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Board Meeting Minutes - May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022

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Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting

May 17, 2022

Location: Patricia Waters Community Room

Address: 10411 Merrill Rd., Hamburg, MI 48139

Called to Order: 7:00 PM by Farrell

Opening: Pledge to the Flag

Adjourned: 7:55 PM

Board Members Present
  • Michaelene Farrell
  • Jodie Colone
  • Mary Evergreen
  • Richelle Hocking
  • Bridgette Rosek
  • Crystal Walter
Full Attendance

All board members were present for this meeting.

Also Present
  • Holly Hentz
  • Christine Weber

Meeting Minutes

Approval Of:
Motion 1: Agenda Approval

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

Motion 2: Previous Minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the minutes from April 19, 2022 as presented
Made by: R. Hocking
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Call to the Public
None present.
Financial
Motion 3: April 2022 Financial Report

Motion: Motion to approve April 2022 Financial Report
Made by: C. Walter
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Motion 4: Library Voucher

Motion: Motion to approve Library Voucher #626 in the amount of $89,404.74
Made by: M. Evergreen
Seconded by: R. Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Librarian's Report
In-house Statistics

3,432

Patrons Served

68

New Patrons

5,202

Item Checkouts

111

Computer Uses

Online Statistics
Axis360 checkouts:833 PressReader checkouts:141 Ancestry uses:0
Fold3 uses:18 Heritage Quest uses:86 Infobase uses:0
Career Guidance uses:0 Niche Academy uses:5
Other News
Summer Reading Program

SRP kick-off party set for Friday, June 3 at 7:00pm - volunteers needed

Library Gardens

Last year's volunteers being contacted

Upcoming Programs
May Programs
  • Spice Club (v) 5/17 - 1:00pm
  • Nature Walk with Andrew Nowicki 5/21 - 9:15am
June Programs
  • Kids Craft Fair (w/ SRP Kickoff Party) 6/3 - 7:00pm
  • Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party 6/3 - 7:00pm
  • Summer Event sign-up Begins 6/4
  • Adult Summer Program Begins 6/3
  • Great Decisions (v) 6/13 - 1:30pm
Correspondence
None.
Old Business
1) Water Softener Replacement Update

Status: Water softener has been replaced

Issue: A lot of sediment was stirred up resulting in various plumbing issues

2) Library Millage Update
  • Holly is contacting and presenting to local Homeowners Associations
  • Millage Summary handouts available to Board members
  • Holly will be requesting funds from Friends to purchase millage signs
New Business
CIBC Bank CD Rollover
Motion 5: CD Rollover

Motion: Motion to approve rollover of $250,000 + interest earned at 1.5%
Made by: B. Rosek
Seconded by: M. Evergreen
Status: Motion carried

Friends Report - Debbie Kooperman
Ongoing Projects
  • Work on Friends website continues with assistance from Kensington Woods Student volunteer
  • Letter of support for HTL Millage is being fine-tuned
  • Membership Drive: Initiated during Book Sale - 29 members
Book Sale Planning

Steve Ward Donation Offer: ~2,000 books from his mother's collection for next book sale

Challenge: Need to move from basement and store

Future Planning
  • Looking into zoning requirements for advertising signs
  • Cost analysis of purchasing signs to advertise future Book Sales
Next Book Sale
October 24-29, 2022

Fall Book Sale

Relevant Board Issues
Banned Books Discussion

J. Colone spoke with a member of the Brighton Library BOT who indicated they are discussing a process to address handling of banned books. She will follow-up with them to request info sharing for future discussion.

Adjournment
Motion 6: Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Motion to adjourn
Made by: C. Walter
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:55pm

Next Meeting

June 21, 2022

7:00 PM | Patricia Waters Community Room

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