North Plains Public Library

Library Board Meetings 2002-04,
August 4, 2004 Minutes
Place: North Plains Public Library
Time: 7:00 pm

  1. Call to Order: Board Chair Craig Edwards called the meeting to order at 7:11 pm .
  2. Flag Salute.
  3. Roll Call:  Present:  Craig Edwards , Cindy Hirst , Carolyn Leavitt, Janet Ford .  Absent: Margaret Reh.
  4. Appearance of Interested Citizens:  None
  5. Approval of June 30, 2004 minutes:  Motion by Cindy Hirst and second by Craig Edwards to approve minutes for June 30, 2004 .  Approved unanimously.
  6. New Building “Steering Committee” update:

·        Cindy provided an update on the Capital Campaign. The plan will be in place by mid-September.

·        Once all of the legal documents are in place, the architect can schedule the civil engineer to begin the preliminary work.  Anticipated groundbreaking will be May, 2005 with possible opening in November, 2005.

  1. Introduce New Library Director:  No one hired yet. There were 10 applicants for the position.  The final cut resulted in 4 applicants to interview.  The City Manager is scheduling interview appointments for August 9.  Craig and Cindy are on the panel.
  2. Discussion of exceptions to PG, PG-13 & R parental guidance checkout:
  3. Discussion of Library Access:  Door code for the key should be changed because too many people know the code, many of whom no longer volunteer.  We also need to follow up to know who is keeping track of the key distribution.  Carolyn made a motion to change the code number to the door key box with Terri Palmer and Diane Van Grunsven coordinating who will know the code.  Second by Cindy Hirst.  Motion approved unanimously.  Carolyn will contact Terri and Diane and also find out who knows how to set the new code.  The code will be changed on August 15th.
  4. Court Time Conflict:  Carolyn will call Amber at City Hall to get the court dates for as far ahead as possible and court hours.  Carolyn will talk about the schedule with Terri Palmer.
  5. Adjournment at 7:55pm .  Next meeting date:  Wed, September 15th at 7:00 pm at Library. 

 Minutes by Cindy Hirst