September 2024 Board Meeting Minutes
Attendance:
Nancy Gorden, President
Julie Chapman, Vice-president
Amy Brown, Treasurer
Anne Byard, Trustee
Julie Jones, Librarian
Sharon Reynolds, Trustee
Diana Kupish, Secretary
Alice Reed, Consultant
Dani Noland, Trustee
Monday, September 23, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., the Blue Mound Memorial Library Board of Trustees met in the Annex of the Library. The Blue Mound Memorial Library President, Nancy Gorden, called to order the Board of Trustees’ meeting for September, 2024.
The Board recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Secretary’s Report: President, Nancy Gorden verified that each Board member had time to review the Minutes from August 26, 2024. Amy Brown made a motion to accept the Minutes as presented. Sharon Reynolds seconded the motion. The motion carried with all “Aye” votes.
Treasurer’s Report: Anne Byard made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Julie Chapman seconded the motion. The motion carried with all “Aye’ votes.
Library Activities:
• Reversible Sign Craft was held at the library on Thursday, September 5 with 15 ladies attending.
• Meet Pete was on Saturday, September 14th from 9:30 to 11:30 at the library with 33 children attending. It was a Fun Day.
• Book Club met on September 19th and discussed Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune. The evening was hosted by Jeannie Barnes and Dorothy Durflinger.
Upcoming Programs:
• Story Time will be starting on Wednesday, October 2nd and run for eight weeks.
• Mother/Daughter Book Club will be held on Thursday, October 10th at 7:00 p.m. at the library. The mothers and daughters will be reading the book The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick.
• Cookie Decorating Class will be on Thursday, October 24th.
• Kids Ghost Painting will be on Saturday, October 26th from 10:00- 11:00 a.m. at the library.
• Trick or Treating kids can stop by the library in their Halloween costumes anytime from Monday, October 28th through Thursday, October 31st to receive a candy bar from the library.
• Library Crawl is the month of October. The library will once again be participating. Guests visiting our library will receive a small bag of popcorn with a tag saying “Thanks for Popping into the Blue Mound Memorial Library”.
Old Business:
The Library Director position has had zero applicants. The Board discussed possible reasons including insurance and pay. Alice said people she has talked to thought the position had already been filled since they hadn’t seen anything more about it. Julie’s last day will be December 31st. Board members will reach out to people they feel are good candidates. Julie will again advertise the position.
New Business:
• Bank accounts authorized signers are not consistent. The intent was to have all Board Members on as signers for the Regular Checking account but for some reason Anne had been left off. She will be added as an authorized signer. All of the CDs will have Amy Brown (Treasurer) and Nancy Gorden (Board President) as authorized signers.
• Election of Board Members is coming up in the spring with Amy Brown, Sharon Reynolds, and Julie Chapman on the ballot. Alice gave them the official registration form. Sharon indicated she will be retiring from the Board. People who might possibly be interested in joining the Board were discussed and will be contacted.
• Secretarial Position will be vacated by Diana Kupish and Sharon Reynolds said she will fill that position through April. Diana will sub when necessary.
• Carpet Cleaning was very difficult last month. Nancy Gorden helped Carolyn Wetzel clean the more difficult spots but the machine frequently clogged and had to be emptied. It was decided to have Hite’s clean the carpet for the front and the Annex every 3 years. If spot cleaning is necessary in between, Carolyn will do it as part of her cleaning job.
Other: None
Personnel: None
Motion to Adjourn: With no further business to discuss, Dani Noland made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Julie Chapman seconded the motion. The motion carried with all “Aye” votes. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
The Next Regular Board Meeting will be Monday, October 28, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
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