Today: 9am - 8pm

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting

August 19, 2025

Location: Adult Group Study Room

Address: 10411 Merrill Rd., Hamburg, MI 48139

Called to Order: 7:00 PM by Walter

Adjourned: 7:59 PM

Board Members Present
  • Matthew Assenmacher
  • Mary Evergreen
  • Richelle Hocking
  • Bridgette Rosek
  • Crystal Walter
Board Members Absent
  • Jodie Colone
Also Present
  • Holly Hentz
  • Christine Weber

Meeting Minutes

Approval Of:
Motion 1: Agenda Approval

Motion: Motion to approve the agenda as presented
Made by: Rosek
Seconded by: Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Motion 2: Previous Minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the minutes from July 15, 2025 as presented
Made by: Hocking
Seconded by: Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Guest Presentation
Girl Scout Troop 40725 Garden Project Recap & Tour

Presented by Emmie Glowacki and Mae Alexander

Call to the Public
None present.
Financial
Motion 3: June 2025 Financial Report

Motion: Motion to approve June 2025 Financial Report
Made by: Hocking
Seconded by: Evergreen
Status: Motion carried

Note: This report corresponds with the upcoming annual audit in September.

Motion 4: July 2025 Financial Report

Motion: Motion to approve July 2025 Financial Report
Made by: Rosek
Seconded by: Assenmacher
Status: Motion carried

Motion 5: Library Voucher

Motion: Motion to approve Library Voucher #665 in the amount of $119,208.19
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Librarian's Report
In-house Statistics

5,522

Patrons Served

59

New Patrons

7,530

Item Checkouts

190

Computer Uses

Online Statistics
Libby checkouts:3,547 Zinio checkouts:523 Fold3:0
Heritage Quest:0 Ancestry:0 Tumblebooks:8
Niche Academy uses:2
Other News
Summer Reading Program Complete

151 out of 332 children completed the summer reading program

Kids' Resource Fair

Present at 2/42 church on Aug. 2 - about 80 families visited

Upcoming Programs
Recurring Programs
  • Drop-In Mahjong Thursdays - 1:00pm
  • Drop-In Chess Thursdays - 4:00pm
August Programs
  • LL7 Latin Jazz Band 8/21 - 7pm
  • Double Feature: Stage Fright & Crooked House 8/26 - 3pm
September Programs
  • Jackie's Book Club: Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel 9/3 - 1pm
  • Drop-in Game Night 9/3 - 6pm
  • Lil' Wigglers begins 9/8 - 10am
  • Great Decisions 9/8 - 1:30pm
  • Drop-in Genealogy 9/9 - 10am
  • Lego Club 9/9 - 3pm
  • Friends Gardening Series: Garden Design - 3 ($25) 9/10 - 10am
  • Drop-in Game Night 9/10 - 6pm
  • LapSit begins 9/11 - 10am
  • Story Time begins 9/11 - 11am
  • Enchanted Season with Lance Parrish 9/11 - 6:30pm
  • Friends Crafting Day ($60) 9/13 - 8:30am to 7:30pm
  • Detroit at the World's Fairs, 1851-1962 9/15 - 6:30pm
  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover dropoff (9/18 pick-up) 9/16
  • Spice Club: Spain & Portugal 9/16 - 1:00pm
  • Movie Matinee: It Happened One Night 9/16 - 1:30pm
Correspondence
None.
Old Business
None.
New Business
1) Year-end Statistics

Hentz passed out the year-end statistics to compare with other years.

2) New Millage Rate

New millage rate: 0.8396

3) New Policy: Financial Operating Procedures

Policy #8 ACH Transfers - coordinating with Township, Auditor, etc. to define.

4) Employee Healthcare Plan

The township is in negotiations with union members to determine a cost-effective health care plan. Hentz will report back.

Friends Report
  • Thank You to Matt Assenmacher for helping us with GoogleDrive questions/issues!
  • Gift Shop Sales: $695.60 (June $363.35 + July $332.25)
  • July Volunteer Recognition via Ice Cream Social deemed a success!
  • Annual Meeting and Election: 9/17/25 @ 6:30-7:30pm. Received 4 Nominations to date vs 5 Open Roles (1 New) - nomination due date extended to 8/25/25.
Upcoming Events
  • Fall Garden Series: GARDEN DESIGN - Sep. 10, Sep. 17 & Sep. 24, 10:00-11:00am, $25
  • Fall Crafting Day: Sep. 13 from 8:30am - 7:30pm, $60
  • Fall Book Sale: Donations Oct. 1-4, Presale Oct. 4, Sale Oct. 6-11
  • Fall Rummage Sale: Donations 11/13-14, Sale 11/15 9:00am - 3:00pm
Relevant Board Issues
Annual Trustees & Directors Meeting

Date: October 1, 2025 @ Fowlerville Library

Attending:
  • Bridgette Rosek
  • Richelle Hocking
  • Matthew Assenmacher
  • Holly Hentz
  • Christine Weber
Not Attending:
  • Mary Evergreen

The rest should RSVP to Holly ASAP.

Adjournment
Motion 6: Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Motion to adjourn
Made by: Rosek
Seconded by: Evergreen
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:59pm

Respectfully Submitted

Debbie Kooperman
Recording Secretary

Next Meeting

September 16, 2025

7:00 PM | Patricia Waters Community Room