Gustavus Public Library Board Meeting

Chris Spute called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m.

Members present:  Chris Spute, Davita Marchbanks, Julie Vathke, and George Jensen.    Others present: Carolyn Elder, Sylvia Martinez and Lynne Jensen.

February 2006 meeting minutes were read.  George made a motion to pass the minutes with spelling corrections. Chris seconded.  All were in favor-motion passed

Old Business:

AkLA Reports:

Chris, Lynne, Carolyn and Sylvia gave brief report on the programs that they attended at the AkLA Conference.  They all thought that they got valuable information.  They have handouts if anyone is interested in looking at them.

Lynne will present a report about the AkLA conference to the City Council at the meeting on Thursday, March 9^th.

New Library Schedule:

So far there is a good response to the new hours.  Stats are being kept to keep track of student and adult use.

Burgers & Bingo:

This fundraiser will be held Friday, March 10 from 6 to 9 pm at the school.  Chris is ordering food.  Janet is contacting people for help in the kitchen. Lynne and George will do set-up.  Rita will be contacted to see if she can take money at the door.  Carolyn will put note in Red Folder about getting 4 kids to call numbers for the bingo.  Chris told Lisa Childs that they could have Braden’s going away gathering during the Burgers time on Friday night.

Gardening Workshops:

The workshops are scheduled for 3 Wednesday nights in March, these workshops will be cosponsored by Gustavus Gardens, Glacier Bay Organic Farms and the library.

Current year budget update and purchase ideas:

Carolyn said that we have $1600.00 that still needs to be spent on equipment and $1700.00 for books.  This needs to be spent by June 30, 2006.  Sylvia will bring information on the McNaughton lease program to the special budget meeting.  We will discuss this more at the budget meeting.

Work party/special meeting:

A special meeting has been scheduled for Monday, March 13^th at 1pm.  This meeting is for FY07 budget and annual work plan that is due by March 23^rd.  We will also discuss purchases for books and equipment.

New Business:

Report to City:

George will present the committee report to the City Council meeting Thursday, March 9^th.

Seasonal Library Cards:

Sylvia will get the seasonal library cards ordered.  A decision still needs to be made about the seasonal patron policy.  We will try to get this made at the special budget meeting on Monday.

McNaughton Program:

This is a book lease program that has been done in the past with great interest.  Sylvia will bring the information on this program and others like it to the budget meeting on Monday.

FY07 Budget:

Carolyn has been working on the FY07 budget and will bring that to the budget meeting on Monday.

Upcoming Programs:

Lynne & Sylvia will have a table set up at the health fair on March 18th to present the Medline Plus website that they learned about at the conference.  They will also have a sample of the library’s medical reference materials.  Lynne will also have a table set up at the open house at the school on Saturday, March 11^th to show people about Alaska SLED and Live Homework Help that are available at the library.

Library Use for Sylvia:

Sylvia is looking at getting a Library Science degree.  Following is the proposal that she submitted to the library board:

I am starting to research the distance Master of Library and Information Science (dMLIS) program with the University of Washington State. I believe that Gustavus Public Library and myself would benefit from this program. I am asking for permission to use the Gustavus Public Library to facilitate this action. I am in no way asking for work time but I am asking to use computer and telephone service to assist me in this endeavor. 

George made a motion to allow Sylvia to use the library for computer and telephone use to facilitate her distance Master of Library and Information Science degree.

Davita 2^nd the proposal

All were in favor-motion passed.

Discussion regarding changing the monthly meeting times to start at 8:00 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m. 

Next meeting is set for Saturday, April 1st at 8:00 a.m. in the library

Meeting was adjourned at 10:13 am                                                                         

Minutes respectfully submitted by Davita Marchbanks.