The Ainsworth Library Board Meeting was held on May 2, 2018 at the Ainsworth Public Library.This meeting was advertised in the local newspaper, over the radio, on the library website, and posted at the Library. The meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. Notice was given on the posting of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act. Roll call showed all members present. We welcomed a new board member, Pedro Bordes. Mark Kovar’s term expired the end of April.
Traci Alberts made a motion to approve the minutes with one correction: Mark Kovar’s term expires on April 30th not on the 31st. Todd Flynn seconded this with all members voting in favor of. Phyllis Leach moved to approve the claims for payment. Pedro Bordes seconded this motion with all members voting in favor of. The Monthly Library Report was presented as well as a list of titles purchased.
The Makerspace Grant was discussed. Usage/training/tours done the first week of April were shared. Copies of the inventory completed as well as the funds collected and forwarded to Library Commission on the consumables were shared. Packing up of the equipment was done on April 9th. The machines went to Neigh from here. It was noted that Morgan Osborn’s last payment from the Makerspace Internship grant was issued to her. A review was given on the Makerspace Survey which ran from May 2nd to May 26th. We had a total of 35 responses. Summary of Survey:
Did you have the opportunity to tour, train, or create with the Makerspace while at the Library: 85.7% yes 14.3% no
Do you think that the Library should have some type of makerspace equipment permanently available: 94.1% Yes 5.9% no
Would you use makerspace equipment if we had a permanent studio at the Library:
94.1% yes 5.9% no
Indicate your top five choices for makerspace equipment:
1st choice-Button Maker 2nd Heat Press 3rd Vinyl Cutter 4th Heat Press 5th 3-D Printer
What is your age: 31.4% in 35-49 age group 25.7% in 50-64 age group 20% in 65 and up
17.1% in 18-34 age group 5.8%in the under 18 age group
Todd Flynn moved to purchase a Button Maker for the library since that was the top choice in the survey. Traci Alberts seconded this with all members voting in favor of.
It was noted that the Library had several displays from April 16-30th. The Clothesline Project displayed t-shirts created to raise awareness of violence against women. The Ainsworth Art Guild’s Spring Art Show was on exhibit with 80 people signing the guest book. Jo Irwin was the winner of the Art Basket.
The upcoming Summer Reading Program was discussed. The theme this year will be “Libraries Rock”. Fliers with the dates of events for the various age groups have been sent to the school, the preschools, and to home school families as well as in the newspaper and library website. Sign-Up period will run from May 1st – May 14th. There is an online form as well as paper forms at the library. It was noted that the Library Foundation will pay for the Lego Guy to be here on June 8th at 2 p.m. A coloring contest would be held during the month. Plans are being made to hold some Middle School activities in July. A bilingual language Story time will be held in July for the PreK-K-1st-and 2nd grade.
Craig Bernbeck had a landscaping request for the Board. He wanted to trade five buckets of large stone in exchange for five buckets of lava rock from around the library. No action was taken on this request as the board was not interested at this time.
The Board reviewed the Safety Policy, Emergency Procedures, and the Disruptive Behavior Policy. Discussion of these policies also brought up the need for a camera in the building, what the cost for a panic button would be, and the importance to document disruptive behavior or anger issues happening in the Library.
Alane Lentz gave a quick review of the webinar that she watched for Board Certification titled Serving Older Adults and Their Care Partners at your Library. It was noted that the Board still needed 13 more CU’s before the end of September. A list of free webinar’s for May was shared with the Board. Wanda and Gail attended the System’s 3 in 1 Workshop in Kearney on April 20th. This covered micro-makerspaces, Information Security/Privacy, and How to do an Escape Room. It was noted that the Library Foundation Board should be meeting on May 17th.
Under correspondence, a Soil Map of Brown County from 1933 was received from the UN of MO and a postcard of Ainsworth’s Main Street in 1943 was received from Fort Thomas, KY. Various articles of interest from library journals and newsletters were shared.
The next meeting date/time was set for June 6th at 5 p.m. Since there was no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m.
