Today: 9am - 8pm

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting

July 15, 2025

Location: Patricia Waters Community Room

Address: 10411 Merrill Rd., Hamburg, MI 48169

Called to Order: 7:00 PM by Colone

Adjourned: 7:29 PM

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

Meeting Minutes

Approval Of:
Motion 1: Agenda Approval

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

Motion 2: Previous Minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the minutes from June 17, 2025 as presented
Made by: Hocking
Seconded by: Assenmacher
Status: Motion carried

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

Motion: Motion to table the June 2025 Financial Report until the August meeting
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Weber presented a before-audit summary of accounts.

Motion 4: Library Voucher

Motion: Motion to approve Library Voucher #664 in the amount of $77,320.61
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Librarian's Report
In-house Statistics

5,348

Patrons Served

90

New Patrons

6,325

Item Checkouts

156

Computer Uses

Online Statistics
Libby checkouts:3,383 Zinio checkouts:458 Fold3:0
Heritage Quest:0 Ancestry:0 Tumblebooks:0
Niche Academy uses:26
Other News
302 Summer Reading Signups

Last year was 257 signups

Upcoming Programs
Upcoming Programs
Recurring Programs
  • Drop-In Mahjong Thursdays - 1:00pm
  • Drop-In Chess Thursdays - 4:00pm
Summer Reading Program (SRP)
  • SRP: STEAM Festival with Hands On Museum (all ages) 7/16 - 6-8pm
  • SRP: Krazy Kookie Mama Cookie Making (ages 9+) 7/18 - 2pm
  • SRP: Take & Make Crafts: Craft Stick Kites & Bird Feeders 7/21
  • SRP: Fantastic Flyers (ages 7+) 7/21 - 2pm
  • SRP: Candy Sushi Making (ages 8+) 7/24 - 2pm
  • SRP: Build-It (all ages) 7/25 - 2-4pm
  • SRP: Take & Make Crafts: Potted Plant Sitters & Diamond Gem Buddies 7/28
  • SRP: Drummunity (all ages) 7/29 - 2pm
  • SRP: Claymation (ages 8+) 7/30 - 6:30pm
  • SRP: Sea, Sand, and Surf (ages 3-7) 7/31 - 10am
  • SRP: Silent Book Club (ages 9-17) 8/4 - 2:30pm
  • SRP: Exotic Zoo (all ages) 8/5 - 1pm & 2:30pm
  • SRP: End Party 8/6 - 3-7pm
Movies & Entertainment
  • Monday Movie: How to Eat Fried Worms 7/21 - 6pm
  • Double Feature: Mildred Pierce & The Last of Sheila 7/22 - 3pm
  • Summer Concert: Lunar Octet Jazz 7/24 - 7pm
  • Monday Movie: Soul 7/28 - 2pm
  • Story Time with Skipper 7/29 - 6pm
  • Monday Movie: Princess and the Frog 8/4 - 6pm
  • Jackie's Book Club: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 8/6 - 1pm
  • Story Time with Skipper 8/7 - 3pm
  • Double Feature: The Blue Dahlia & Ocean's Eleven 8/12 - 3pm
Correspondence
None.
Old Business
1) None.
New Business
1) 1 CD rollover

The bank did not contact Weber in time for the meeting to report on the APR.

Friends Report, with Debbie Kooperman
  • Matt Assenmacher is teaching the Friends board how to use Google Drive/Docs on 7/16.
  • There will be some open seats on the board that need to be filled.
  • An ice cream social for the volunteers is set for 7/25/25 at 5:30-7:30pm at the Township Pavilion.
  • Local Jr Girl Scout Troop 40725 will work on a Butterfly House, plant identification signs, and helping with gardens.
Relevant Board Issues
None.
Adjournment
Motion 5: Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Motion to adjourn
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Assenmacher
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:29pm

Next Meeting

August 19, 2025

7:00 PM | Patricia Waters Community Room