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Annandale Area Library Board
Meeting Minutes
June 11, 2003 4:00 PM City Hall

*Members present: Jill Bishop, Sally Smith, Betty Anderson, Kathy Wenngatz, Elizabeth Cabalka, Stephanie Rindelaub, Dick Anderson (Ex-offico), Marlene Young (guest)

*Received agendaadded technology update and time capsule to the agenda

*Secretarys Report: Motion made (Stephanie), seconded (Betty), and passed to approve the minutes of the May 28, 2003 meeting. Agreed that copies of minutes will be in the Library Board binder in city hall.

*Library Building Financials: $505 in new donations was recently received giving us a balance of +1,526.95 plus some interest.

• Yahoo Briefcase is up and available to board members "Annandalelibraryboard" The password will be available to board members but not the public. Thanks, Jill!
• FurnishingsKim will bring the chairs and stain tomorrow. Shelving is not here yet. A childrens table has some scratching on it that we need to talk to Kim about. Sandy has requested a wastebasket for the public to useDick and Betty will shop for one.
• Construction status and punch listVaughn, Kathy & Jill met on 6/6/03. The light fixture in the childrens area will remain ($500 to replace). Kathy will check on doing something about the exposed cord. Board discussed A/C (being addressed), bathroom door lock, lock on door between city hall and library, landscaping and parking lot. Mary D. will ask Jeff Herr to keep an eye on rails.
• Moving party went well. Sally will send a thank you to the Improvement for providing the treats.
• Grand OpeningJill is handling publicity with a handout, website, sandwich board, and Advocate. Marlene Young presented the Advocates idea of a Contractors page in the July 2^nd issuegreat and generous idea. We will also use the kiosk and Stephanie will make some signs. The invitations are out thanks to Betty. Additional invitations will be sent to Wold, Shingobee, City Council, Sam, GRRL, Mic, Joan, Vern Mattson, Ed Stracke. Elizabeth will see that they are sent. Betty agreed to allow the library to use her drawing of the library on note cards. Kathy will print some. Elizabeth is handling the food and suggested cake, cookies, bars, ice cream cups, coffee, water, and lemonade. She will contact Reichels, Blue Water, Marketplace and Subway about donating some of the items. New Annandale royalty will be in attendance and Marian Nelson has agreed to bring helium balloons. Schedule is as follows: 10:30 band, 10:45 presentation, 11:00 band again followed by treats and tours. Dick will take care of getting corsages for Steering Committee, Sandy, Stephanie, Sam and Mary D. We will ask Joe Hill to take down the thermometer before the 5^th.
• Friends of---Do we want to start before the grand openingprobably not but we could have a handout (Stephanie will make) and a sign-up at the opening. Dick volunteered to serve as a liaison for the Friends and Board.
• Wright Hennepin has sent an apology for the error in the newsletter. Other funding is in the works for technologySchwabel has committed for $500, Dick will work on the Walmart grant, and Jill will continue to pursue Target.
• AdvocateSally spoke to Sharon about changing our week to July 2^nd and that will work. Sharon also agreed to let the Friends of the Library take over the column until December.
• Honoring SandyThe fountain will be installed on June 13 and the rocks will be put in by July 5^th.
• Library SignageDean Cheney is doing some inside signs. Outside signs are on hold.
• Wish ListSandy will create a list for Friends to work on.
• Time Capsule on hold.
• Technology Updatenothing new except we need $$

Library door and City Hall door accessafter much discussion, we decided to try leaving them open even when city hall is closed. Mary will talk to Sandy.

Next Meeting: Monday, June 30, 2003 at 10 AM