Minutes - 1993 - Eagle Public Library - 03/16/1993 - Regular EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
March 15, 1993
Present: Liz Horn, Marsha Beckwith, Gary Barnes, Lynn Melton
Pat Krasen, Stan Bastian, Donna Abbott (Friends of
Library)
Meeting called to order at 7:00 by Pat Krasen, President
I. Minutes approved. Liz/Marsha
II. Bills and payroll approved. Gary/Pat
III. Consent items.
A. January financial reports approved. Liz/Pat
1. Patron complaints concerning the signing
of the building have been noted. An attempt
to improve this may be available with excess
funds in Buildings and Grounds.
2. Contract labor has been incorrectly charged to
Boise Public Library and will reclassed to the
Eagle Public Library.
3. Books are not being ordered as quickly as they
should. Lynn will work to see that this
process is speeded up.
B. Monthly statistics approved. Pat/Gary
1. District circulation is down and may continue that
trend as the city of Eagle continues to annex
areas, turning former district patrons Eagle city
patrons.
2. PBS portion of video collection is old and this
explains down trend in checkouts.
3. Video circulation in general is up. Trend is
similar to what is happening at Boise Public
Library.
C. Personnel changes.
1. Karen Sutton is submitting her resignation from
the Library Board to the Mayor.
IV. Contract Administrator's Report.
Book orders.
Lynn is not happy with the rate at which new books are
being acquired. She will attempt to speed up the
process.
V. Old Business.
By Law revision adopted. Liz/Gary
No changes to the draft were recommended to Lynn.
The by law revision was adopted with the provision that
the date of term expiration for board members be
September 30.
Commitment list.
Computer for Laser Cat. Gary reported that Mike Covault
believes he can provide a computer with a 286 processor.
However, the new version of Laser Cat requires a computer
with a 386 processor capable of running Windows
applications. Stan will also contact HP to determine if
an adequate computer is available.
VI. New Business.
Focus groups results.
Liz is cleaning up the notes from the meetings for
delivery to city hall for the mayor and city council
members. Stan and Pat will arrange for a meeting with
the Mayor/City Council to discuss the results. Also the
notes will be provided to the "Valley News" for
publication.
All directors felt that the meetings provided a good deal
of input from Eagle citizens concerning the Library and
the city. They will provide a blueprint for the future
of the EPL. Stan felt the information is particularly
useful as the city grows and the likelihood of a move
by the library becomes greater.
A complete set of the notes from the meetings is
available as a part of these minutes.
VII. Miscellaneous
None.
VIII. Friends of the Library Report
Donna Abbott indicated an interest on the part of the
Friends to take over some fund raising projects such as
Eagle Fun Days for the library. Also she asked if they
could help with book cleaning, repair, etc.
IX. Public comments.
None.
X. Meeting date.
Next regularly scheduled meeting is Monday, April 19, at
7:00 PM, at the Eagle Public Library.
XI. Meeting adjourned at 8: 31 PM.