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Library Board Minutes
November 16, 2006

Annandale Area Library Board 
Meeting Minutes
November 16, 2006

Members Present: Ron Remington, Jill Bishop, Cindy Ahrens, Karen Spiegeler, Joelle Arlt, Denise Safranek, Julie Sedey, and Mark Casey (City).  Members absent: Dawn Schaefer Stumpf (Programming) and Sandy Otto, Librarian.

Review of the Agenda:  Added Technology Report to the agenda. 

MSP (Cindy, Jill) to approve corrected agenda.

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

Financial Report:  There was no change.  The balance remains at $2,230.67.  MSP (Joelle, Karen) to accept the financial report.

Librarians Report: (complete report in Secretarys book)  A list of immediate and non-immediate library needs was submitted to the city.  Patron information was given about the counting done on the first week of October. She thanked the  weekly volunteers and everyone who helped with her 30th celebration.  St. Cloud broke ground for a new library Nov 14th.  

Technology Report:  Karen agreed to submit news worthy articles to Jill to be put on the Library Board web site.  Jill will continue to post the minutes.

GRRL Report:  Joan reported that there is no resolution for a Maple Lake library yet.  GRRL needs a process for adding hours/staff to needy libraries and also for adding new libraries.  They will be studying other library systems to come up with a solution.  Elk River and St. Cloud have broken ground on new libraries.

FOL Report: Cindy reported that the new officers for Friends will be: Bonnie Gutzwiller, President, Ed Groop, Vice President, Sharon Peterson, Secretary, and Jean Peterson, Treasurer.  The  2007 budget was approved.  Dr. Janis Amatuzio will be speaking on Dec. 6 at City Hall in the Community Room at 7 pm.  The third author event, featuring mystery writer K. J. Erickson, will be May 11, 2007 at Reichels.  The book sale will be June 30, 2007 with a pre-sale for Friends members on the 29th.  Membership renewals are $2/seniors & students, $5/single, $10/family and $100/business.  The 501c3 is almost done.  Total cost so far is $405.  Ron thanked Cindy for her work with the FOL and Jill said that the group has exceeded original expectations.

Old Business

    *   Nominating Committee Julie, Denise and Joelle

Julie will serve a second term and Julie Olson agreed to serve on the Board, filling Jill Bishops expired term.  MSP (Julie, Karen) to accept Julie Olson as a Board member.  The City Council will give the final approval.  New officers for the Library Board will be Cindy Ahrens, President, Ron Remington, Vice President and Julie Sedey, Secretary.

   *     Art Committee - Jill, Dawn, Ed, and Ron

Jill reported that the committee is working on selling some paintings and will contact an art gallery about those unsold.  A Julia Barkley painting will be hung in the childrens area.  Someone to fill Jills position on this committee will be brought up in January.   

   *     Publicity Committee - Cindy, Karen, Ron, Bonnie and Ed

Ron reported that the three articles put in the Advocate were a success.  The committee plans on submitting three articles in 2007.

          Programming Dawn

Deb Micah, from GRRL, will lead the Miss Spider Party program on Saturday, Nov. 18th at 10 am. 

   *   Open House Committee Cindy, Ron, Julie and Sally Smith

The 30th Anniversary Open House was a great success.  Sandy was presented with a memory book of the event.

   *    Scrapbook Jill, Joelle

The committee reported that the Friends group has been keeping a scrapbook that contains everything they were planning on doing.  It was decided that not to duplicate this.

New Business

The Board will be meeting Dec. 5th at McBrides for a farewell dinner for Jill.  The next Board meeting will be Jan. 4, 2007 at 4:00.  MSP (Joelle, Cindy) to adjourn.  

Respectfully Submitted,
Julie Sedey, Secretary