May 11, 2005

 

The regular meeting of the Rapid City Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Monte Loos on May 11, 2005 at 5:15 p.m.  Present were:  Eric Abrahamson, Bobbi Christenson, Lynda Clark, Ron Kroeger, Monte Loos, James Olson, Greta Chapman, Terri Davis, Ed Hughes, Jennifer Irwin, Jared Likness, Jeanie McCallister, Renee Ponzio and Jennifer Read.

Open Forum for Staff and Public:  Nothing presented.

Introduction of Staff:  Staff members introduced themselves. Staff presented the Summer Reading theme of Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds. The book Dragonology will be one of the prizes that will be awarded. Board members were invited to the kick off on Friday, June 3. The library will commemorate community heroes on July 22. Firemen, policemen and the National Guard with a Hum-V will be in attendance. Children will be able to talk to heroes and eat ice cream. Staff will gather books about distant places for the Adult Reading Program from June 1 – August 17. Prizes will be available.

Minutes:  Olson moved, Christenson seconded the approval of the minutes of the April 13, 2005 meeting. Motion carried.

Budget Reports:  The Board reviewed the budget and bill reports.

City Bills: Chapman explained a travel expense.

City Budget and Bills:  Abrahamson moved, Clark seconded to approve city budget and bills for April. Motion carried.

County Budget and Bills:  Christenson moved, Olson seconded to approve the county budget and bills. Motion carried.

Auxiliary Funds: Budget and Bills:  Kroeger moved, Olson seconded to approve the budget and bills from Auxiliary Funds. Motion carried.

Administrative Reports:  Chapman updated, answered questions and informed the Board on the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                             
Marketing Information:  Abrahamson stated the Foundation group would be helpful for marketing.

 

SDLA One Day Conference Evaluation: Excellent feedback was received. Abrahamson stated that the Rapid City Public Library plays a leadership role among libraries in South Dakota. A comment received on an evaluation form, regarding upstairs noise, was discussed. Board members and staff will be notified when Larry Hansen, Engineered Aeroacoustics Inc. is scheduled to be at the library for various acoustic testing.

 

SDND Agenda:  Chapman and Ponzio will be attending the South Dakota Newspaper Digitizing meeting Monday, May 16. South Dakota Newspaper Database is one of the funding partnerships that the library is involved with.

 

SDLN Fee Structure:  Changes in the fee structure and discussion on membership costs continues.

 

Committee Reports

Finance

 

Department Director Format:  The title “New Initiative to Address Growth General Fund Budget Request” refers to the emphasis on funding. Funding towards growth, based on increased use, needs to be addressed.

 

City Council Liaison:  The completion of the 2012 project will be a timely process. Kroeger stated that the council is starting from the beginning. His recommendation for the council is to form three committees. The committees will hopefully generate more information.

 

Liaisons
Nominating Committee:  The Friends will meet in May to discuss nominations for officers. Their next meeting will be in September.


Foundation 
Annual Fundraising Dinner:  Abrahamson stated it was a successful dinner. Net dollar amount received was approximately $8,880.00. The Foundation would like to raise $50,000.00 for new furniture in the main area of the library. 


Other Business:  An agreement was signed between the Journey Museum and the Rapid City Public Library, for the oral histories projects. A ribbon cutting event, to announce the partnership, will take place at the Journey on June 9.


The library will be testing existing video equipment that could be used for oral histories. One of the library’s strategic goals is to be a point of reference for the city’s oral histories.


Board members were reminded to stop by the library Friday, June 3 for the Summer Reading kick-off day, and to attend the June 9 ribbon cutting event at the Journey Museum.


Upcoming Meetings

Agenda                                               June 1, 11:30  – 12:00 

Library Board                                    June 8, 5:15

Foundation Author Dinner              June 11, 6:00  Minerva’s

Policy                                                 June 27, 12:00 – 1:00  

 

 

The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 6:10 p.m.