Minutes - 1999 - Eagle Public Library - 12/16/1999 - Regular Dec Minutes mailbox:/C%7C/Program%20Files/Netscape/Na...id=38599806.8E6624BB @micron.net&number=74
Subject: Dec Minutes
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:55:19 -0700
From: pfischer@micron.net
Organization: Micron Electronics, Inc.
To: "mhorn@micron.net" <mhorn@micron.net>, tloftus<tloftus@micron.net>,
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Please (try to) find December minutes attached.
Please reply if you get this message. Let me know if you got the
minutes of not. I'll get all the bugs worked out and this may be a very
efficient way for board communications.
Kelli
Eagle Library Board of Trustees
Monthly meeting
December 13, 1999
Minutes
Call to order at 6:55 pm
Present: President Loftus, VP Horn, Secretary Fischer, Trustee Gray, Trustee Thomas
Trustee Gray left at 7:15
Approval of the Agenda
Approval of Minutes: Moved by Horn, Seconded by Thomas
Unanimous adoption
Friends Report: Presented Globes to the Library. Other ideas about what to provide
Hosting a holiday get together for the Library staff at Valentines time.
Getting ready for the June book sale.
1st Birthday party for the Library March 10th and 11th.
Marquee? Price was discussed. Possible board in the foray.
Call City hall and have Troutman take down old Library sign to be put up in new Libr
Treasurer's report (city treasurer) : Monthly Budget Report of Expenditures ending
Approval of Bills:
2 new computers, Visiontek bill
Moved by Fischer, seconded by Horn
Unanimous adoption
Director Report:
Statistics discussed
Quality of statistics display discussed
Lab usage and training programs discussed
1 touch screen grant discussed
Final walk through of the Library scheduled for January 15th
Use of the meeting room, re orchestra practice - Director to get more information
Simplex $813.00 Horn moved, Thomas second Unanimous acceptance
Census testing and IRS will be using the Library this Winter/Spring
Y2K closure the 31st
Committee Report:
Updating Library Board Policies: Trustee Fischer reported on questions and possible
1 of 2 12/19/99 8:57 AM
Dec Minutes mailbox:/C%7C/Program%20Files/Netscape/Na...id=38599806.8E6624BB @micron,net&number=74
President Loftus will present Library Services and Use of the Library at the January
Unfinished Business
Quality Communications billing situation
Building Committee signed billing
New Business
Question presented by Liaison Bastian: Appropriate use of the Internet
Knowledge of pornographic materials being accessed at the Library
How can that be prevented?
The steps the Eagle Board is already taking:
1. Reviewing all Board policies and updating where needed
2. Reminding patrons of policy (at computers)
3. Ensuring parental signature for children's Library card
4. Conducting staff training in response to inappropriate internet site visitations
5. Providing children's computer without internet access
6. Collecting and maintaining information from the national level on library policie
7. Follows the ALA policies on all matters
Do Kuna and Emmett Libraries use filters? The Director will look into this.
Next Meeting
Jan 10, 2000
Adj ournment
Moved by Fischer, Seconded by Thomas
Unanimous acceptance.
2 of 2 12/19/99 8:57 AM
Director Report:
Statistics discussed
Quality of statistics display discussed
Lab usage and training programs discussed
1 touch screen grant discussed
Final walk through of the Library scheduled for January 15th
Use of the meeting room, re orchestra practice - Director to get more
information
Simplex $813.00 Horn moved, Thomas second Unanimous acceptance
Census testing and IRS will be using the Library this Winter/Spring
Y2K closure the 31st
Committee Report:
Updating Library Board Policies: Trustee Fischer reported on questions and
possible changes within Articles I - IV of the policy manual - notes include
changing all references to Librarian to Library Director.
President Loftus will present Library Services and Use of the Library at the
January meeting.
Unfinished Business
Quality Communications billing situation
Building Committee signed billing
New Business
Question presented by Liaison Bastian: Appropriate use of the Internet
Knowledge of pornographic materials being accessed at the Library
How can that be 'prevented? .
The steps the Eagle Board is already taking:
1 . Reviewing all Board policies and updating where needed
2. Reminding patrons of policy (at computers)
3. Ensuring parental signature for children's Library card
4 . Conducting staff training in response to inappropriate internet site
visitations
5. Providing children's computer without internet access
6. Collecting and maintaining information from the national level on library
policies toward internet and children's matters
7. Follows the ALA policies on all matters
Do Kuna and Emmett Libraries use filters? The Director will look into this.
Next Meeting
Jan 10, 2000
Adjournment
Moved by Fischer, Seconded by Thomas
Unanimous acceptance.
Eagle Library Board of Trustees
Monthly meeting
December 13, 1999
Minutes
Call to order at 6:55 pm
Present: President Loftus, VP Horn, Secretary Fischer, Trustee Gray, Trustee
Thomas, Library Director Gallinger, Liaison Stan Bastian, and Friend Jeanie
Farnworth.
Trustee Gray left at 7: 15
Approval of the Agenda
Approval of Minutes: Moved by Horn, Seconded by Thomas
Unanimous adoption
Friends Report: Presented Globes to the Library. Other ideas about what to
provide to the Library was discussed at their November meeting.
Hosting a holiday get together for the Library staff at Valentines time.
Getting ready for the June book sale.
1st Birthday party for the Library March 10th and 11th.
Marquee? Price was discussed. Possible board in the foray.
Call City hall and have Troutman take down old Library sign to be put up in new
Library
Treasurer's report (city treasurer) : Monthly Budget Report of Expenditures
ending 11/30/99
Approval of Bills:
2 new computers, Visiontek bill
Moved by Fischer, seconded by Horn
Unanimous adoption .