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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-14 Library Board of Trustees Minutes Approved Board of Trustees’ Meeting Minutes April 14, 2025 9:00 am Board of Trustees Attendees: Courtney Orrock, Alethea Fleming, Briana Alzola Lindquist, Mike VanQuickenborne, Jhana Shimizu Library Attendees: Michelle Hanna, Diana Farnsworth, Jeff Vogel, Trish Wilson, Stacy Paull Absent: Sydney Brady Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m. by Courtney. Approval of Minutes Minutes from March 2025 meeting were approved. Motion for approval by Jhana, second by Alethea. Manager Updates Jeff • The Teen nano-wall should be installed soon. • The Foundation has received $20,000 in matching funds for their upcoming letter campaign. • The Mayor announced in his State of the City address that he will not be running for another term. • The Department heads and Mayor are meeting Thursday for the first 2026 budget planning session. • We have a new page starting this week. Diana • The teen space construction continues. The paint color was changed to a blue-green color. • The Teen Advisory group met for the first time last week at Pelican Books. After the meeting they were invited back to the Library to see the progress on their new space. They were very excited to brainstorm some ideas for using the area. • The D&D grant for $2,000 is frozen for now amidst the federal budget cuts. Stacy • Summer reading logistical planning continues. • We’re busy categorizing picture books. • Success story: a Mount Vernon elementary school teacher visited the children’s library with her two children who have dyslexia. She shared that since they started reading the open dyslexic font books their reading skills have improved significantly. Trish • Adult summer reading plans have been finalized. The theme is Level Up, based on old -school gaming. • We’re still spending our Digital Literacy Grant money. The purchases we’ve already made have been helpful for the one-on-one tech help that Cheryl and Rebecca do for our patrons. • The WLA conference was very informative. It was a good time to connect with most of the other Skagit librarians. We had good conversations about resource-sharing. Partnership Updates • Foundation o The Foundation meeting is tomorrow. o The matching funds they were seeking have been received. o President-elect Josie has accepted a full time job elsewhere so she has stepped down from her duties. The foundation will be looking for another president or finding ways to lighten the load for Debbie so that she can continue on as president. • Friends of the Library o The next book sale is May 17. o The FriendShop is in need of adult fiction books. o The Friends have submitted a request for a spot at the Earth Day Anacortes event. o FOL will be participating in the Washington Gives day in May. o The Friends are working on getting Chipotle to donate food for kids who complete their summer reading goals. New Business • The slate of officers for the next year was voted on: o President: Alethea o Vice President: Briana o Secretary: Mike • The representative for the Friends and Foundation will remain the same: Courtney will attend FOL meetings and Jhana will attend Foundation meetings. • A new HotSpot policy was introduced. After brief discussion, Alethea moved to approve the policy and Jhana seconded. The new policy will be added to the Bylaws. • Stacy presented a review of the State Library funding losses. Current information can be found at PREVIEW Home - WSL | Federal Library Funding in Washington - LibGuides at Washington State Library • The Board submitted their input on a 3 year strategic plan for the Library, followed by a brainstorming session. The meeting was adjourned by Courtney at 10:03 a.m. The next meeting is May 12th at 9 a.m. at the Library, exact room to be determined.