Hopkins District Library Board Meeting
March 12th, 2013 7:00 PM
Guest Presenter - Theresa from the Allegan County Community Foundation about the upcoming ArtsAlive competition
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report *see attached
Correspondence
Public Comment
Director’s Report
Programs Sticks & Strings group is meeting the 3rd Monday of the month, book club, Coups for Troops (coupon clippers),Fly Tying, Sewing basics, Needle Felting.
Publicity Up to 92 likes on Facebook (ask your friends to like us!), articles in the Globe, school newsletter, posters around town,
Meetings, workshops, etc Advisory Meeting, Township Meetings, PPS Meeting, QSAC Meeting, ALA 2013 Annual Meeting, Big Talk from Small Libraries Webinar, Group A&B library's meeting
Building Issues broken door, electricity upgrade approved, sign half paid for and will be installed after electric is run out there (waiting on warmer weather)
Budget Issues none
Library Closings none
Volunteers 22 people have signed up for the Friends of the Library group so far and their next meeting was March 11th, donated books still coming in,
Lakeland, State other library news none
Patron comments and suggestions continued book suggestions, looking for ideas of programs (guy programs)
Other sent out 30 boxes of books so far to Better World Books, planning to start purchasing technology and other improvements with grant money soon, SRC planned and have received donations (need volunteers), discuss 'expansion' plan
Old Business
New Business - Ancestry.com membership, processing credit cards at the library
Public Comment
Adjournment
Next Meeting Tuesday April 9th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
