Minutes - 2024 - Eagle Public Library Board - 07/17/2024 - RegularTHE CITY OF EAGLE
EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
AMENDED
AGENDA
Eagle City Hall, 660 E. Civic Lane, Idaho
July 17, 20246:00 PM
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1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6: 02pm
2. ROLL CALL: LEWIS, HOPKINS, TAYLOR, ALMON, HAYES. All present.
3. ACTION ITEM.: ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
4. PRESENTATION:
A.*City Attorney to Provide Information and Guidance Regarding Meeting Procedures. City
Attorney Victor Villegas presented information on open meetings laws, Robert's Rules of Order, and Eagle's new
civility ordinance.
5. CONSENT AGENDA: ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ACTION ITEMS. Consent
Agenda items are considered to be routine and are acted on with one motion. There will be no separate
discussion on these items unless an Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees member, City Staff, or a citizen
requests an item to be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Items removed from the Consent
Agenda will be placed on the Regular Agenda in a sequence determined by the Rules of Order. Any item on
the Consent Agenda that contains written recommendations from the City of Eagle shall be adopted as part
of the Eagle Public Library's Board of Trustees Agenda approval motion unless specifically stated
otherwise.
A.Approval of Bills
B. Minutes of June 19, 2024.
Lewis moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Almon seconded. Motion passed by voice
vote.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT:
This time is reserved for the public to address the Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees regarding concerns or comments they
would like to provide to the Board regarding subjects not on the agenda. This is not the time slot to give formal testimony on a
new business item or pending application or proposal. Out of courtesy for all who wish to speak, the Board requests each speaker
limit their comments to three (3) minutes.
Nick
5173 W River Springs St.
Eagle, ID 83616
Spoke about the American Library Association and concerns with the current Relocation Policy. He
suggested an audit of children's materials and a separate library card for children.
7. REPORTS:
A. Staff Director Bumgarner shared the staff report, including changing some children's books to
be face out, which has increased circulation.
Trustee Hayes corrected a statement in the staff report. It was the Idaho Commission for Libraries that
canceled its contract with the American Library Association, not the Idaho Library Association.
items_in_collection_20240715.pdf
Idaho_Capital_Sun_20240715_article.pdf
email chain 20240702-20240707.pdf
list_of_books.pdf
monthly_report_20240715.pdf
B. Friends of the Eagle Public Library Betty Miller shared the Friends of the Eagle Public
Library report. The Friends have received many donations since the last sale.
C. Board Members Trustee Lewis shared an update from the Eagle Library Foundation. The
Foundation is continuing its strategic planning.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE None
9. NEW BUSINESS:
A. ACTION ITEM: Authorization to close library on Thursday, December 5, 2024, for Staff
Development Day. Trustee Lewis moved to approve Action Item A, Hayes seconded. Motion passed
by voice vote.
B. ACTION ITEM: Review of Collection in Response to Harmful to Minors legislation. (Taylor)
Trustee Taylor asked Director Bumgarnerdfor an update on the progress of moving certain books
that potentially meet the Miller Test / Idaho Code as being harmful to minors to an adults -only
section. City Attorney Villegas explained the details of the Miller Test and Idaho Code regarding
obscene materials. Director Bumgarner explained that he was looked at how other libraries have
handled the issue thus far, and that they are all evaluating relocation requests as they come, rather
than preemptively. Taylor explained she spoke to a librarian in Coeur d'Alene who was beginning
just such a review. Bumgarner said he wanted to speak to that librarian before doing anything. Taylor
moved to instruct the Director to prepare the report, Hayes seconded. Motion to approve Action Item
B failed by voice vote.
C. ACTION ITEM: Relocation of Teen Collection. Board member request to relocate Teen Collection.
(Hayes) Trustee Hayes moved to approve Action Item C, Trustee Taylor seconded. Hayes shared her
proposal to move the teen section away from an exit for safety purposes. Director Bumgarner
suggested there are no obvious pros or cons regarding the location of the teen section. He explained
what happened with a luring incident last year. After discussion, Trustee Hayes agreed to withdraw
her motion for further discussion and study.
D. ACTION ITEM: Request of Library materials for Possible Relocation . Board member request to
relocate various titles. (Hayes) Trustee Hayes presented information on a young adult novel called "A
Court of Mist and Fury" which contains sexual descriptions. Trustee Lewis asked for clarification on
the process for trustees bringing potentially obscene materials to the board, whether trustees must
submit the required form. City Attorney Villegas suggested that this might be the ideal way, as when
submitting a form questions could arise about whether the trustee in question would have to recuse
his or herselffrom consideration of the material. Trustee Hayes moved to move eight titles listed in
the attached document "email_ chain_ 20240702-20240707.pdf' to an adult's only section. Taylor
seconded. Almon made a substitute motion to move one book, "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah
Maas to the adult's section, Lewis seconded. Substitute motion passed by voice vote.
Chair Hopkins suggested that trustees should use the relocation process. City Attorney Villegas
cautioned again about conflicts of interest and suggested that bringing these materials directly to
the board is likely to be the best method.
10. ADJOURNMENT Almon moved to adjourn, Lewis seconded. Meeting adjourned at 7:49pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Brian Almon, Secretary
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