Minutes - 1991 - Eagle Public Library - 11/18/1991 - Regular EAGLE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 1991
Present: Mike, Marsha, Pat, Liz, Lynn
Call to order--7:05 p.m.
1. Minutes read and approved. Pat/Marsha
2 . Board treasurer needs to see all bills before payment. This
gives the board responsibility and control. Pat reported that we
passed the audit without problems.
3 . Pat reported that the bill to repair the copier has been paid.
4. Looked at monthly report and discussed statistics--we are
still showing a loss on cards issued because the statistic now
represents one card per household where as before the statistic
reflected actual number of users of each card.
Personnel: Joan Hill is now working lunch hours on Wednesdays
(paid) and some Fridays (as a volunteer) .
5. Ann needs a disk for the Ultra Card Maker to print catalog
cards. She has the instruction book. Marsha will be checking on
this. The system seems ready to implement.
Discussed community relations. Lynn talked to Glida. Lynn
is not sure if some of the statements made about the library and
contract are mis-information or deliberate. We need to show the
community what we are doing--perhaps an Open House when the
LaserCat comes on line. We would invite the Council, Friends, and
the public.
6. The new board member, Gary Barnes, has been presented to the
City Council for approval. He should join us for the next meeting.
The Board will plan a luncheon with Linda Phillips and ask her
to name a book to be donated to the library in her name. Liz/Pat
Ada County Contract--Lynn calculated what ACLD SHOULD pay
based on $30/ household: $7,260. Ada County needs to find out how
may households have the potential of being served by EPL and how
many EPL patrons have used the ACL. Ada Cty will have a board
meeting 12/11. Mike needs to contact Diane before that. If they
do not pay the full $30 we need other concessions from them.
Planned retreat for Building/Futures Plan. Steve Gerber would
like a city task force to define the future of library service.
Step 1 is to make our own decisions. We need to discuss what we
can/want to provide and what we can afford. We need to be ready
with creative ideas. We need to decide what we can provide in a
time frame. There are formulas to make size and number estimates
for 20 to fifty years. We need to define who will be the patrons
of the future and align appropriate services. We also need to
identify who we can't serve based on financial restrictions. Lynn
will send a copy of Planning and Role Setting ALA to Mike.
ASSIGNMENT TO BE DONE BY EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE THE PLANNING
MEETING:
1. A mission statement who and how the library serves
2 . A vision statement for the future
The first planning meeting will be at Liz Horn's house (843
Fruitwood Place--off Ranch Drive) on January 11.
December 15--CHRISTMAS PARTY!--Mike's house 2 :00. Ann will be
asked if she would like to do the invitations.
7. 1992 goals. Every board member needs to bring suggestions to
the next meeting in January so we can decide what we want to focus
on. (No meeting in December. )
Vote to close Christmas Eve Liz/Mike
8. Mike will tell Steve Gerber about our January 11 meeting.
Steve can then begin forming the community task force.
9. Adjourn: 8:25