- Call to order.
- Approval of the agenda.
- Recognition of visitors.
- Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting.
- Library Director’s Report.
-- Usage Statistics
--- Last year, circulation was up 4000 from the year previous.
---- Big increase in DVD and eBooks.
--- Program attendance was up.
--- Meeting room use is up.
-- WILBOR now Kindle compatible.
-- Director will attend Iowa Association of Library conference.
-- Will delay becoming a Iowa Workforce Development center.
-- Library does outreach to Kid’s World.
-- 5 people watched “gone with the wind” at the library.
--- Turn out generally good.
-- Friends of the Library made $350.00 from recent book sale.
-- Friends of the Library not going to do a quilt sale.
- Approval of claims.
- Establishment of a room for the DVD shelving on hold until legal can be called.
- Library to reduce the number of magazine subscriptions from 35 to 20
-- Will cost $689.88 for a year through a bulk magazine subscription service.
-- There were 60 subscriptions when current director Brandie Ledford began.
-- The director can choose which 20 magazines are subscribed.
- ERate application approval.
-- This is a federal program that gives the library a discount on telephone rates.
-- Basically gives the library 6 months of free phone, from a cost standpoint.
- FY 2012 – 2013 budget calendar approval.
-- Budgets due by November 18, 2011.
-- Budget committee to meet on October 10, 2011.
- Mock Osha review.
-- Building needs new exit signs
-- ICN room has a hole that fire could “Whoosh” up into the ceiling through.
-- Lights near toddler play area need shielded.
-- Back door has trash cans too close to door. (all ready fixed)
-- Power strips needs protected from children.
-- Janitor needs a locked cabinet for chemicals.
- Library purchased Grant Station, software that allows you to search more easily for grants.
- Adjournment.
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