HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-08-09 MinutesLIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 9, 1982
PRESENT: Anderson, Miller, Rains, Salassi,, Foster
Linda Foster presented the statistical and financial reports for the
monts of June and July 1982.
Linda Foster presented the "Year-to-DateFinanci"al Report" --January 1982
to July 1982. We are over in Building and Grounds due to
the installation of a sprinkler syster and the repair work
done in June on the roof. We are also over in Office supplies.
However, we are in good shape financially.
The week before Labor Day the library will be closed for clean up and
there will be a free week for returning library materials.
Next month the Board will look again at the auditorium policy.
Ms. Miller suggested that we honor Mr. Al Gerlach for his work on
indexing the obituaries from 1868 to present. He has been
working on this project for 5 years and has accumulated 50,000
cards. Ms. Miller stated that .this file is used extensively
and that we are probably the only library locally to have
an obituary file. She suggested that we get a plaque to
honor Mr. Gerlach and present it to him with some type of
festivity. The board agreed.
The Board will need to consider budget recommendations soon.
Committee as a whole will discuss areas in where there is
or may be a particular need.
Look at regional budget--formular for propulation.
Soon there will be budgetary requests from the city.
Dr. Anderson brought us up to date on the Personnel Policy.
1. Statement on personnel policy from Ozark regional library
touched on relationship of our Board to Regional Board.
2. NI$. Wright will give background at next meeting. Not
State laws, but a co-operative broken down into Regional L"ibr
3. There was a letter from one employee.
4. A letter drafted by a committee from our Board was sent to
Ms. Lincoln with the particulars. She said she would bring
it to the Ozark Regional Board.
5. The next step is to send the recommendation of our Board to her.
6. Day after Thanksgiving to be a holiday rather than a personal day.
A motion was made to forward the recommendation of our Board to the
Ozark Regional Roard. The motion was seconded and passed.
There will be a State Library Convention Sept 12-14. Ms. Foster will be
Attending the convention.
It was agreed to postpone the September Board meeting to Sept. 20th
at which time we will discuss budgetary concerns.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Salassi
