04-18-2022 Library Board Regular Meeting PacketLibrary Board
Monday, April 18, 2022
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
Tanya Hansen, President
Sara White, Vice President
Benjamin Boeselager, Secretary
Maria Lopez
Edward Meedel
Kelli Arens
Jaime Parr
3.Public Participation
4.Approval of Minutes of March 21, 2022
5.Approval of Financial Reports - No Reports available from City Hall at this time
6.Approval of Bills Submitted - March 22, 2022 and April 12, 2022
7.Approval of Director's Report
8.Board Communications and Committee Reports
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9.Planning for Strategic Plan
10.Board Approval for Reinstatement
11.New Board Members
12.Call To Action For Each Month's Meeting
13.Next Meeting
14.Adjournment
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Library Board
Monday, April 18, 2022
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.
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Library Board
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Regular Meeting
Item B1
Approval of Minutes of March 21, 2022
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CITY OF GRAND ISLAND
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
MINUTES OF REGULAR LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
March 21, 2022
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular Meeting of the Library Board of the Grand Island Public
Library was conducted on Monday, March 21, 2022. Notice appeared in the Grand Island Independent on March
17, 2022. A quorum present, President Tanya Hansen called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. The following
members were present: Ed Meedel, Jaime Parr, Sara White, Kelli Arens, Ben Boeselager and Maria Lopez.
Celine Swan and Vaughn Minton were also present.
Open Meetings Law Notice: Provided by President Tanya Hansen.
Public Participation: None
Approval of Minutes: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Maria Lopez, carried unanimously to accept for filing
the Minutes of the February 21, 2022 library board meeting.
REPORTS:
Approval of Financial Report: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Maria Lopez, carried unanimously to accept
for filing the February 2022 Financial Reports.
Approval of Bills Submitted: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Maria Lopez, carried unanimously to accept for
filing the February 22, 2022 and March 8, 2022 Bills Submitted.
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Approval of Director’s Report: Motion by Kelli Arens, seconded by Ed Meedel, carried unanimously to accept for
filing the Director’s Report.
Board Communications and Committee Reports: Nothing to report at this time.
Planning for Strategic Plan: Tanya is still making a few changes and will have ready at the April meeting.
Updating Library Policies and Forms: Changes were made to the current Circulation Policy and the Equipment
and Makerspace Rules & Waiver Form. Motion by Jaime Parr, seconded by Kelli Ed Meedel, carried
unanimously to accept for filing the changes to the Circulation Policy. Motion by Kelli Arens, seconded by Maria
Lopez, carried unanimously to accept for filing the changes to the Equipment and Makerspace Rules & Waiver.
Approval for Request for Consideration: A few changes were made to the current form. It was also agreed to
post a link on the Library’s website for patrons to be able to print a copy of this form as well as read the
Collection Development Policy. Anyone that fills out the form will need to bring it into the Library and give it to
the Library Director. Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Ben Boeselager, carried unanimously to accept for
filing the changes made to the Request for Consideration form.
Police Substation: Motion by Ed Meedel, seconded by Kelli Arens, carried unanimously to accept for filing a new
Police Substation here at the library. This will need to go before Council.
Next Meeting: Monday April 18, 2022 at 5:15 pm
There being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Ben Boeselager, Secretary
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Regular Meeting
Item B2
Approval of Financial Reports - No Reports available from City Hall
at this time
The reports of revenues and expenditures since the last board meeting are submitted as generated,
subject to City Finance Department journal entry changes.
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Item B3
Approval of Bills Submitted - March 22, 2022 and April 12, 2022
The following bills were submitted by the Library Director in accordance with the Library Funds Policy
since the last library board meeting.
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Library Board
Monday, April 18, 2022
Regular Meeting
Item C1
Approval of Director's Report
The Director's Report typically consists of:
1) a monthly report of programs and activities, public use of meeting spaces, library media, and
Librarians' Reports
2) a quarterly Report of Household Library Cards Issued to Hall County Residents Outside of Grand
Island provided in January, April, July and October of each year
3) a quarterly statistical usage report provided in February, May, August and November of each year
4) upon execution of agreement, regularly scheduled report of use of Grand Island Public Library
Foundation library support funds
5) upon publication, a Library newsletter
6) and additional administrative items of note, either in the agenda packet or discussed at the meeting.
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March
• Media Report, Shaun and Laura report, Makerspace has been busy.
• Shaun/Celine/Laura working on updating library policies with Tanya after Strategic Plan
• Laura attended PLA in Portland OR March 23-25. She received grants to attend.
• Waiting for Bibliotheca selfcheckouts/gates-back ordered-ETA April
• Planning for FTEs for Summer 0.5 request went to City Council March 22 and approved
• Letter from Nebraska Library Commission on lower government funding for 2019-2020, -2.04 cut for state aid for 2022.I emailed Sam Shaw we lose $154 this year and next year we will be cut 6.5.
• Working with Library Foundation for Go Big Give, National Library Week, Crane Promo, Crane-Outdoor Sound, Sponsorships, Vibe and presence in Convention and Visitor’s
• H3C Board-Week of the Young Child March and April Promotions using Makerspace-CCC, H3C Week of the Young Child, Literacy Summit,-ELC, HN PrimeTimes began March 14 school age, and March 19 Preschool
• Police Substation with Chief Falldorf, Jerry J-Needs to go to Library Bd/City for approval
• Crane Display from Crane Trust in Art Alcove, Seed Exchange, Pollination Display
• ByGone BookClub 28 in attendance, Heritage Hour March 20 start up again in August
• Maintenance cleaned up library gardens, cleaning of back rooms,offsite, & flower beds
• Laura did outreach to Northwest High School Career Day 3/16, and outreach to ELC for Bear Fair promos on March 31
• Library volunteer Jeanne McMindes won Nebraska Library Association Volunteer Award.
• Tornado Practice Drill Announcement 3/23/2022.Checked flashlights and equipment.
Upcoming-Library work
• Spring Break and Dr. Seuss Week, National Library Week went well with the Bear Fair April 4, Staff and Public Appreciation, Take Action for Libraries. GIPL Foundation
provided a luncheon for staff. Thanks!
• Preparing Summer Reading Programs and marketing materials, flyer with Parks Dept.
• Laura received an additional $1,000 for her Youth Grant from the Nebraska Lib. Comm.
• AARP Tax Help have helped around 500 this year.
• Bibliotheca selfcheckouts/gates are arriving 4/18/2022, and will be installed on 4/19/2022. City IT is updating and adding Deep Freeze, then the Digital Media Lab will be available, Waiting for Davis-he has equipment he is waiting for to add sound equipment
• Working with Library Foundation for Go Big Give-May 1 table with information, GBG programd May 5. Sponsorships, Vibe – will have the Library promotion
• Police Substation with Chief Falldorf, Jerry J-Needs to go to Library Bd/City for approval, Universal Builders stopped and will get a quote. Need to apply for grants.
• We have taken application for 4 summer FTES’s for the library. We will interview soon.
• Celine and Tanya met with Jerry J on fall FTE planning
• Robert is now a city Maintenance1 staff member, Library Page Andrew Fuller resigned
• Kim Dinsdale is sponsoring the Sheldon Art Photography Display & more art displays
• GICC teens will volunteer on April 20th
Library Director
Name: Date:
Since Last Report
Celine Swan April 2022
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GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
MARCH 2022 STATS OVERVIEW & COMPARISON
PATRON VISITS – PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS
7707
7767
9602
2284
2256
3760
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
JAN
FEB
MAR
Patron Visits
2022 2021
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CIRCULATION
HOLDS PLACED
1460
1257
1405
1474
1485
1307
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
JAN
FEB
MAR
Holds Placed
2022 2021
1917
1957
1965
986
1017
998
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
JAN
NOV
MAR
Holds Filled
2022 2021
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CHECKOUTS (INCLUDING RENEWALS & IN-HOUSE USE)
17310
16362
19504
11023
10538
12263
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000
JAN
FEB
MAR
Physical
2022 2021
2608
2468
2665
2621
2429
2638
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
JAN
FEB
MAR
Digital - Overdrive
2022 2021
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2100
2066
2218
2313
2095
2137
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
JAN
FEB
MAR
Hoopla
2022 2021
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Grand Island Public Library
Youth & Family Services Librarian Monthly Report
Laura Fentress April 2022
Since Last Report
School year programming
Target Ages 0-5
Baby & Toddler Lapsit
Fridays at 10:30am
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total attendance 65 30 37 40 57 52 281
Number of programs 5 2 3 3 4 4 21
Average attendance 13 15 12 13 14 13 13
Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays at 10:00am & 11:00am
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total attendance 98 74 58 54 109 93 486
Number of programs 8 6 6 8 8 8 44
Average attendance 12 12 10 7 14 12 11
Target Ages 6-11
Homeschool
Third Thursdays at 3:00pm
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total
YTD
Average
Total attendance 21 11 22 21 7 20 102 17
Pajamatime
Mondays at 6:30pm
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total attendance 52 78 38 46 38 29 281
Number of programs 4 4 2 4 4 3 21
Average attendance 13 20 19 12 10 10 13
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Target Ages 12-18
Teen/tween regular programs
Third Thursdays at 4:00pm
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total
YTD
Average
Total attendance 8 19 x 8 6 x 41 10
TLC
First Thursdays at 4:15pm
Oct
2021
Nov
2021
Dec
2021
Jan
2022
Feb
2022
Mar
2022
YTD
Total
YTD
Average
Total attendance 13 11 6 7 5 3 45 8
Prime Time continues
• Elementary Mondays March 14 – April 25 (skipping April 4 for Bear Fair)
• Preschool Saturdays March 19 – April 23
Public Library Association Conference 2022 in Portland (March 23-25)
Sessions attended
• Beyond Yuck and Yum: Programming with Picture Books about Food
• Data Warehouse 101
• Big Ideas with Amy Schneider
• Managing Series Fiction
• One Book, Many Lessons
• Horrible, Evil Library Books: Intellectual Freedom Standards in Customer Service
• Fostering Readers (Bilingual)
National Library Week April 3-9
• Break-In (puzzle) bags borrowed 26 times as of April 13
Bear Fair April 4
Attended by approximately 680 people:
• 350 kids
• 280 adults
• 50 staff/volunteers
The Independent
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Upcoming
Summer Reading 2022 planning continues
• Regular school-year programs continue through May 13; no regular programs May 15-22
• Beanstack logging begins May 20 and ends July 31 at midnight
• Regular weekly summer programs begin June 1 and end July 29; no regular programs July 3-8
• Kids’ Art Contest submissions begin May 23 (Kids’ Art Show runs June 1-June 30)
• Teen Art Contest submissions begin June 23 (Teen Art Show runs July 1-July 31)
Weekly programs
• Summer Reading Enrichment
• Big Kids Club
o Therapy miniature horse June 21
o Water color memo board with Extension Office July 2
o Ancient Sea Life Encounter kit from Morrill Hall July 26
• Golden Sower Fun Club
• Stories & Crafts
• Teen programs
o Painting with Jill June 2
o Nancy Fairbanks Pottery June 30
o Minute-to-Win-It Water Games at Stolley Park July 14
o After Hours July 28
• Baby & Toddler Lapsit
Big programs
• Kickoff with “Captain Toby KID” May 23
• Peter Brunette & Penelope Fratelli-Brunette “Balloon Animal Adventures” June 6
• Crane River Theater “High School Musical” June 13
• Wildlife Encounters June 20
• Music program (TBA; hoping to work with Humanities Nebraska) June 27
• Jeff Quinn’s “Splash of Magic” July 11
• Musician Aaron Fowler & therapy dogs Bella and Choco July 18
• Sharkfest July 25
STEAM summer outreach to Parks & Recreation
• Paper circuits June 10
• Bristlebots June 10
• Outreach programs with Kinder Kamp at parks on Wednesdays
• Parks will also borrow Makerspace STEAM activity kits for use in their programs
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1
Quarterly Report of
Household Library Cards
Issued to Hall County Residents
Outside of Grand Island
JAN-MARCH 2022
To Hall County Board of Supervisors:
As of April 1, 2022 there are a total of 1,176 Head of Household Hall County patron accounts.
We added 2 new Head of Household accounts this past quarter between January 1 and March 31,
2022 and 13 cardholders were modified from other borrower types due to moving/change of
address. This results in a net gain of 15 accounts from the previous report of 1,161 HCH
accounts.
Our automated reporting of household cards is based on one member of each household
manually coded as “head of household” no matter how many in the household have cards.
The Grand Island Public Library has provided Makerspace, Homeschooling, and Spring Break
Programs including Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebrations for children as well as tween/teen
programming. The library offers regular Story Times, Teen Library Corps-TLC teen board,
Adult Book Club, Bygone Book Club, and Hall County Heritage Hour. The library continues to
promote that Hall County residents can get their library card for free. Check out the many
resources available from www.gilibrary.org. We have also added a new database called Alldata
for car repair that may be used inside the library, new makerspace equipment for digitizing old
VHS to digital formats, digital media equipment, and patrons may now check out video games.
Balance December 31, 2021 1,161
October-December added 2 and
modified 13 cardholders +15
Balance March 31, 2022 1,176
Celine D. Swan, Library Director
April 1, 2022
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Mar. 2022
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Library Media Report
KRGI Community Connections interview with Laura (promote Dr. Seuss, Spring Br.)3/1/2022 KRGI
Nebrasska Covid-19 Free Test Pickup Locations-DHHS 3/3/2022 NE-DHHS
Humanities reading program starts Monday in Grand Island 3/5/2022 GI Independent
Grant adds more computers to Grand Island Public Library for makerspace 3/6/2022 GI Independent
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: BETWEEN THE STACKS:Babies, books and spring
break at Grand Island Public Library 3/6/2022 GI Independent
Club Calendar-March 2022-Adult Book Club 3/6/2022 GI Independent
Your Ticket: Local author to visit Grand Island Public Library 3/7/2022 GI Independent
Would you chew blue goo?:' Grand Island Library celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday 3/10/2022 GI Independent
Your Ticket: Grand Island Civil War soldier focus of Bygone Book Club 3/10/2022 GI Independent
Watch Now: Dr. Seuss' Birthday Bash 3/10/2022 GI Independent
Grand Island woman given state library volunteer award 3/13/2022 GI Independent
Awareness, simple preparation alleviates seniors tax stress, Grand Island instructor 3/17/2022 GI Independent
Starting Monday seeds can be checked out at Grand Island Public Library, too 3/19/2022 GI Independent
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: BETWEEN THE STACKS: Video game, seed rental, 3/20/2022 GI Independent
Libraries grow mind and body as GI Library adds seed library 3/23/2022 NTV
Grand Island seed library helping grow the desire to garden 3/23/2022 Local4
KRGI Community Connections interview with Laura (promote Bear Fair)3/29/2022 KRGI
Advocates call on community to report child abuse 3/29/2022 NTV
Hall County Commissioners proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month 3/30/2022 GI Independent
USDA hiring food inspectors in Nebraska 3/30/2022 NTV
USDA needs food inspectors in Nebraska 3/31/2022 ABC8
Bear Fair Ad - paid Ad 3/30/2022 GI Independent
Club Calendar-April 22-Adult Book Club 4/3/2022 GI Independent
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRAY: BETWEEN THE STACKS-Connect with the Grand Island
Public Library during National Library Week 4/3/2022 GI Independent
Young cubs connect with learning at GI Library's Bear Fair 4/4/2022 NTV
Bear Fair connects preschoolers with library, community 4/4/2022 GI Independent
Grand Island Public Library Poster Exhibition to host a poster exhibition 4/4/2022 HorticultureNews
Grand Island Public Library to host poster exhibition: 'Pollination Investigation'4/4/2022 GI Independent
Photos: Bear Fair at the Grand Island Library 4/5/2022 GI Independent
Ord WWII pilot Evelyn Sharp feature at Grand Island Library book club discussion 4/7/2022 GI Independent
Saturday Salute: Easter Baskets, bears serve multiple purposes this week 4/9/2022 GI Independent
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Monday, April 18, 2022
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Item D1
Board Communications and Committee Reports
This item allows for the introduction and discussion of board communications and committee reports.
Included 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.
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Item E1
Planning for Strategic Plan
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Item F1
Board Approval for Reinstatement
Former patron Curtis Wright is seeking board approval to be allowed back into the library.
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Monday, April 18, 2022
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Item F2
New Board Members
The following board members will have served their full terms and their last meeting will be June: Ed
Meedel and Kelli Arens. We will need to start looking for qualified candidates to fill their vacancies.
Also the following have decided to step down after the June meeting as well: Ben Boeselager and
Maria Lopez so we will also need to find qualified candidates to fill their vacancies.
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Item F3
Call To Action For Each Month's Meeting
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