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Cathlamet Blanche Bradley Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Cathlamet Public Library, Thursday, February 1, 2018 -12:45 pm Agenda 1. Call to Order and Roll Call and welcome to new library board member Minette Smith– Jean Beerbower. 2. Approval of January 4, 2017 meeting minutes. 3. January Vouchers 4. Librarian Report – circ stats, contacted county commissioner about coming back to ask for funding, working on Koha or alternative ILS hosting including contact with Camas Public Library who is considering going to Koha, More Adult nonfiction has been weeded. Volunteers are working on items with records that need fixing, Furniture inventory is waiting for final details to complete. A materials and tech inventory are on Carol’s to-do list. Minette has kindly volunteered to work on upgrading the volunteer handbook.

Old Business: 1. Strategic planning “homework” comparison (through page 39) 2. Update on data hosting info. 3. Now that the State has passed their capital budget, the county commissioners may reconsider supplemental funding for the library. 4. Carol needs to get the library survey on Survey Monkey. 5. Still to be done: Public Works will see about installing a grate between the sidewalk and deck to allow water to drain rather than pooling on the deck in front of the entrance. And the library door still sticks when the sun shines on it. 6. Thanks to State Library representative Evelyn Lindberg and board member Mary Bush, our library website is much more functional and user friendly! 7. Possibly raising the cost of out-of-town library cards. The mayor authorized waiting longer to see if the County Commissioners will reconsider supporting the library. 8. An anonymous person has donated $200 to purchase library cards for low income patrons. We need to develop a scholarship form or criteria for distributing the cards. It was suggested that we have patrons show proof of low income status by showing their EBT card, Medicaid card, or status for Free and Reduced Lunch, and that we should post the free card availability at the three food banks in town. Should we advertise anywhere else? 9. Other old business.

New Business: 1. New grant opportunity for children’s library books. 2. Minette needs to give biographical information to Carol to update the library website. 3. Next meeting date – Thursday, March 1st at the library, 12:45pm. 4. Other?

Adjourn BOARD MEMBERS Jean Beerbower Mary Bush Rose Rendler Robin Westphall Minette Smith

Carol Blix 6/2/18