Board Meeting
December 11, 2024
Call to Order: 6:05 p.m.
Present: S. Angleton, D. Riley, J. Lane, C. Goolsby, S. Wiesemann, and K. Eddleman
Absent: J. Williams, G. Johnson, D. Lampert, J. Alvey.
Discussion:
Motion to approve November minutes. C. Goolsby/D. Riley, all agreed.
Motion to approve the November financials: 11537-11544; 990016-990018 and 6 e-pays. K. Eddleman/J. Lane, all agreed.
See Librarian's Report.
Unfinished Business:
Holiday Open House - S. Wiesemann listed what she has in the treat bags and we went over the crafts and volunteers who will be joining us. Jan Gunderson and family will be volunteering, along with Aida Barnard and Madalyn Dutton at the craft stations.
New Business:
Motion to approve the hourly rate from $14 to $15 for Donna Walczak, Programs Coordinator, and Patti Spivey, Library Assistant as of January 1, 2025. Motion made by D. Riley and seconded by S. Angleton. Roll call vote/All agreed
Motion to approve the hourly rate from $14.75 to $15.75 for Library Director Sharon Wiesemann as of January 1, 2025. Motion made by D. Riley/Seconded by S. Angleton. Roll call vote/all agreed.
New computers have been provided by a recent grant. S. Wiesemann wanted to give the old computers to P. Spivey and D. Walczak for their personal home use.
Motion to approve donation of old computers to P. Spivey and D. Walczak from the library. K. Eddleman/S. Angleton, all agreed.
Jeff Cash suggested removing Norton antivirus from the computers because Windows Defender already on the computers will protect against viruses and is free. This will save the library money.
The board read over the completed Equalization and Per Capita Grant Applications that are due soon. They reviewed and updated wording.
Library Policies were reviewed: Cards for kids, Cell Phone usage, Closing, and Collection Management. Some changes were made.
Motion to approve changes and update the library policy manual. K. Eddleman/C. Goolsby, All agreed.
Motion to adjourn at 7:21 p.m. C. Goolsby/D. Riley, all agreed.