HomeMy WebLinkAboutLBMinutes_2009_10_20BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OCTOBER 20, 2009
MINUTES
The Board of Trustees of the Brookings Public Library met Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at
5:30 p.m. in the Historical Room of the Brookings Public Library.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Harris, Amber Ohm, Larry Rogers, and Tami Watson
OTHERS PRESENT: Elvita Landau, Cathy Enlow, Peg Whalen
Chair Tami Watson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Larry Rogers moved to accept the
agenda as presented. Mac Harris seconded. Motion approved.
Tami Watson moved approval of the September 15, 2009 minutes as presented. Amber Ohm
seconded. Motion carried.
BILLS AND SALARIES – After reviewing the bills for October, Larry Rogers moved to pay all bills
and salaries. Mac Harris seconded. Motion approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT – Most line items will be within budget except for Maintenance of
Equipment. Elvita and staff are still in the process of evaluating print and reservation software for the
computer room.
LIBRARIAN’S REPORT – Items of note are:
There were 172 entries for our annual Scary Story Contest.
Katherine Eberline was awarded New Librarian of the Year at SDLA.
The first annual fall book sale brought in $5057.
OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REQUESTS – Elvita asked approval for two out of state travel requests
for herself:
1) MPLA planning meeting in Topeka on November 2 – 3. MPLA will reimburse some of the
expenses. Larry Rogers moved to approve. Mac Harris seconded. Motion carried.
2) PLA Conference in March 2010 in Portland OR. Total cost would be about $1200. Larry Rogers
moved to approve. Motion carried.
POLICY REVIEW: BYLAWS – Elvita presented the Bylaws Policy to the Board. The only changes
were changing “Commission” to “Council” and changing the Order of Business list to reflect current
practice. Mac Harris made a motion to approve. Larry Rogers seconded. Motion approved.
NEXT MEETING – Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elvita Landau, Director