Hamburg Township Library

10411 Merrill Rd.    P.O.  Box 247

Hamburg, MI  48139

810-231-1771

 

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees

November 16, 2010

 

Meeting called to order at 7:04pm in the meeting room.

Couch made a roll call of member’s present: Stella Campbell, Sally Crouch, Michaelene Farrell, Richelle Hocking and Duncan McIntyre.

Absent: Peg Eibler.

Also present: Holly Hentz and Christine Weber.

 

 

1)    A motion to accept the agenda as presented was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Hocking.   Motion carried.

 

2)    A motion to approve the October 19, 2010 minutes as presented was made by Farrell.  Seconded by McIntyre.  Motion carried.

 

Call to the Public

1)    None present.

 

Financial

1)    A motion to accept the Financial Report for October 2010 was made by McIntyre.  Seconded by Campbell.  Motion carried.

2)    A motion to accept Library Voucher # 488 in the amount of $43,394.17 was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.

 

Librarian’s Report

1)    Hentz reported the book sale netted a record amount of over $630.

2)    The bake sale netted $242.75.  These funds are designated for garden maintenance.

3)    Hentz distributed a copy of the library’s state annual report with statistics comparing last year to this year.  All statistics were up except circulation and ILL borrowing.

 

Correspondence

1)  None .

 

Old Business

1)    Hentz recapped the Annual Trustees and Directors meeting in Howell. Glen Pape, MSU Land Policy Institute, was the keynote speaker and discussed the new economy of the state.

2)    Hentz distributed the draft of the proposed policy updates.  Board members will discuss at next meeting.

 

3)    A motion to close the library at 3pm on April 16 to prepare for the spring fundraiser, “Bids, Bubbles, and BonBons” was made by Farrell.  Seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.

 

New Business

1)    Re-bids for the newsletter printing / mailing options were made. PDQ came in with the lowest bid.

2)    A motion to move the December meeting to 12/14 was made by Farrell.  Seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.

 

Relevant Board Issues

1)  None.

 

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by McIntyre.  Seconded by Hocking.   Motion carried.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.

 

 

Next meeting will be December 14, 2010 at 7:00pm.