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Home My WebLink AboutOctober 7, 2015 Columbia Heights Public Library 820, 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-2996 Ph: 763-706-3690 TDD: 763-706-3692 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY Approved BOARD OF TRUSTEES 11/4/2015 MINUTES October 7, 2015 The meeting was called to order by Chair Patricia Sowada at 6:30 p.m. Members present were: Nancy Hoium, Steve Smith, Patricia Sowada, Catherine Vesley, Barbara Tantanella. Also present: Library Director Renee Dougherty and Recording Secretary Renee Rewitzer. Absent: Council Liaison Gary Peterson. The minutes of the September 2, 2015, Board meeting were approved as mailed. The bill list dated 9/2/2015 was reviewed. It was moved, seconded, and passed that the paid. The bill list dated 9/22/2015 was reviewed. It was moved, seconded, and passed that the bills be paid. The October 2015 accounting was reviewed. Old Business: 1. October 19. Brianna grew up in Hibbing, graduated from the Univenesota, and received her Masters of Library and Information Science from has been a Youth Services Librarian at the Hennepin County Libra recently at Brookdale. She has also served as a teen and adult tordinator at the MaplewoodLibrary. 2.grossed about $1800. It was not as well attended this year as in the past. Sowada inquired about the pl inquired about the net profit. The Foundation had not provided Dougherty with those numbers at the time of this board meeting. The Board inquired whether a donation table (to take donations for the new library) was set up at the replied that the Foundation did not have one. 3.The new library construction progress is four days ahead of schedule. A lane of Central Avenue will be closed Oct. 7 so that three fiber optic cables can be located and marked and sewer and water utilities can be brought to the building pad. City staff, members of the Library Design Task Force and HGA furniture interior designers visited four furniture vendors on October 6 to look at furniture styles for the various Two adjustable height desks will be used in the new library; one public service desk and one in the workroom for staff processing deliveries and discharging returned materials. Columbia Heights Public Library October 7, 2015 Board of Trustees Minutes Page 2 4.Dougherty presented an outline of the proposed giving levels for naming rights at the new library drafted by city staff. Smith felt the donation ranges in each tier were too wide; Vesley replied the range was typical of other giving tiers to approve Columbia Heights Public Library Corporation Donation Vesley seconded the motion; motion passed unanimously. (Document attached) New Business: 1.Hoium made a motion to approve the Columbia Heights Public Library 201 and Closed Day Schedule as presented; Vesley seconded the motion passed unanimously. (2016 Holiday and Closed Day Schedule attached) 2.Renee Dougherty shared with the Board that the library will offer the Youth Read Down program during the month of October. 3.Renee Dougherty shared with the Board that she and the Adult Ser Barb Kondrick will be attending the Minnesota Library Association Conference on October 8 and 9 in St. Paul. 4.Renee Dougherty informed the Board that the library is weeding obsolete, worn, outdated and unused items from the collection in preparation for the implementation of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and the move into the new building. After being offered for sale to the community, the unsold books are sent to Better World Books. Better World Books, an Indiana non-profit, offers library discards and surplus donations for sale on their website, returning 20% of the sale proceeds to the library. Items which they cannot sell will national and international literacy groups. Items from the Floor: 1.More information about RFID implementation will be available at future meetings. In a nutshell, RFID tags will provide patrons with the ability to use self-checkout, increase security on library materials such as DVDs, reduce repetitive stress injuries for library staff by eliminating the need to scan individual items, and provide more accurate collection inventory information. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Renee J. 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CLOSED PRESIDENTS DAY March 25, Friday; F ................................................................................................ CLOSED GOOD RIDAY May May 28, Saturday.......................................................................................................................... CLOSED May 30, Monday; .............................................................................................. CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY July 4, Monday; () .................................................................... CLOSED INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED September 3, Saturday ................................................................................................................. CLOSED September 5, Monday; ............................................................................................. CLOSED LABOR DAY November 11, Friday;' ....................................................................................... CLOSED VETERANS DAY November 24, Thursday; .......................................................................... CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY November 25, Friday; F ......................................................................... CLOSED THANKSGIVING RIDAY December 24, Saturday; C .................................................................................. CLOSED HRISTMAS EVE December 26, Monday; C(O) ............................................................. CLOSED HRISTMAS DAY BSERVED December 31, Saturday; ' ......................................................................... CLOSE4:00 NEW YEARS EVE DAY AT January 2, 2017, Monday; '(O) ........................................................ CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY BSERVED Draft September 29, 2015 Approved October 7, 2015 G:\Library\Library Board\Holiday Closed Schedules\holiday closed schedule 2016.docx