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Annandale Area Library Board Minutes
Meeting Minutes: April 27, 2006

Members Present: Ron Remington, Jill Bishop, Julie Sedey, Karen Spiegeler, Joelle Artl, Cindy Ahrens, Joan Allen (GRRL), Mark Casey (City). Dawn Schaefer Stumpf (Programming)   Members absent: Denise Safranek

Review of the Agenda: MSP (Cindy, Karen) to approve agenda.

Secretarys Report: MSP (Jill, Cindy) to accept the minutes.

Financial Report - Mark reported that the balance remains $2,560.10.  The new neon sign is up.  MSP (Cindy, Karen) to pay for the sign.  The leak in the library bathroom will be fixed.  Ron, Marlene Young and Mark checked out the kiosk area for the sign location.  Marlene said a vertical sign to match the 2 new city signs would probably be put in.  It would have an arrow pointing toward city hall and the library.    MSP (Julie, Jill) to accept the financial report.

Librarians Report: (from Sandy Otto) Sandy is still waiting for the new receipt printer. Cindy reported that Sandy has sent in her budget to GRRL.  She has asked for more open hours.  MSP (Cindy, Jill) to compile a letter from the Library Board to GRRL asking to receive 3 extra hours. Cindy & Jill volunteered to do this.  The added staff person is working very well and Barbs schedule is much better.  Sandy will be working with Dawn and Heidi Hoks, the new Service Coordinator from GRRL, on programming for the summer.  It was suggested that someone should interview Sandy about her 30-year history with the library.  Joelle will check with her daughter about doing a video interview.  We will need someone to ask the questions. 

Technology Report: no report

GRRL Report:  Joan has been working on her budget and with new staff that have been hired. The budget is approved in June and adopted in July.  Joan handed out a list of sessions to be held at the MLA conference in St. Cloud Sept. 27-29. (Full conference schedule in secretarys book)

FOL Report: Cindy reported that the workshop in Monticello went very well. (Handout in secretarys book)   The author event may not reach their goal of 100 tickets. The AMERICINN has donated a suite for the authors to stay overnight.  Reichels is charging the same as last year.  Donations for the July 1st Book Sale will take place from May 30 to June 24.  Friday, June 30, will be a pre-sale for the FOL.  She also reported on Hennepin County s Library Pen Pals Author Series 2006-07.  Season tickets go on sale June 15 and individual tickets on August 1.

Old Business

Art Committee - Jill, Dawn, Ed, and Ron.  Drawings for Dawns book were hung in the childrens area.  The committee has asked permission to hang a colorful painting by Julia Barkley.  Jill reported that the city would handle the insurance for the art collection after they receive the inventory.  Value per framed Lotus is $200 and $10,000 for the big Pinkham in the adult lounge area.  They received waivers for the Triathlon posters.  They will try to sell some donated pictures.  Sandy would like to hang the old map that was in the old library, in the reference area. 

Publicity Committee - Cindy, Karen, Ron, Bonnie, and Ed.  The next article will be in the Advocate the second week of June.

Community Survey Committee Denise, Cindy and Julie.  The committee will be meeting May 1 at 3 p.m. in the library to discuss the survey details and ways to distribute it. 

Programming-Dawn.  A draft for this summers programming was presented.  The theme for Story Time will be Catch the Beat where children will meet some of their favorite  storybook characters.  Dawn will be working with Jill Healy.  The programs will take place on the 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday at 10 AM.  There will also be 3 Saturday programs--one each month this summer.  They will need volunteers to help pull books for each event and for an end of the summer party.

Library signage  - see Financial report.

Scrapbook Jill, Joelle No report.

New Business

We discussed Sandy s proposal to hold our meetings on the first Thursday of the month.  It was decided to meet Thursday, Sept. 7 at 4:00 p.m.

Next meeting will be July 20 at 9 a.m.  It was decided to not meet in August. MSP (Cindy, Joelle) to adjourn.  

Respectfully Submitted,
Julie Sedey, Secretary