The Ainsworth Library Board will be meeting on January 7th at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA
1. Call meeting to order
2. Notice of the posting of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act
3. Roll call
4. Public Comment Time
5. Approve minutes of last meeting
6. Approve claims for payment
7. Monthly Library Report for November & December-Update on Public Library Survey
8. Review of Fall Library Crawl
9. A Night at the Library Book Basket Auction- November 15th
10. Ainsworth Christmas Stroll: Tour of Christmas Homes-Dec. 6th
11. Disney Christmas Advent Story Calendar Give Away
12. VITA Program Update;
A. EITC Day & VITA Kick Off-Jan 30th
B. First appointment day: Jan. 31st; Last appointment day: April 4th
13. Part-Time Library Helper
14. Library Events for December and January:
Storytime: Dec. 2nd & 16th; Jan. 13th & 27th
Book Club: Dec. 15th “A Christmas Prayer” Jan. 20th “A River of Doubt
March 2nd: Dr. Seuss Day
15. Close out the Paper Back Exchange/Sale of Stand
16. Meetings./Workshops:
A. Ainsworth Library Foundation Board Meeting-Nov. 6th
B. Thursday Director’s Zoom Meeting: Nov. 6th & 13; Dec. 4th & 11th
C. New NLC Partnership with Amazon Business Prime-Nov. 18th
D. Nebraska Advisory Council on Libraries-November 21st
E. N Compass: There is always something happening at the library-Nov. 25th
F. “ “ : From Rotary to the Local Bar: Unexpected Allies in Library Outreach-Nov. 26th
G. “ “ : Social Media Show and Tell-Dec. 5th
H. “ “: Return of the Canvaholic-Dec. 11th
I. Not Your Grandma’s Iron On Workshop-Atkinson-Jan. 7th
J. Big Talk for Small Libraries All Day Conference-Feb. 27th Library close for this?
17. Correspondence:
A. Nebraska 2025 Book Award Winners
B. 2026 One Book One Nebraska title released
C. Articles of interest from Library Journals/Newsletters
D. NLC: Thank you plus Admiral of the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
E. Bravery Magazine
18. Set next meeting date/time
19. Adjournment
