Library Board of Trustees Agenda and Packet 2023 01 12

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No members of the public Helena Lechner called the meeting to order at 6:30pm Roll call - Laurel Cole absent Approval of Agenda Motion Jaime Dufresne Second Laura Skladzinski Approval of 9/8/22 minutes Motion Jaime Second Laura Staff appreciation - Last year, Helena bought gift cards for staff to Moxie and Bittersweet and signed a card. Helena will get gift cards this year. We have 25 staff. Sharon will give the exact number to Helena. Each board member will contribute $50. Little Free Libraries Memory Square little library needs to be relocated. The Library foundation may not be ready to entertain an ask for funding to move the library so we will hold off for now. Louisville Library Foundation Report The Library Foundation members are meeting monthly now. They have created some small groups for workgroups. They are electing new officers and creating new positions. Volunteer needs Volunteers are needed to help set up for the First Friday event on December 2, 2022. Volunteers can help set up at 4. The event is from 5pm to 7pm. Volunteers can also help hand out cookies and hot cider. Anyone who wants to come to help is welcome. Erin will email the board an invitation. Erin will also send a calendar of events for volunteering next year. City Council work plan City Council has asked boards and commissions to bring forward items for the city council work plan. Sharon proposed that the library go completely fine free which aligns with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion portion of the work plan. Currently most libraries in the consortium are fine free. The Louisville Library is fine free for youth items. The library has been fine for the last two years because of COVID and the Marshall fire. Fines are due to be reinstated in January, 2023. In the last regular year, $12,000 in fine revenue was collected. Long overdue items that