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MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
7: 00 p.m. -Library Board/Friends Room
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. SCHEDULED & UNSCHEDULED VISITORS (10 min . & 5 min.)
IV. OLD BUSINESS
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A . Approval of Official Minutes from meeting of May 11. 2004 (5 minutes)
There was no meeting of the Library Board on June 8. Thanks to the members of the Library Board for assisting with the
Summer Re ading Program "kick off' on th at date.
B. Committee Updates (5 minutes each)
C. Friends of the Library
1. Next Meeting -The next scheduled meeting of the Friends will be at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 22 .
2 . Book Release -Local celebrity Reggie Rivers will be in the Library from 7 :00-8 :30 p .m. on Tuesday, August 17 to read
from and sign his new novel, 4th and Fixed which is scheduled to be released August 1, 2004.
3 . Book Club -The "Bookers' Dozen" Friends' Book Cl ub will meet Tuesday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Friends' Room.
The book for this meeting is Plainsong by local author Kent Haruf.
D. Monthly Statistical & Financial Reports (5 minutes)
E. Other Old Business (5 minutes)
l. Books for Mary Tatum and Pat Jurgens -Earlier the Library Board set aside money to purchase books for these two
retiring staff members in recognition of their 12 years (each) service at EPL. I'm please to report that these books have
since been purchased with bookplates added to denote these honorariums.
V. NEW BUSINESS
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A . Library Board Chairperson's Report (5 minutes)
B. Library Director's Report (10 minutes)
l. 2005 Budget -The City departments are in the midst of preparing their 2005 Budgets for review by the City Manager
and later by City Council. The guideline from the City Manager is to keep 2005 non-personnel expenditures at the 2004
level. .. with expected increases related to personnel corning out of the City's contingency funds . This means no
additional hours or positions for next year .
2. Extension of Bookmobile Lease - I met with City Council on June 28 regarding the request by Douglas County Libraries
to extend their lease of our Bookmobile for 2005, and Council supported my recommendation to do so under the same
terms and conditions of our present contract. I have since notified Douglas of their approval.
3 . Memorial -The parents of Hannah Geist Noland earlier donated money for new cushions and chairs for the "Cool
Cafe" teen area in Hannah 's memory. A memorial plaque with Hannah's picture has now been installed in this area.
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