Library Board Meeting-January 4th

AINSWORTH LIBRARY BOARD MEETING will be held on January 4, 2023 at 5 p.m.

AGENDA

1.             Call meeting to order

2.             Give notice on the posting of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act

3.             Roll call

4.             Approve minutes

5.             Approve claims for payment

6.             Monthly Library Report/List of titles purchased

7.             Fundraising

                a.             Book Basket Auction-11-19-22

                b.             Recycle Ink Cartridges

8.             OverDrive Collection Development Policy

9.             Christmas Cheer Tuesdays

10.          Public Library Survey-deadline Feb. 17, 2023

11.          Summer Reading Program

                a.             Manual

                b.             Workshop in Grand Island in January

12.          Library Telescope Program

                a.             Equipment setup

                b.             Training on 12-8-22

                c.             Policy

13.          Meetings:

                a.             Nebraska State Advisory Council on Libraries-Gotomeeting-11-18-22

                b.             Telescope Training  12-8-22

                c.             Summer Reading Program Workshop-Grand Island-January 20^th

14.          Correspondence:

                a.             Penguin Random House Grants for Small & Rural Libraries

b.             Resolution on Banned Books Week-Attacks on books in U.S.-& 1^st Amendment of Freedom of Speech and Freedom to read and write by U.S. House of Representatives

c.             NEA Big Read-“Sitting Pretty: The View from my ordinary resilient disabled body by Rebekah Taussig-April 2023

d.             Swank Movie Licensing USA Public Performances Site License 10-2022-09-2023 

e.             Articles of interest from library newsletters and journals

15.          Set next meeting date/time

16.          Adjournment