Today: 9am - 8pm

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting

March 21, 2023

Location: Patricia Waters Community Room

Address: 10411 Merrill Rd. PO Box 247, Hamburg, MI 48189

Called to Order: 6:00 PM by M. Farrell

Adjourned: 6:40 PM

Board Members Present
  • J. Colone
  • M. Evergreen
  • M. Farrell
  • B. Rosek
  • C. Walter
Board Members Absent
  • R. Hocking
Also Present
  • H. Hentz
  • C. Weber

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order

Meeting was called to order by M. Farrell at 6:00pm in the Patricia Waters Community Room.

Approval of
Motion 1: Agenda Approval

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

Motion 2: Previous Minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the Minutes from February 21, 2023
Made by: Walter
Seconded by: Rosek
Status: Motion carried

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

Motion: Motion to accept the February 2023 Financial Report as presented
Made by: Rosek
Seconded by: Walter
Status: Motion carried

Motion 4: Library Voucher

Motion: Motion to approve Library Voucher #636 in the amount of $61,786.89
Made by: Evergreen
Seconded by: Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Librarian's Report
In-house Statistics

3,543

Patrons Served

50

New Patrons

5,317

Item Checkouts

137

Computer Use

Online Statistics
Axis360:416 Libby:919 PressReader:49
Zinio:68 Fold3:27 Heritage Quest:19
Infobase:0 Career Guidance:0 Niche Academy:8
Other News

Mr. & Mrs. Mielke are donating the first Little Free Library. It will be placed on the trailhead by Winklehaus Park. Library will keep it filled.

Upcoming Programs
Upcoming Programs
March Programs
  • Food for Thought Food Drive March
  • 'Tween Craft: Clothespin Peg Lamps 3/22 - 6:00pm
  • Genealogy Series: DNA, Now What? (virtual) 3/22 - 6:30pm
  • Read to Oscar the Dog 3/29 - 4:30pm
April Programs
  • Drop-In Genealogy 4/4 - 1:00pm
  • Jackie's Book Club: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 4/5 - 1:00pm
  • Adult Craft Pick-Up: Clothespin Dragonflies 4/6
  • Great Decisions (virtual) 4/10 - 1:30pm
  • The Schvitz: Detroit's Only Bath House Left in the City 4/11 - 6:30pm
  • American Music Series: Girl Singers of the Big Band Era 4/17 - 6:30pm
  • Spice Club: Jamaican Jerk (virtual) 4/18 - 1:00pm
Correspondence
None
Old Business
Motion 5: Materials Selection Policy

Motion: Motion to approve the Materials Selection Policy and Request for Reconsideration process and form
Made by: Rosek
Seconded by: Walter
Status: Motion carried

New Business
1) Updated security camera bids

Hentz has been seeking bids for an updated CCTV system. All bids will be presented at the April meeting.

2) New library sign

W4 Signs in Brighton will have several designs for board discussion at the April meeting.

Friends Report

Debbie Kooperman reporting:

Friends Open House Success

Friends Open House on 3/16/23 was another success! Attended by 4 BOT members (Thank You!) and 24 Friends! We added some additional volunteers for the upcoming Book Sale, Spring Garden Cleanup, additional Tech help and we have identified a volunteer to fill our open Member At Large role! Yeah!!!

Spring Book Sale

Schedule:

  • Donations will be accepted 3/27-30/23 during regular Library hours
  • Members Only Pre-Sale will be Saturday 4/1 from 9am-12pm
  • Open to all - 4/3-4/8 during regular Library hours
  • Cleanup 4/10-12
FOML Event Participation

4 members of Friends (Judy Webber, Linda Gracioch, Janina Murdock & Debbie Kooperman) attended the Friends of Michigan Library (FMOL) event on 3/17 at the Novi Public Library and it was a great event! The event included Table Chat sessions where we split up to meet and discuss topics with 50 attendees from 24 Friends groups - there was a great variety of attendees! We are looking forward to joining FOML and attending future events! Thanks to Holly for bringing this to our attention!

Summer Reading Program Support

Lynn Riehl has requesting additional funding for the Adult Summer Reading Program "Cruising Through the Decades" that we are prepared to support when the final requirements and funding needs are defined - sounds like great fun!

Relevant Board Issues
Farrell will not be present at the April meeting.
Adjournment
Motion 6: Adjourn

Motion: Motion to adjourn the meeting
Made by: Walter
Seconded by: Rosek
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:40pm

Next Meeting

April 18, 2023

7:00 PM | Patricia Waters Community Room