NEXT MEETING – Tuesday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Elvita Landau, Director