09-25-2001 LIB MINELK RIVER LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES September 25, 2001
Eleanor Holm, Chair present
Leslie Anderson, Vice Chair present
Geraldine Graham, Secretary present
joannejacobs absent
Also present: Mick Stoffers, Librarian
Vern Oleksowicz, GRRL
Meeting was called to order at 6:40pm by Eleanor Holm.
It was determined that a Quorum was present.
Action re: Minutes of August 28, 2001 meeting:
A motion was made by Graham and seconded by Holm to approve minutes of August
28, 2001 meeting. Approved unanimously.
Correspondence: None. There were no suggestions from the public suggestion box.
Treasurer's Report of September 5, 2001:
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Holm to approve Treasurer's Report of
September 5, 2001. Approved unanimously.
Librarian's report by Mick Stoffers:
Old Business: An updated list of Library Board members was distributed.
Prep work has started on the exterior painting job. Steve Greene expects to finish the
work within a week, depending on weather conditions. We've requested that Andy's Electric
install motion detectors, however a date has not been set for the work to be done. When
the librarian asked the company for a date, they were unable to say when, just that the
library is on its list of projects to be completed. Yard maintenance projects: the dead tree
has been removed, with the stump still remaining to be removed. The damaged light pole
has been removed and is being repaired. The summer reading sign has not yet been
removed.
New Business: The librarian has learned that timing is appropriate to submit a
request for funding from the American Legion. She has filled out the application forms and
will seek funds for the Pac tables (for two new computer terminals) that the library needs.
The American Legion has also ordered a new American flag for the library.
Oleksowicz reported that GRRL is investigating ways to add word processing software
for the public's use to GRRL's overall software system. All GRRL branch libraries receive
requests from the public for word processing. If this new service becomes available in the
future, the Elk River library will have the public use the computers currently available for
Internet. GRRL continues to search for a new director. Interviews are scheduled for
November and a new director is expected to begin in January.
Next meeting is October 23, 2001.
Meeting adjourned at 7:OOpm.
Respectfully submitted,
Geraldine Graham, Secretary