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Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Board of Trustees met Nov. 26

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Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Board of Trustees met Nov. 26.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

- Meeting called to order by: Ann Short

- Meeting Location: ETML Event Room

- Meeting Date: 11-26-2024

- Time of Call to Order: 16:30

2. Roll Call

- Officers in Attendance: Ann Short (President), Erin Wade (Secretary)

- Trustees in Attendance: Nancy Elder, Ellen Feeler, Jennifer Love, Kathie Price, Karen Reed

- Trustees Absent: Mike McLaughlin, Kyle Price

- City Employees in Attendance: Michelle Nolen (Director)

- Visitors in Attendance: None

3. Review/Approve minutes of previous board meeting:

- Date of previous minutes: 09-24-24 Regular Meeting , October No Quorom

- Motion made to: Approve Minutes

- Motion made by: Jennifer Love

- Motion Seconded by: Nancy Elder

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Ellen Feeler, Jennifer Love, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

4. Treasurer’s Report

Approve/Disapprove payment of bills:

- Motion made to: Approve payment of bills

- Motion made by: Erin Wade

- Motion Seconded by: Kathie Price

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Ellen Feeler, Jennifer Love, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

5. Public forum acknowledgement:

- None

6. Librarian’s report:

- Presented by: Michelle Nolen (Library Director)

Discussions:

● All Barcodes were done (a day early) and when done were taped, so issue of ink coming off that others are having aren’t an issue here.

● $250 donation for the Children’s Room to have a changing station for convenience of patrons.

● Carpets cleaned on Sept 29th.

● Library Crawl ended 10/31, 71 people came through, which is triple what there was last year.

● Safe Trick or Treat had 307 kids came through and staff dressed up as characters from Inside Out 2.

● Closed for Nov 11 (Veteran’s Day) and will be closed Thursday and Friday (11/28 and 11/29).

● More Adult Craft Classes are coming up; wet felting is coming soon.

● Homeschool is going well; currently 35 children signed up.

● Children’s room has had a facelift: moved desk, painted, putting safety locks on cabinet doors and drawers.

● IHLS Annual Progress Report came

● No DMV for at least the next 2 months

● King Lar readied the boiler for winter

● IT Replacing an older computer and 2 barcode readers, adding new filters and a new scrubbing program-built by Prairie Network.

● Christmas Open House all day on the 20th, snacks, crafts, and movies playing throughout the day

● Received a Thank You card from a pair of Library Crawlers

● Starting to write for the Per Capita Grant (due late January)

● Reader’s Bridge has a balance of $6353.82

● Stat Summary Report given with overview of items/circulation stats

- Motion made to: Approve Librarian’s Report

- Motion made by: Nancy Elder

- Motion Seconded by: Jennifer Love

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Ellen Feeler, Jennifer Love, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

7. Old business:

- None

8. New business:

- None

9. Other Business and/or Trustee Comments

None

10. Adjournment:

- Motion made to: Adjourn

- Motion made by: Karen Reed

- Motion Seconded by: Erin Wade

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Ellen Feeler, Jennifer Love, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at: 17:09

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