Herrin City Library Board of Trustees met March 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Present: Caringer, Frost, Guebert, Hickman, Jones, Maloney, Priest,
Also Present: Director Susan Mullen
Absent: Calcaterra, Sarver
The meeting was called to order at 6:30PM by President Kathleen Jones.
Visitor(s): None
Correspondence: None
Secretary’s Report: Priest moved to approve the minutes from February 14, 2023.
Frost seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report:
A. Bills to be Paid: Caringer moved to approve the payment of $2,678.59 for expenses incurred from February 15-28 and $5,610.01 for expenses incurred from March 1-14. Priest seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
B. City Budget Report: Last month’s report showed that 82.3% of the budget has been spent, with 83.3% of the fiscal year completed, leaving a checking account balance of $162,598.95. Priest moved to approve the report. Guebert seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Financial Balance Statement: Guebert moved to approve the Library balance report from the previous month. Caringer seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Librarian’s Report:
Circulation for February 2023 was 5% greater than February 2022. The Library currently has 5,323 registered borrowers and 41,675 volumes in its collection. 1,252 patrons used the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) from home in February. Website visits in February totaled 1,830 page views. Director Mullen attended the IHLS Director’s Chat sessions via Adobe Connect on February 9 and 23; Members Matter via Zoom on February 16; and Big Talk from Small Libraries via Go To Meeting on February 24. The Library hosted a Why I Love Our Library contest. The HHR Map Display remained open through the end of February and was very popular.
Children’s Librarian’s Report:
The Story Hour theme for February 2 was “Valentine’s Day.” Kayla O’Saile read Here Comes Valentine Cat, by Deborah Underwood and The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond. Four children and three adults attended. The children made Valentine cards for friends and family. On February 16, Ms. O’Saile read Arthur’s Tooth by Marc Brown and My Dentist Is Not a Monster by Julia Moffatt for a dental health-themed event. Five children and five adults attended. The children created dental-themed snacks.
Committee Reports:
Friends Liaison (Maloney):
o No Friends meeting scheduled for March
o The last book sale yielded $749.50
History Room (Hickman): No report
Building and Grounds (Priest, Jones): No report
Community Enrichment (Sarver): No report
Library Development and Technology (Caringer): No report
Special Gifts Committee (Guebert, Frost): No report
Old Business:
The BoT conducted the second reading of the 2023/2024 Draft Budget.
New Business:
IL House Bill 2789 was introduced last month to limit efforts to ban books in the
State. HCL policy already includes a Library Bill of Rights.
President Jones appointed Priest and Calcaterra to the nominating committee for selecting a slate of officers for FY24.
BoT entered closed session at 7:34pm and re-entered public session at 8:17pm.
Guebert moved to approve the proposed budget with changes. Priest seconded.
Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment: Maloney moved to adjourn at 8:28PM.
https://herrincitylibrary.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/meeting-minutes/march-2023/
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