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Minutes - 2004 - Eagle Public Library - 03/08/2004 - Regular MINUTES OF EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY—BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MARCH 8,2004 The Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by President Terry Loftus. Present were Board President Terry Loftus, Board members Jane Marrs and Nancy Marshall; Library Liaison Stan Bastian;Friends of the Library President Jeanie Farnworth; Library Director Ron Baker and Assistant Director Janice Campbell. Board President Terry Loftus made a motion that the Agenda be approved, and Board member Nancy Marshall seconded the motion. The Agenda was unanimously approved. Board member Nancy Marshall made a motion that the Minutes be approved, and Board member Jane Marrs seconded the motion. The Minutes were unanimously approved. Board member Jane Marrs moved to pay the bills,Board member Nancy Marshall seconded the motion,and the motion was approved. Friends of the Library Report: Friends of the Library President Jeanie Farnworth gave the Friends of the Library Report. - There will be no May book sale. - The on-going book sale has brought in$2,100.50 since the end of November. - April 6 at 10:30 during Storytime,the Friends of the Library will present two bears to the Eagle Public Library. - EPL will be getting a new mobile CD shelving cart. - President Jeanie Farnworth met with the Boise Friends who have brought in$90,000 from their on-going book sales. Director's Report - Strategic Planning Committee Meeting,March 16,2004, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Complaint by Mrs.Brian Gomolski. Mrs. Gomolski complained about Todd Parr's book and indicated the Eagle Public Library has a"homosexual agenda." One book she complained about we do not have and Library Director Ron Baker responded to her complaint. Mrs. Gomolski has talked with Janice since last summer about her concerns, saying the Parr book was inappropriate for Storytime; Janice told her we would pull it from Storytime. Of the 47,000+books in the collection,Janice and Ron could only identify 70-75 titles with anything to do with a homosexual. Thirty-four were in adult fiction and most of these were in a couple of mystery series. - State of Idaho CD Antitrust Settlement. The settlement for price fixing of CDs covered 25,000 titles distributed in Idaho,264 of which will come to the Eagle Public Library. Ron asked the Friends of the Library for more mobile CD shelving so there is space for another 400 CDs. - LYNX Issues --LiLI Express: Caldwell and Ada counties considered joining, which would open doors to lots of rural use. They have since decided not to join. The move to a new computer system will be far less expensive than Dynix for new members joining LYNX. This may result in most of the Treasure Valley's joining the consortium and cause another look at LiLI Express membership. --Automation Migration. Five vendors will demo systems for automation migration. LYNX is doing pre-qualification for a possible LSTA migration grant. Library Liaison/City Hall Reports - Library Liaison Stan Bastian reported that the City Council met with the City Hall architects and he showed the artist's rendering of the building and site to the Library Board. - The City planners are doing data collection and research and monitoring information re the future of the west end. The Star impact area goes to Highway 16. Committee Reports - Stratetic Planning Committee: Meetings of February 17 and March 2,2004. They drafted a mission statement and are moving toward some community focus groups. Ron scheduled a meeting with the Kiwanis group. Work is progressing on a community survey. Unfinished Business - Community Room Policy(Discussion and Action). - Library Board Replacements(Discussion and Action?). One prospect is gone. New Business - Board Member Replacement(Discussion). We need a press release. Library Liaison Stan Bastian may come up with some candidate names. A poster will be made and Library President Ron Baker will put out a press release in the Valley Times. - City Hall Site Plan(Discussion). The Library Director Ron Baker suggested it would be a good idea if the Board approves publicly the site plan. This was unanimously approved. Board President Terry Loftus can go to the City Hall meeting on the 16th and then we will present a resolution(a support memo of the site plan). Selection of Next Meeting Date. April 12 at 7 pm. Adjournment. Board member Nancy Marshall moved to adjourn. Board member Jane Mans seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 8:37 pm.