Carnegie Public Library

Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes July 10, 2008

Present: Delores Hanson, Board Chair; Kathy Agnew, Vice-Chair; Dale Garrett, Kate Lewis and Jacque Scott.

Approval of the Minutes- After minutes were amended, Dale Garrett moved to approve and Kathy Agnew seconded. All approved.

Public Comment- There was no public present.

Librarian’s report- As follows.

OLD BUSINESS

HVAC System- In response to the possibility that the air conditioner coolant is bypassing the filters, Mike Skillikorn from Skilly 3 is sending a technician to inspect the valves. Mike has agreed to do any necessary repairs or adjustments to the system. The tech will be here July 23. Eric Simonsen has been notified of the situation and would like to be kept in the communication loop.

4^TH STREET DOOR- The door improvement project is on hold until the City of Big Timber approves the budget for 2008-2009. Eric Simonsen has promised to send design work for the project.

LANDSCAPING- The landscaping project will be finished on the southwest and west walls by Blake Nursery as soon as the ground is marked by the utility companies. If it is not possible to dig because of subsurface lines, then they will stay atop the ground with some type of ground cover and curbing. Someone has provided the necessary splashguards purchased from Conner’s Concrete.

BUDGET- Susie Mosness, Delores, and Kate Lewis will present the Library budget to the City Council at the work meeting to be held Monday, July 13 at 6:00. If a new copier cannot be covered in the budget, the Board voted to use the Carnegie Capital Resource fund to pay for half if needed. Kathy Agnew moved and Dale Garrett seconded. All approved. Jacque suggested that the library offer to use the Gayle’s used copier in order to defray the expense of two new copiers this year (one for the city and one for the library).

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2008-2009 – New officers are Kathy Agnew, Chair; Susie Mosness, Vice-Chair. Future meeting dates may be changed.

PUBLIC LIBRARY STANDARDS- It was determined that the CPL is in 100% compliance with Public Library Standards as set by the Montana State Library. The annual compliance form was signed by the board Chair and mailed to the Montana State Library.

WAGENAAR MEMORIAL- Delores Hanson moved to approve, Dale seconded, that a plaque be made in honor of the $1,000 donation made by Holly and Wes Wagenaar. The donation, made in honor of their son Wade, went toward the purchase of audio-books. This donation was made before the building project started. Kate will order one from Cal-Graph to fit on the Audio-CD display cabinet.