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LIED RANDOLPH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING-December 9, 2024 Minutes

LIED RANDOLPH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES

DECEMBER 9, 2024

I.          OPENING PROCEDURE

  1. Call to order
  2. Pursuant to the Nebraska Open Meetings Act a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room and is available for viewing by the public.

II.         ROUTINE BUSINESS

  1. Roll Call – Jeri Gubbels, Julie Pfansteil, Shelley Crawford, Megan Shearer, Katie Miller, and Peggy Leiting

III.        PUBLIC COMMENT

IV.        REGULAR AGENDA

  1. Approve previous meetings minutes-Motion by Jeri; Seconded by Megan
  2. Review and approve claims
  3. Library report

People In 759                                      19 Children’s Programs with 292 attending
Items circulating 1,180                        1 Young Adult program with 4 attending       
Computer Uses 88                              2 Adult Programs with 19 attending

Digital Checkouts 262

Meeting Room Usage of non-library events 6
Makerspace Uses: 42 (estimate)

We made up “12 Books of Christmas” for 12 families
First Lego groups meeting every Thursday evening

Closing @ 2:00 on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and closed Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Katie applied for the Library Improvement Grant for a bike rack and solar lights.
Peggy applied for the Youth for Excellence Grant for the First Lego kits.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Story Time & Crafts for 4-6th–Dec. 16

Book Discussion–Dec. 17

Learning Center Visit & Chess–Dec 19

Teen Book Club–Dec 21

Planning a few activities over Christmas Break & January
Cara from the Extension and Kristina Swantek will come again next year for some after-school programs.

  • Review policies/ none
  • Ideas and suggestions:

V.         ADJOURN:  Motion by Julie; Seconded by Shelley

Next Meeting:  January 13th at 5:30pm

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