Viola Public Library District Board met March 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm.
Present:Sandy Cook, President
Mindi Schultz, Treasurer; Linda Engels, Secretary
Barb Harrison; Mark Trego
Annette Essary; Lill Batson, Director
Absent: Rich Lawson
PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public are invited to speak to the Board of Trustees. Please identify yourself when called upon. Comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes or less. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, actions may not be taken on items not already on the agenda, but action may be deferred to a later Board meeting at the discretion of the Board.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Mindi Schultz presented the treasurer’s report. Annette Essary moved to accept the report as presented with Barb Harrison seconding. Motion passed.
SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The secretary’s report was reviewed. Mindi Schultz made a motion to accept the secretary’s report. Mark Trego seconded. Motion passed.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Lill reported that the library numbers are good including interlibrary loan requests from other libraries wanting our materials. Trivia went well with 12 teams and raised $2,252.00. We have to wait until the second quarter to see if Royal Neighbors will match $1,000.00 of it. Annette has agreed to emcee next years’ trivia for Lill. Lill reported that US Representative Cheri Bustos visited the library and donated 50 books. Most of the books are young adult fiction with some junior fiction and some large print books for adults. Lill talked about a grant offering from the State Library called “Back to Books.” She wants to write the grant for large print books and partner with the Presbyterian Church Adult DayCare to share the books with their members. The grant is due 3/30/18. She also announced that Elaine Peterson donated money to the library from her husband’s memorial.
OLD BUSINESS:
BUILDING QUOTES – SEALED BIDS
Lill discussed seeking help with sealed bids from either Karl Bredburg or Phil Lenzini. She does not know how to write up the ad or the bid packets. After some discussion, Mindi Schultz moved to find out what both attorneys would charge to assist the library and then go from there. Mark Trego seconded. Motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS:
None
Linda Engels made a motion to close the meeting with Annette Essary seconding. Meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm. Next regular meeting is April 4, 2018 at 6pm.
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