CLIO LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES

September 8, 2010

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Mike Zinn.  Those present were Mike Zinn, Sandra Vuillemot, Sue Smith, Eileen Marshall, Librarian Darwin McGuire.  Those absent were Sue Thomas and Gregg Bryan.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:  Letter from Terminix that the next billing will increase by $2.00 per month.

 

MINUTES:  A motion by E. Marshall to approve the minutes of August 11, 2010, seconded by S. Smith.  All yeas.

 

LIBRARIAN’S REPORT:  The door count for august averaged 701.9 per day which is 100 plus more per day than the year to date daily count.  Circulation is still down by 7.85%, but that is due to a 40% cut in library hours.  The summer ready program finished August 7 with 283 signed up.  A lot more readers moved up to the bonus round because of the amount of reading they did.  The Haunted Tales storyteller attracted 6 teens, 3 adults, and 1 child on August 13th.  Nine were in attendance the Clio Book Club which met once.  The Upcoming events include Storytime with Miss Susan on Tuesdays at 10:30 and 11:30, beginning September 12th though October 19th.  On Saturday October 2nd the Friends of the Library will hold its second Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  On October 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 an Antique Appraisal will be held.  On Saturday November 6 at 11 a.m. a Karate Demonstration will be held.  For those looking for work a Resume Writing program will be held December 9th at 2. pm. and on December 16 at 2 p.m. will be Interviewing Skills.

 

BILLS:  A motion by E. Marshall to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $2,478.39, seconded by S. Smith.  All yeas.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:  A motion by E. Marshall to approve the treasurer’s report for August 31, 2009, seconded by S. Smith.  All yeas.

 

OLD BUSSINESS:  the City of Clio and Vienna Township have signed the new library agreement.

 

NEW BUSINESS:  A slab of sidewalk near the rear of the building has raised in the southwest corner of the slab and needs to be repaired.

 

ADJOURNMENT:  A motion by E. Marshall to a adjourn at 5:52 p.m., seconded by S. Smith.

 

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 13, 2010 AT 5:30 P.M.

 

                                                                        Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                        Sandra Vuillemot, Secretary