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The Mitchell Public Library Board of Trustees meet every second Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm. To view the minutes of the meetings select the year and then the date of the meeting. If you have any questions or wish to attend a meeting please contact the Director of the the Mitchell Public Library by calling the library during regular business hours at 605-995-8480.
The Mitchell Public Library Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007, at
5 p.m. in the community room at the Mitchell Public Library. Board president Taylor called the meeting to order.
Members present: Blumer, Claggett, Margheim, Molumby, Taylor.
Members absent: none.
Guests: Barb Lapka.
Minutes. The minutes of the January 9th, 2007 meeting were read and approved.
Director’s report. The Director’s report was approved as given.
Communication and correspondence. Communication had been received by the Director from Jerry Mizel. An artist has been commissioned by Mizel to create a bronze statue of either 1 or 2 children reading. When finished, statue will be placed at the Mitchell Public Library.
New business. Three members from the Mitchell Toastmasters spoke to the Library Board in regards to the new meeting room policy. The new meeting room policy states that no organization can store items in the meeting room. In a policy change, the Library Board revised the meeting room policy to state that organizations using the meeting room prior to the June 13th, 2006 board meeting may keep their items in the community room in a container no bigger than a 4-drawer filing cabinet.
The Gates Grant was discussed. The Director informed the Library Board that the Library did receive the grant request in the amount of $9,901.
Other business. The Library Board discussed a news clipping from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader about the Siouxland Libraries raising their fines from .05 to .20 on most library items. The fines had not been raised in 20 years. No formal action was taken.
Bills. The following bills were approved for payment: Better Containers Mfg. Co., 326.46; Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc. 138.50; Business Products, Inc. 1,506.05; Center Point Large Print 150.36; Coaches against cancer 60.00; Daily Republic 64.86; Demco 614.31; Ed’s Pet World 15.98; Gateway Companies Inc. 558.00; Gaylord Bros.235.39;
GlobalAdService 449.95; Jackie Hess 50.44; Ingram Library Services 1,564.27; Knowbuddy Resources 371.08; Learning Opportunities, Inc. 354.10; Mitchell School District 31.13; National Business Listings 669.00; Northwestern Energy & Communications 5,040.41; Palace Cleaners 6.00; Random House, Inc. 54.40; Reader’s Den 49.48; Recorded Books, LLC 211.30; Thomson Gale 583.38; Thune True Value Hardware 118.57; Unique Books, Inc. $1,314.75; Walmart Community 28.76; World Book, Inc. 399.00.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13th, 2007, at 5 p.m. in the community room at the Mitchell Public Library.
Jackie Hess
Secretary