Outstanding Year-End Success & New Programs!
Record Book Sale: $1,576.15 - Our best yet!
Peak December Usage: 251 daily visitors
Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting
December 20, 2016
Location: Library Meeting Room
Address: 10411 Merrill Rd., Hamburg, MI 48139
Called to Order: 7:00 PM
Adjourned: 8:04 PM
Board Members Present - Full Attendance
- Jodie Colone Secretary
- Peg Eibler
- Mary Evergreen Treasurer
- Michaelene Farrell President
- Richelle Hocking Vice President
- Jim Katakowski
Perfect Attendance
Also Present
- Holly Hentz
- Christine Weber
Meeting Minutes
Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 7:00pm in the library meeting room.
Approval Of:
Motion 1: Agenda Approval
Motion: Motion to approve the agenda as presented
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Colone
Status: Motion carried
Motion 2: Previous Minutes
Motion: Motion to approve the minutes from November 15, 2016 meeting as presented
Made by: Hocking
Seconded by: Evergreen
Status: Motion carried
Call to the Public
Financial
Motion 3: November 2016 Financial Report
Motion: Motion to approve Financial Report for November 2016
Made by: Eibler
Seconded by: Colone
Status: Motion carried
Motion 4: Library Voucher
Motion: Motion to accept Library Voucher #561 in the amount of $79,029.60
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Katakowski
Status: Motion carried
Librarian's Report
November 2016 Statistics - Peak Holiday Usage!
251
Daily Visitors
Peak Usage!43
New Patrons
6,127
Item Checkouts
309
Axis360
96
Zinio Circulation
294
Computer Use
Marketing & Social Media - Facebook 540!
90
Instagram Followers
268
Twitter Followers
540
Facebook Followers
540 Milestone!Marketing Updates
Senior Center Christmas Lunch
Hentz served coffee to 120+ people on 12/6/16
Winter 2017 Newsletter
Mailed this week, program registration begins 12/19/16
Record Book Sale Success!
NEW Programs Launching January 2017!
Read Away Your Fines
Ongoing program: $0.50 fine reduction for every 30 minutes of reading time on children's cards
Read It To Eat It
January-March: Rewards at 4 local restaurants after reading 12 books
Partners: Mimi's Diner, Hamburg Subway, Boomer's Pizza, Dragon Court
Holiday Closure Schedule
- December 24-26 - Christmas
- December 31 - January 2 - New Year
- January 16 - MLK Day
Upcoming January 2017 Programs
January 2017 Programs - New Year Launch
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Library Book Club: Pot Luck 1/4 - 12:00pmSpecial Event
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All Storytimes Begin This Week 1/9 - Various timesRegular Programming Resumes
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Tai Chi (4-session series: 2/13, 3/6, 4/10, 5/8) 1/9 - 6:30pmFree
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Lunch & Learn: New Year's Get Organized 1/12 - 12:00pmFree
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Thursday Matinee: The Huntsman: Winter's War (PG13) 1/19 - 1:00pmFree
Correspondence
Old Business
1) Community Needs Assessment
Board discussion of the Community Needs Assessment Survey was tabled until January.
2) Hanging Lights Progress
Progress: New LED unit has been installed in one fixture and it works very well.
The rest of the units have been ordered and will be installed soon.
3) Meeting Room Partition Update
Contractor Bill Moore investigated and discovered the problem:
Issue: Track holding the partition has bowed and needs to be reattached (not concrete floor buckling)
Next Step: He will submit a proposal for the work
New Business
Policy Review: Administration Policies, Section 8-15
The Board approved all corrections & additions to this section.
Next Month: Personnel Policies, sections 1-8
Relevant Board Issues
United for Libraries Video
Short Takes for Trustee video, tabled.
January Meeting Absence
Jim Katakowski will not be at the January meeting.
Adjournment
Motion 5: Adjourn Meeting
Motion: Motion to adjourn
Made by: Katakowski
Seconded by: Eibler
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:04pm
Next Meeting
January 17, 2017
7:00 PM | Library Meeting Room