CLIO AREA LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES

JULY 13, 2005

 

Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Mike Zinn.  Those present were Mike Zinn, Sue Thomas, Sandra Vuillemot, Ethel Howell, Sue Smith, custodian Brian Vuillemot and librarian Darwin Maguire.  Pat Peterson, District Library Representative was absent.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:  The Michigan Municipal League magazine was received.

 

MINUTES:  Motion by S. Thomas to approve the minutes of June 8, 2005, seconded by S. Smith.  All yeas.

 

LIBRARIAN’S REPORT:  Another good month on patronage, up 5% over last June.  Clio was 5^th in the district for June usage.  Programs have been well attended.  The summer reading programs consist of Story Time for pre-school and approximately 20 have attended each session. For children 10 and under they keep track of the books they have read and prizes will be awarded at the end of the  program.  Teenagers  have the same type of program except they can keep track of the books and number of pages they have read on the internet, and prizes will also be awarded at the end of the program.

 

BILLS:  Motion by S. Vuillemot to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $5,436.82, seconded by S. Thomas.  All yeas.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:  Motion by E. Howell to approve the treasurer’s report of June 30, 2005, seconded by S. Smith.  All yeas.

 

CUSTODIAN’S REPORT: Parking lot is in need of repair and resurfacing.  S. Thomas will contact Chippewa Asphalt, and Mark’s Paving for estimates to bring to the next meeting. The alarm went off again today when the library was opening.  Darwin said he will check to see who is opening each morning so they will have the code to disarm the alarm.  Alliance told Brian they still need an authorization code to clear the alarm.  S. Thomas will check again with Alliance to make sure what the authorization code consists of.

 

OLD BUSINESS:  M. Zinn still needs to contact Shorts Roofing concerning the leak at the roof and windows at the lobby area.,

 

NEW BUSINESS:  Darwin reported there is a locking door knob on the door to the children’s room.  He would like to have the lock removed..  Brian will look at the lock to see if the lock can be removed from the knob.  If not he will purchase a non-locking knob for the door.

 

ADJOURNMENT:  Motion by E. Howell to adjourn at 5:56 p.m., seconded by S. Vuillemot.  All yeas.

 

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 5:30 P.M. ON AUGUST 10, 2005.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                                    Sandy Vuillemot