April 2014 Minutes

April 8, 2014 Minutes Westboro Public Library Board Meeting . 1) Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM by Vice-President Ed Schlosser. 2) Roll Call – Trustees Present – Ed Schlosser, Lori Hanson, Shanna Berger and Nancy Wiitala. Library Director Candice Smith also present. 3) Motion to approve order of Agenda made by Hanson, 2nd by Berger. Motion carried. 4) Motion to approve March 11 2014 minutes as presented was made by Hanson, 2nd by Berger. Motion carried. 5) Motion to approve Treasurer’s report as given made by Wiitala, 2nd by Hanson. Motion carried. 6) Motion to approve payment of bills as submitted was made by Wiitala, 2nd by Berger. Motion carried. 7) Directors Report. Circulation for March was 755 which is up from February (708) and down from March 2013 (816). The Directors retreat has been cancelled and will be replaced with a meeting regarding the WIN program. WIN program deals with WVLS, Indianhead an Northern Waters working together in the future. On May 17 there will be a program Presentation with Janet Letnes Martin called “Hot Flashes, Hot Dishes, and Hot Pads” 8) Discussion was held regarding a usable movie screen. Schlosser said that there was a movie screen in the fire hall that we may be able to use. We are also looking for ways to cover windows. 9) Action of amended By-Laws was tabled until further information can be gathered. Policy will also be discussed at a future meeting. 10) Motion was made to redistribute carryover funds ($1000 to books, $1000 to Programs and $5531.61 to computers/copiers) by Wiitala, 2nd by Hanson. Motion carried. 11) Discussion was held regarding the AWE program, which is an educational program/software and computer that is aimed at young children and students. The computer is not hooked to the internet. Cost would be approximately $3000. Director Smith was directed to look further into it. 12) Motion was made to increase the current library assistant wages to $9.00/hour retroactive from January 18, 2014 by Berger, 2nd by Hanson. Motion carried. 13) No Public input. 14) Short discussion was held regarding WVLS Trustee Essentials Chapter 10 “Developing Essential Library Policies”. Next month Chapter 1 will be discussed. 15) May meeting was scheduled for May 13 at 6:00 PM. The May meeting will also be the Annual Meeting. 16) Motion to adjourn was made by Hanson, 2nd by Berger. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 7:37 PM. Submitted by secretary Nancy Wiitala