HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-20 MinutesFayetteville Public Library Board 1 Trustees Regular Meeting March 20, 2000 Trustees present were M. H. Thomas, L. Gottsponner, S. Singleton, and B. Schaffer. Absent were: M. Roberts, R. Alexander, L. Brewer. Staff members present were L. Schaper, C. Rew, S. Thomas, L. Greenwood, and P. Lawrence. Matt Lawrence, WCLS Board Director also attended. The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. II. Motion: S. Singleton moved to approve the minutes from the February board meeting. M. Thomas seconded. All voted aye. III. Director's Report: 1.) L. Schaper reported that L. Irvin was appointed network administrator and that current staff member R. Mahon will begin working as half-time volunteer coordinator beginning April 1. 2.) L. Schaper also stated that new cash registers have been received and are operating in the Library. 3.) J. Scherer will be giving the final presentations of the building plan on March 27th and March 28th. 4.) L. Greenwood and C. Rew have scheduled more than 40 interviews as part of the feasibility study for fundraising. 5.) S. Thomas and L. Greenwood remarked that February was a record breaking month for circulation; S. Thomas is finalizing documentation for all FPL measures. IV. Accountant's Report:' 1.) C. Rew reported that FPL is essentially on -budget for the first two months of the year 2) S. Thomas reported that FPL discounts from Baker & Taylor have been re -negotiated and improved. 3.) L. Schaper stated that travel accommodations for the North Group have been arranged. V. Service Reports: 1.) Children's Services: L. Greenwood reported that 50 children participated in Mardi Gras at the Library. She also stated that a homework helper program is being studied and benchmarked. 2.) Volunteer Services: P. Lawrence reported that she is in the process of receiving surveys from FPL volunteers. 3.) Public Services: S. Thomas talked about adult programming and discussed upcoming youth events for National Poetry Month. VI. WCLS Funding: M. Thomas moved to accept the allocation basis proposal as presented (see attached). B. Schaffer seconded. All voted aye. L. Schaper stated that the allocation basis would be discussed at the April meeting of WCLS. L. Schaper and C. Rew also stated that the issue of costs at WCLS will be a critical issue in setting next year's budget. S. Singleton asked about the possibility of developing consistency in the WCLS budgeting process in the future M Lawrence said that although the board seems to be currently leaning toward using city -based funding, this remains an issue that will probably be re -visited annually. VII. Children who are not picked up when the library closes: L. Greenwood said that she would benchmark other libraries to see what their policies are towards children left at the Library. L. Schaper asked whether we should consider a fee for all children left after hours. She also said that she would check with the State Library to get a survey sent out to determine state-wide policies. The idea of a flyer to parents describing hours was mentioned VIII. Other Business: L. Schaper presented the list of fees and fines at FPL. DC. Adjournment: B. Schaffer moved and S. Singleton seconded a motion to adjourn. All voted aye. The meeting adjourned at 5:10 pm.