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112 City0f <br />Om Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />Library Board of Trustees <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 9, 2024 <br />Library Meeting Room <br />950 Spruce Street <br />6:30 PM <br />Call to Order — Chairperson Laurel called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm. <br />Roll Call was taken and the following members were present: <br />Board Members Present: Helena Lechner, Laurel Cole, Carrie Cortigilano <br />Superior Board of Trustees Representative: Cheryl Achterberg <br />Board Members Absent:Jaime Dufresne, Weiyan Chen, Heather Wiegand <br />Staff Members Present: Sharon Nemecheck <br />Approval of Agenda — The agenda was approved by all members. <br />Approval of Meeting Minutes — The minutes from the March 14, 2024 meeting were <br />approved as written. <br />Public Comments - None <br />Role of the Trustee: Discussion — The Board discussed the Role of the Trustee page <br />from the Handbook. Trustees shared what things come easily to them such as talking to <br />others about the library, sharing about eBooks, stocking the little libraries and resharing <br />library Facebook posts. The Board also discussed different ways they could share what <br />is happening at the library and vowed to try something new before the next meeting. <br />LBOT Handbook Update: Discussion — Laurel and Carol updated the handbook per <br />statutory requirement. The last update was five years ago and Laurel and Carol made <br />sure everything was current. Erin is going to make it more user friendly with some <br />formatting improvements. <br />LBOT Bylaw Amendment: Discussion — The LBOT Bylaws articulate how the Board is <br />run. One item that Laurel would like to add to the bylaws will require a vote. Erin will get <br />clarity from the city about how to amend bylaws as there are new guidelines coming out <br />soon. <br />Some municipal libraries approve the library budget or weigh in more on library <br />operations and administration. However, the role of the LBOT is more advisory. Laurel <br />would like to add a statement that says the primary role of the LBOT is to advise the <br />City of Louisville <br />Cultural Services 951 Spruce Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4815 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />