Minutes; Eager Free Public Library, May 27, 2008

Eager Free Public Library
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes from 27 May 2008

1. Call to Order.
Board President Eloise Eager called the meeting to order at 5:35pm. Trustees present include: Vicki Lecy-Luebke, Wally Shannon, Kim Miller, Gwen Clendenning and Eloise Eager. Absent: Susan Kruser.
2. Approval of the April 2008 minutes.
W. Shannon moved to approve the April minutes. K. Miller seconded. All in favor, none opposed.
3. May bills.
W. Shannon made a motion to accept May bills. G. Clendenning seconded. Discussion followed. Shared library system costs are increasing. Crossover borrowing fees may be eliminated but may have to start paying for computer services fees. $1,150 received in donations at the recent library centennial celebration will be put in a library expansion savings account. Roll call vote: Aye: E. Eager, V. Lecy-Leubke, W. Shannon, K. Miller, G. Clendenning.
4. Librarian’s Report.
The library received 2 grants. The E. Susan Eager grant funds will go toward the newspaper digitization project. The Evansville Fund Grant will go toward the library’s English as a Second Language (ESL) project. News releases were put out on both grants. The ESL program has been very well received.
A citizen would like to donate a tree for the library grounds. An American elm is being considered. Need to check on susceptibility to Dutch elm disease.
A student is going to study energy usage at the library as part of an energy audit summer program. They will come up with suggestions for ways the library can save energy. The Board would like the student to give a presentation of their finding at a future Board meeting.
Justification information re the need for a children’s librarian is tabled until the June Board meeting. Will send the summary report with the agenda for the June mtg.
Discussed 3-year plan. K. Miller moved to accept the 3-year plan with the addition of a 4th goal to related to new technologies. K. Miller moved to accept the 3-year plan with the addition of a 4th goal to related to new and changing technologies.
Objective was to complete the digitization project and explore the business reference center. V. Lecy-Luebke seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Motion carried.
Mayor Sandy Decker was invited by E. Eager to meet with the Board to discuss the Library property. Discussed future plans. Mayor Decker also relayed a request from business community for a business resource center housed at EFPL. Will explore that idea and determine how we can meet that need now and in the future.
The year-to-date budget is on target. For the record, the Board loves the new library logo and are very happy with how it turned out.
K. Kemp introduced new Board Member Johanna Lema.
5. Adjourn.
V. Lecy-Luebke moved to adjourn the meeting. K. Miller seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:45pm. Next meeting is June 24, 2008 at 5:30pm.














Minutes prepared by Trustee K. Miller.