12-17-2018 Library Board Regular Meeting PacketLibrary Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Edith Abbott Memorial Library
AGENDA
1.Call to Order
This is a public meeting subject to the open meetings laws of the State of Nebraska. The
requirements for an open meeting are posted on the wall in this room and anyone that wants
to find out what those are is welcome to read through them. The Library Board may vote to
go into Closed Session on any Agenda Item as allowed by State Law.
2.Roll Call & Introductions
Edward Meedel, President
Kelli Arens, Vice President
Tanya Hansen, Secretary
Benjamin Boeselager
Maria Lopez
Jaime Parr
Sapna Purawat
3.Public Participation
4.Approval of Minutes of November 19, 2018
5.Approval of Financial Reports
6.Approval of Bills Submitted - November 20, 2018 and December 4, 2018
7.Approval of Director's Report
8.Board Communications and Committee Reports
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9.Approval of Revision to Food and Beverage Policy (formerly Policy on Eating and Drinking in
the Library)
10.Approval of 2019 Library Board Meeting Schedule
11.Next Meeting
12.Adjournment
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item A1
Public Participation
This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to
reserve time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on
which you will be speaking.
Individuals may also request items for future library board meetings. If the issue can be handled
administratively, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a future meeting, notification
of the date will be given.
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item B1
Approval of Minutes of November 19, 2018
Staff Contact:
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CITY OF GRAND ISLAND
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
MINUTES OF REGULAR LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
November 19, 2018
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the Library Board of the Grand Island Public
Library was conducted in Meeting Room C of the Library on Monday, November 19, 2018. Notice appeared in
the Grand Island Independent on November 15, 2018; and was posted on November 15, 2018. A quorum
present, President Ed Meedel called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. The following members were present: Kelli
Arens, Ben Boeselager, Tanya Hansen, Maria Lopez and Jaime Parr. Steve Fosselman, Library Director was also
present.
Open Meetings Law Notice: Provided by President Ed Meedel.
Public Participation: None
Approval of Minutes: Motion by Ben Boeselager, seconded by Tanya Hansen carried unanimously to accept for
filing the Minutes of the October 15, 2018 library board meeting.
REPORTS:
Approval of Financial Report: Motion by Kelli Arens, seconded by Maria Lopez carried unanimously to accept
for filing the September 2018 Financial Reports.
Approval of Bills Submitted: Motion by Kelli Arens, seconded by Maria Lopez carried unanimously to accept for
filing the October 23, 2018 and November 6, 2018 Bills Submitted.
Approval of Director’s Report: Motion by Tanya Hansen, seconded by Kelli Arens carried unanimously to accept
for filing the Director’s Report.
Board Communications and Committee Reports: Renovation progress, county interlocal contract approval, and
committee assignments were discussed.
Discussion of Post-Renovation Library Policies: Steve Fosselman encouraged board members to contact him
before the December meeting with input about policy changes to be brought forward for board consideration.
Next Meeting: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 5:30 pm.
There being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Tanya Hansen, Secretary
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item B2
Approval of Financial Reports
The reports of revenues and expenditures since the last board meeting are submitted as generated and
made available by the City Finance Department.
Staff Contact:
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12/13/2018 09:21 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 1
briansc |LIBRARY REVENUES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING OCT 2018
FOR 2019 01
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
100 GENERAL FUND APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10044301 LIBRARY _________________________________________
74350 COUNTY SHARE OF LIBRARY -25,000 -25,000 .00 .00 .00 -25,000.00 .0%
74365 STATE GRANTS -7,653 -7,653 .00 .00 .00 -7,653.00 .0%
74576 COPY MACHINE USE FEES -10,000 -10,000 -806.71 -806.71 .00 -9,193.29 8.1%
74703 FINES AND PENALTIES -25,000 -25,000 -1,430.69 -1,430.69 .00 -23,569.31 5.7%
74725 NONRESIDENT CARD FEE -5,500 -5,500 -360.00 -360.00 .00 -5,140.00 6.5%
74795 OTHER REVENUE -26,000 -26,000 .00 .00 .00 -26,000.00 .0%
TOTAL LIBRARY -99,153 -99,153 -2,597.40 -2,597.40 .00 -96,555.60 2.6%
TOTAL GENERAL FUND -99,153 -99,153 -2,597.40 -2,597.40 .00 -96,555.60 2.6%
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12/13/2018 09:21 |CITY OF GRAND ISLAND |P 1
briansc |LIBRARY EXPENSES |glytdbud
FOR THE MONTH ENDING OCT 2018
FOR 2019 01
ACCOUNTS FOR:ORIGINAL REVISED AVAILABLE PCT
100 GENERAL FUND APPROP BUDGET YTD EXPENDED MTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCES BUDGET USED____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10044301 LIBRARY _________________________________________
85105 SALARIES - REGULAR 1,044,740 1,044,740 77,353.92 77,353.92 .00 967,386.08 7.4%
85115 F.I.C.A. PAYROLL TAXES 75,851 75,851 5,557.92 5,557.92 .00 70,293.08 7.3%
85120 HEALTH INSURANCE 124,644 124,644 9,143.34 9,143.34 .00 115,500.66 7.3%
85125 LIFE INSURANCE 1,577 1,577 131.39 131.39 .00 1,445.61 8.3%
85130 DISABLITY INSURANCE 2,006 2,006 152.32 152.32 .00 1,853.68 7.6%
85145 PENSION CONTRIBUTION 44,350 44,350 3,585.00 3,585.00 .00 40,765.00 8.1%
85150 WORKERS COMPENSATION 1,313 1,313 .00 .00 .00 1,313.00 .0%
85160 OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 1,000 1,000 29.28 29.28 .00 970.72 2.9%
85161 HRA-VEBA 12,090 12,090 930.00 930.00 .00 11,160.00 7.7%
85213 CONTRACT SERVICES 10,000 10,000 520.00 520.00 .00 9,480.00 5.2%
85241 COMPUTER SERVICES 26,848 26,848 1,962.51 1,962.51 .00 24,885.49 7.3%
85245 PRINTING & BINDING SERVICES 2,300 2,300 .00 .00 .00 2,300.00 .0%
85305 UTILITY SERVICES 60,000 60,000 838.95 838.95 .00 59,161.05 1.4%
85317 NATURAL GAS 5,000 5,000 59.56 59.56 .00 4,940.44 1.2%
85319 REPAIR & MAIN-LAND IMP/IRRIGA 1,000 1,000 90.00 90.00 .00 910.00 9.0%
85324 REPAIR & MAINT - BUILDING 23,000 23,000 1,802.58 1,802.58 400.00 20,797.42 9.6%
85330 REPAIR & MAINT-OFF FURN & EQ 24,000 24,000 564.51 564.51 .00 23,435.49 2.4%
85335 REPAIR & MAINT - VEHICLES 480 480 .00 .00 .00 480.00 .0%
85350 SANITATION SERVICE 900 900 38.30 38.30 .00 861.70 4.3%
85413 POSTAGE 7,000 7,000 373.48 373.48 .00 6,626.52 5.3%
85416 ADVERTISING 800 800 32.18 32.18 .00 767.82 4.0%
85422 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 26,000 26,000 2,126.83 2,126.83 2,100.00 21,773.17 16.3%
85425 BOOKS 109,275 109,275 10,201.62 10,201.62 .00 99,073.38 9.3%
85426 AV/ELECTRONIC MEDIA 109,328 109,328 14,178.83 14,178.83 .00 95,149.17 13.0%
85427 PERIODICALS 17,000 17,000 14,656.45 14,656.45 .00 2,343.55 86.2%
85428 TRAVEL & TRAINING 3,000 3,000 81.06 81.06 .00 2,918.94 2.7%
85453 CASH OVER & SHORT 100 100 2.12 2.12 .00 97.88 2.1%
85490 OTHER EXPENDITURES 450 450 89.84 89.84 .00 360.16 20.0%
85505 OFFICE SUPPLIES 60,000 60,000 4,221.39 4,221.39 .00 55,778.61 7.0%
85510 CLEANING SUPPLIES 5,000 5,000 1,170.90 1,170.90 .00 3,829.10 23.4%
85515 GASOLINE 500 500 .00 .00 .00 500.00 .0%
85540 SMALL TOOLS & PARTS 15,000 15,000 .00 .00 .00 15,000.00 .0%
TOTAL LIBRARY 1,814,552 1,814,552 149,894.28 149,894.28 2,500.00 1,662,157.72 8.4%
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 1,814,552 1,814,552 149,894.28 149,894.28 2,500.00 1,662,157.72 8.4%
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item B3
Approval of Bills Submitted - November 20, 2018 and December 4,
2018
The following bills were submitted by the Library Director in accordance with the Library Funds Policy
since the last library board meeting.
Staff Contact:
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item C1
Approval of Director's Report
The Director's Report typically consists of:
1) a monthly report of programs and activities, including a quarterly statistical usage report provided in
February, May, August and November of each year
2) upon publication, a GI Library Journal newsletter
3) and additional administrative items of note, either in the agenda packet or discussed at the meeting.
Staff Contact: Steve Fosselman
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Library Programs and Activities December 17, 2018 Report
Title Date Primary Event Type
BookBop 11/1/2018 Storytime
Make a Wish 11/1/2018 Hosting Meeting
Saturday Storytime‐Stories and Crafts with Eddie the Comfort Dog 11/3/2018 Storytime
LIBRARY ALIVE: Horror reads not just for Halloween (Independent)11/4/2018 Media
Lapsit (Play and Read)11/5/2018 Lapsits
HomeSchoolers Program 11/5/2018 Children's Literacy Event
Teen Library Corps (TLC)11/5/2018 Teen General Program
Prime Time Family Reading Time at Lincoln Elementary 11/5/2018 Humanities Nebraska Program
Hall County election commissioner predicts 35‐40 percent voter
turnout (Independent)11/5/2018 Media
2018 General Election 11/6/2018 General Program
Parking expanded at Grand Island Library in time for election
(KHAS TV) 11/6/2018 Media
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 11/6/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
2018 Book Club for Adults 11/6/2018 Book Club for Adults
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)11/6/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 11/6/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)11/7/2018 Storytime
BookBop 11/8/2018 Storytime
Prairie Pioneer Genealogy Assistance 11/10/2018 General Program
Saturday Storytime 11/10/2018 Storytime
Library Closed ‐ Veteran's Day 11/11/2018 Hours Change
Children's Day at Fonner Park 11/11/2018 Outreach
ACAP marks 25 years of free family activities at Children’s Festival
(Independent)11/11/2018 Outreach
Library Closed ‐ Veteran's Day 11/12/2018 Hours Change
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 11/13/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)11/13/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 11/13/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)11/14/2018 Storytime
Prairie Pioneer Genealogy Assistance 11/14/2018 General Program
BookBop 11/15/2018 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 11/17/2018 Storytime
LIBRARY ALIVE: Time to give thanks for libraries (Independent)11/18/2018 Media
Lapsit (Play and Read)11/19/2018 Lapsits
Prime Time Family Reading Time at Lincoln Elementary 11/19/2018 Humanities Nebraska Program
Library Board Meeting 11/19/2018 Library Board
Teen Library Corps (TLC)11/19/2018 Teen General Program
City announces holiday hours (Independent)11/20/2018 Media
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 11/20/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)11/20/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 11/20/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)11/21/2018 Storytime
Call for more details ‐ some programs require registration
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Library Programs and Activities December 17, 2018 Report
Library Closes at 5 PM ‐ Thanksgiving 11/21/2018 Hours Change
Library Closed ‐ Thanksgiving 11/22/2018 Hours Change
Library Closed ‐ Thanksgiving 11/23/2018 Hours Change
Saturday Storytime 11/24/2018 Storytime
Lapsit (Play and Read)11/26/2018 Lapsits
Prime Time Family Reading Time at Lincoln Elementary 11/26/2018 Humanities Nebraska Program
G. I. Public Library offers variety of winter break programs
(Independent)11/27/2018 Media
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 11/27/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)11/27/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 11/27/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)11/28/2018 Storytime
BookBop 11/29/2018 Storytime
Saturday Storytime‐Stories and Crafts with Eddie the Comfort Dog 12/1/2018 Storytime
LIBRARY ALIVE: Holiday reads are here (Independent)12/2/2018 Media
Teen Library Corps (TLC)12/3/2018 Teen General Program
Lapsit (Play and Read)12/3/2018 Lapsits
2018 Book Club for Adults 12/4/2018 Book Club for Adults
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 12/4/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Prime Time Reading Program Helps Grand Island Kids Improve in
School (Platte River Radio)12/4/2018 Media
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)12/4/2018 Family Storytime
Council approves assistant city administrator Clark, welcomes new
members [approves purchase of library furnishings] (Independent)12/4/2018 Media
Storytime (Ready to Read)12/5/2018 Storytime
BookBop 12/6/2018 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 12/8/2018 Storytime
Prairie Pioneer Genealogy Assistance 12/8/2018 General Program
Lapsit (Play and Read)12/10/2018 Lapsits
HomeSchoolers Program 12/10/2018 Children's Literacy Event
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 12/11/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Construction reaches "turning point" at Grand Island Library (NTV)12/11/2018 Media
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)12/11/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 12/11/2018 General Program
Santa's Arrival Conestoga Mall 12/11/2018 Outreach
Prairie Pioneer Genealogy Assistance 12/12/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)12/12/2018 Storytime
BookBop 12/13/2018 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 12/15/2018 Storytime
Fresh Thyme Christmas Storytime 12/15/2018 Outreach
Library Board Meeting 12/17/2018 Library Board
Lapsit (Play and Read)12/17/2018 Lapsits
Teen Library Corps (TLC)12/17/2018 Teen General Program
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 12/18/2018 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Call for more details ‐ some programs require registration
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Library Programs and Activities December 17, 2018 Report
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour)12/18/2018 Family Storytime
Come, Sit & Breathe 12/18/2018 General Program
Storytime (Ready to Read)12/19/2018 Storytime
BookBop 12/20/2018 Storytime
Breakfast With Santa 12/22/2018 Children's Holiday Break Program
Library Closes at 5 PM ‐ Christmas Eve 12/24/2018 Hours Change
Library Closed ‐ Christmas Day 12/25/2018 Hours Change
Winter Break BookBop!12/26/2018 Children's Holiday Break Program
Children's Winter Break Program ‐ Igloo Building Challenge 12/27/2018 Children's Holiday Break Program
Teen Winter Break Program ‐ Gingerbread Zombies 12/27/2018 Teen Holiday Break Program
Children's Winter Break Program ‐ Snowflake Ornament Craft 12/28/2018 Children's Holiday Break Program
Teen Winter Break Program ‐ Video Game Hangout 12/28/2018 Teen Holiday Break Program
Library Closes at 5 PM ‐ New Year's Eve 12/31/2018 Hours Change
Library Closed ‐ New Year's Day 1/1/2019 Hours Change
Children's Winter Break Program ‐ Icy Science 1/2/2019 Children's Holiday Break Program
Teen Winter Break Program ‐ Tie‐Dye Ornament Craft 1/2/2019 Teen Holiday Break Program
Children's Winter Break Program ‐ Super Bouncy Snowballs 1/3/2019 Children's Holiday Break Program
Teen Winter Break Program ‐ Ugly Sweater Craft Party 1/3/2019 Teen Holiday Break Program
Children's Winter Break Program ‐ Movie and LEGOs 1/4/2019 Children's Holiday Break Program
Teen Winter Break Program ‐ Movie & Button Making 1/4/2019 Teen Holiday Break Program
Lapsit (Play and Read) 1/7/2019 Lapsits
Teen Library Corps (TLC) 1/7/2019 Teen General Program
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 1/8/2019 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour) 1/8/2019 Family Storytime
2019 Book Club for Adults 1/8/2019 Book Club for Adults
Storytime (Ready to Read) 1/9/2019 Storytime
BookBop 1/10/2019 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 1/12/2019 Storytime
Lapsit (Play and Read) 1/14/2019 Lapsits
HomeSchoolers Program 1/14/2019 Children's Literacy Event
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 1/15/2019 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour) 1/15/2019 Family Storytime
Storytime (Ready to Read) 1/16/2019 Storytime
BookBop 1/17/2019 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 1/19/2019 Storytime
Library Board Meeting 1/21/2019 Library Board
Library Closed ‐ Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/21/2019 Hours Change
Bear Fair 2019 1/22/2019 Children's Literacy Event
Storytime (Ready to Read) 1/23/2019 Storytime
BookBop 1/24/2019 Storytime
Saturday Storytime 1/26/2019 Storytime
Lapsit (Play and Read) 1/28/2019 Lapsits
Teen Library Corps (TLC) 1/28/2019 Teen General Program
Baby & Toddler Lapsit‐Rock and Read 1/29/2019 Baby & Toddler Lapsits
Pajamatime (Family Storyhour) 1/29/2019 Family Storytime
Storytime (Ready to Read) 1/30/2019 Storytime
BookBop 1/31/2019 Storytime
Call for more details ‐ some programs require registration
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Public Library
An Overview of the
Public Library
City Council Orientation
December 2018
GRAND ISLANDCITY OF
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PUBLIC LIBARY
Mission Statement: The Grand Island Public Library is the gateway for the people of our diverse
community to achieve a lifetime of learning and literacy.
Guiding principles:
1) Our Library as a Learning Center
•Facilitating learning for all
•Fostering literacy in all its forms
•Providing access to all types of materials, information, programming and spaces
2) Our Library as a Community Center
•Responding to community demographics
•Engaging in community development
•Enhancing city government
•Practicing democracy and informed citizenry in action
Our services are provided through a central facility, the Edith Abbott Memorial Library, 211
North Washington Street (385-5333, 385-5336 Reference, 385-5339 Fax). Our library also
provides services to the homebound, taking checked-out materials to patrons' residences as
needed. The library has an “Internet Branch” at www.gilibrary.org. In addition, the library has a
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gilibrary and a Twitter page at
https://twitter.com/GIPlibrary.
Chapter 19 of the City Code pertains to our public library and its board of trustees. The library
board consists of seven members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. No
board member shall be elected for more than two successive four year terms, except when filling
a vacant unexpired term.
Policy making and strategic planning are two of the major duties of our library board. Board
adopted policies can be found at https://www.gilibrary.org/about-us/about-your-library/policies-
and-fees. The library’s long range plan GILIBRARY 2020 can be found at
https://www.gilibrary.org/about-us/about-your-library/gilibrary-2020. GILIBRARY 2020 was
developed by a broad-based citizen committee to guide the library board, director and staff in
providing an immediate focus on current library service needs as well as a long range vision of
the services that our citizens will need from the library by the year 2020.
The 2018-2020 update to GILIBRARY 2020 establishes seven major goals:
1.Getting kids ready to read and supporting them as students
2.Keeping pace with Library technology
3.Making changes in collections and programs to match our diverse community needs
4.Reshaping Reference, Teen and other areas as Library Learning Center areas
5.Improving meeting rooms and videoconferencing capabilities
6.Taking our services out to our youngest and eldest / better transportation to the
Library
7.Establishing Library Branch and expanded Internet Branch services
Our strategic plan works in concert with our community Grow Grand Island initiative that
involves hundreds of participants and a multi-year response to community needs. As participants
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in that process the library has been attentive to the changing needs of library users as they relate
to several broader community needs expressed in the Grow Grand Island initiative.
•enhancing existing and potential future entrepreneurs
•optimizing career pathways and programs offered in area schools
•supporting the development of arts and humanities
•providing support for the region’s most vulnerable populations
•enhancing cultural engagement & understanding
The library currently operates with a staff of 23.5 FTE including a Director, two Librarians, four
Library Assistant II’s (paraprofessionals), several clerical and custodial staff members and a
secretary. The library is open seven days/62 hours a week year round. The annual budget is
currently $1,814,552.
Since FY 2009/2010 the library’s budget and hours of operation have been reduced by 11% and
staffing levels have been reduced by 14%. Our personnel budget is actually less than it was ten
years ago, and our operational budget has gone down 26%. Staffing reductions have resulted in
not filling a vacant Assistant Director position and the loss of critical staffing for service desks
and community outreach.
Still much is accomplished with about 1.5 million services and resources provided to the public
each year. Our most recent annual report provides more detail at
https://www.gilibrary.org/home/showdocument?id=20375.
In response to changing community needs for library services, a building renovation was started
in August 2018 and is expected to be completed in February 2019. No city or county tax funds
are being used. This renovation has three main goals:
1)Increased and safer access to the library through improved parking and plaza area as well
as an outdoor children’s discovery area
2)Increased community gathering opportunities and library programming offerings through
improved meeting and study spaces
3)Increased educational opportunities and school-system support through improved teen
spaces and hands-on STEM-based makerspaces for children, teens, entrepreneurs and the
general public
Using our library means more than checking out books and other materials which is
transactional, but also transformative lifelong learning starting with baby lapsit programs and
continuing through a person’s life. We mix traditional reading with increasingly interactive,
hands-on and high-tech methods, literacy in a variety of forms including digital literacy, and
community gathering through dynamic and specialized spaces, library programs, public
meetings, and informal "meet-ups".
We serve as a central community gathering and learning center welcoming for all ages, diverse
backgrounds and interests, with continually improving spaces for individual, collaborative and
creative learning through programs, services, and meetings. And we continually respond to
changes in library use incorporating the book as well as other technologies on our physical and
electronic shelves.
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item D1
Board Communications and Committee Reports
This item allows for the introduction and discussion of board communications and committee reports.
Included in this item are items of discussion and communication with the City Council liaison to the
Library Board. Items requiring approval must also be indicated in Consideration of Unfinished Business
or Consideration of New Business.
Staff Contact: Ed Meedel
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item F1
Approval of Revision to Food and Beverage Policy (formerly Policy on
Eating and Drinking in the Library)
Board approval is sought to revise this policy in order to permit beverages in spill-proof, resealable
contaners and to indicate patron responsibility for cleaning up spills. These are two provisions
commonly found in public library policy.
Staff Contact: Steve Fosselman
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Food and Beverage Policy on Eating and Drinking in
the Library
DRAFT Revised December 17, 2018 July 21, 2008
Consumption of food in the library is restricted to the Meeting Commons and adjacent meeting rooms.
Beverages are allowed throughout the library only if they are in spill-proof, resealable containers such as bottles
with screw tops or cups with lids.
Food and beverages provided during library programs are also allowed throughout the building.
Patrons are expected to take responsibility for maintaining a sanitary and pleasant environment by removing
crumbs, wiping off sticky surfaces, and cleaning up after themselves. Properly disposing of trash in the library-
provided receptacles or removing it from the building is expected.
Patrons who cannot adequately remove the food or beverage spill, should report it to Library Staff so that prompt
action can be taken to minimize the damages.
Unattended food and beverages may be removed and discarded.
Eating and drinking within the public areas of the Edith Abbott Memorial Library is allowed only in designated
areas and under specified conditions:
Lobby Area
Meeting and study rooms (as pre-approved by a supervisor)
Library programs and receptions
Spill-proof containers of water are allowed throughout all public areas of the library
The consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within all areas of the library.
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Library Board
Monday, December 17, 2018
Regular Meeting
Item F2
Approval of 2019 Library Board Meeting Schedule
The January 2019 meeting needs to be rescheduled due to our closure on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All
other scheduled days appear to be conflict free. Board approval of this schedule is recommended.
Staff Contact: Ed Meedel
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2019 LIBRARY BOARD MEETING DATES
ALL MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR 5:30 PM
Monday, January 28 (rescheduled from January 21)
Monday, February 18
Monday, March 18
Monday, April 15
Monday, May 20
Monday, June 17
Monday, July 15
Monday, August 19
Monday, September 16
Monday, October 21
Monday, November 18
Monday, December 16
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