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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 02-13 Library MinutesCITY OF APACHE JUNCTION LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 1177 N. Idaho Road Regular Meeting February 13, 2014 A. Call to Order A regular meeting of The Board of Trustees of Apache Junction Public Library was held February 13, 2014, at 6:31 p.m. at the Apache Junction Library pursuant to notice as prescribed by law. B. Roll Call Present Absent Don Breiland Todd Cousins Rhonda Jackson Robert Mayo Randy Mullen Theresa Nesser Loretta Nielsen Staff: Spencer Paden, Library Director Sancie Lee -Brown, Administrative Assistant C. Acceptance of Agenda: D. Acceptance of Minutes for November 14, 2013 Regular Meeting. The question of accepting the agenda for the February 13, 2014, regular Meeting was placed before the Board. Todd Cousins made a motion to accept the agenda. Rhonda Jackson seconded the motion. All members present were in favor. The question of accepting the minutes for the November 14, 2013 regular Meeting was placed before the Board. Todd Cousins made a motion to accept the minutes. Robert City of Apache Junction Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Page 3 Spencer passed out information on the Culture Pass program. Two free passes are available to library cardholders at participating institutions. Patrons must bring the pass to the service desk to be checked out. They will be provided with a receipt to take to the event. There were various library programs this month. Supervisors attended several HOA meetings to discuss all the library has to offer. H. Old Business None. I. New Business 1. Meet Library staff member(s)or Library VIP's. 2. Sponsorships and the Library. Meet Mike Andrews. Mike started as a Library Page in January of this year and had previously been a volunteer for the library for three years. Mike is a retired, special education teacher. Spencer discussed corporate sponsorships and the potential involvement of the Library Board in an advisory capacity. Rhonda Jackson made a motion that the Library Board inform city management of their desire to, at a minimum, provide input in an advisory capacity to city City of Apache Junction Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Page 2 E. Call to the Public: F. Correspondence and Communications: G. Librarian's Report: Mayo seconded the motion. All members present were in favor. None. Spencer passed out information received from Denise Keller, Pinal County Library Director on an upcoming house bill.This bill will cap the county tax for the district. There were no questions regarding the monthly reports. Spencer stated that he has had the first budget meeting The city is recovering. There are no big changes as in past years. There are new videos we created and placed on our YouTube channel that were made possible by the Finra Grant. They are entitled "To your credit" and "Money matters." Spencer also discussed two new services provided by Pinal County. They are Hoopla and Freegal.Hoopla is a streaming service for downloading video and music. Freegal is a database of over 7 million songs including 5000 music videos. Freegal allows patrons 5 downloads per week that they can keep. City of Apache Junction Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Page 4 management on sponsorships involving the Library where naming rights or any use of library assets are being contractually obligated by the City. J. Requests for future agenda items.Budget and Freegal and Hoopla demo K. Adjournment: 6 4Presint eureuctLy Meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.