Minutes - 2014 - Eagle Public Library - 12/08/2014 - Regular
EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes
December 8 2014
7:00 p.m.
Community Room
Call to Order
Board Member Pete Dover called the Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees meeting to order at
7:05pm. Present were Board Members Pete Dover, Christine Lodge, Margo Walters, Terri Soelberg, and
Thomas Rogers. Also present was Library Director Steve Bumgarner.
Approval of Agenda
Pete moved to reorder the agenda to move public comment after the friend report on the agenda.
Christine made the motion to approve the agenda (with amendments); seconded by Margo, the agenda
was unanimously approved.
Approval of Minutes
Margo made the motion to approve the minutes for the November 10, 2014 meeting; seconded by Pete,
the minutes were unanimously approved.
Approval of Bills
Chrsitine made the motion to approve the bills for payment; seconded by Pete, the bills were
unanimously approved for payment.
Marty, the Friends have been very busy. Marty thanked Steve for assembling new shelves on Sunday for
the Friends sale. The books being weeded are being place into storage to be sold at next sale, February
16-17. Some may be sent out of state to third party as donation. First, they will be offered to local non-
profit. The Friends are sponsoring summer reading and an overhaul of the teen area. Book Scouter,
shipped out 2701 books and brought in another $5,000. December is a big month for the daily sales.
Looking ahead to creating an online old book store. Boise friends have done this and have been
successful. One volunteer is taking on this project.
Additional Items or Public Comment
Bob VanArnem: Flyers with Eagle Public Library mentioned, made it feel like it was an endorsement. This
is an ad for commercial group. Suggests that commercial enterprises have to pay to use the space in the
library.
Additional issue with technology: There is a new scene on the monitor now for the new catalog and/or
navigation buttons added by City IT person. For those less tech-savvy this is difficult. It would be nice to
have end users test before buying new system.
Highlights from November
Overall circulation was down across the board, attributed to the harsh weather.
Almost 400 games went out in November. Board suggests posting signs welcoming people to go in the
room to select games.
Staff development day went very well. Staff training on new electronic media. Firefighters came to train
on appropriate emergency response.
New metric wi-fi usage will be collected. To become library industry standard in 2015/2016.
Significant collection weeding is underway.
Linoleum under computer carols ripped after they were being moved back. It may cost around $500 to
fix. Steve asks for pre-approval:
Pete moved, Christine 2nd, unanimous approval.
Two new magazine towers are also needed (one for teen section and one for children's section). About
$800/ per + shipping. Space and functionality is limited in the meantime.
Terri made a motion to pre-approve the expenditure, Christine second, unanimous approval.
At some point Steve would like TVs in the library. To be discussed in future.
Library Liaison/City Hall Reports (Councilman Ridgeway)
Due to the absence of City Councilman Ridgeway, no report was given.
Old Business
Meeting Room Policy: defer to January meeting
New Business
Board Directory
Tom Rogers is new Trustee. His term is through September 30, 2019. Christine's listed number is a cell
number.
Computer Workstations Budget Allocation
Steve would also like to replace the computer carols with smaller, custom-made tables that are more
mobile. Current ones are too heavy and are dangerous to have staff to move. To get three tables from
Correction Industries would cost about $700 each/ $2,500 total. Hold on these until new budget year.
Support to hire movers to move the carols in the meantime during the linoleum repair.
Bulletin Board Policy (review)
Reviewed and reaffirmed with no changes.
Exhibition Case and Displays Policy (review)
Reviewed and reaffirmed with no changes.
Next Meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2015, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chamber.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Board Member Pete adjourned the meeting at 8:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Terri Soelberg
Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees Secretary