The following approved minutes are published as submitted.

Present:

Sharon Younger Chair

W. Stanworth (Stan) Harris Vice-Chair

Robert Huffman Treasurer

Dee Ann Culbreath Board Member

Greg Milam Board Member

Mary Louise Slack Board Member

Michael Stone Board Member

Frank Neudecker City of Jackson representative

Katie Brantley County Commissioner representative

Carla Jacobs Shiloh Regional Library

Richard Salmons Library Director

Arlene Griffin Library North Manager

Steve Coffman LSSI Representative

 

The meeting was called to order at 3:30 pm by Board Chair Sharon Younger.

The first item of business was an introduction of members of the Library Foundation Board, Vicki Lake, Chairman, Shirley Jones, Treasurer, Kathryn Swindle and Harold Carter representatives. They presented the Library Board with a check for $8,000 to be used for teens/tweens books and electronic video message boards for both Main and Library North.

The minutes of the April 16^th meeting were approved as presented.

The director’s report was given by Richard Salmons.

The April door count for the main branch was 17,140 visitors entering the building. This is an average of 571 each day.

Children’s Department concluded another busy month with 10 programs and a total attendance of 166. The next major event for the children’s department is the Summer Reading Program.

The Volunteer Program has started and we have four individuals to sign up. Total volunteer hours are approximately 20 hours a week.

Attended Library Foundation Board Meeting. The Foundation Board is recruiting new members and working toward having a full board once again.

Processing of donated materials for the Book Sale continues and materials are still arriving and are being sorted by volunteers. From the stand point of donations the Book Sale has already been a great success!

The statistical report was presented showing a continued increase in all areas of library usage. Circulation comparison April 2007 versus April 2008 shows an increase of 82.53%.

The April LSSI financial report was presented as well as the April Coffee Shop reports.

Library North conducted five children’s programs in April with a total attendance of 78.

The April Financial Report was presented by Treasurer, Robert Huffman and was accepted as presented by a vote of six to one.

Mary Slack and Dee Ann Culbreath were appointed to the Nominating Committee.

The Director asked for permission to purchase books from Amazon.com for the Robert Cabaniss Donation by paying for them with his LSSI credit card and the board will reimburse LSSI. The books to be purchased are specific World War II subjects and are easier found and much cheaper purchasing through Amazon but they will not accept a check. The Cabaniss donation was placed in the Library Board Account. Robert Huffman moved to put the purchase on the LSSI credit card and the board would write a check to LSSI for this purchase, Dee Ann Culbreath seconded the motion and it was approved.

A motion was made by Mike Stone and seconded by Dee Ann Culbreath to instruct the director if he is called back to the City/County Capital Funds Committee he may reduce the amount of the capital expenses for the exterior parking area to the amount for drawings and bid process which would be $6,000 or 7,000. Motion was approved.

5) City of Jackson: