Call to order by Cindy at 6:01 pm 

Members present: 

Director – Heather 

Trustees – Paul G., Nicole C., Cindy W.,  and Arlene D., Ashlee C. 

   – absent – Kathy G. 

Public – Julie Lanphear 

Friends of the library – Marilyn Zimber 

  1. PUBLIC COMMENTS 
  1. Marilyn asked if continuing with the library movie nights is worth the money due to low turnout 
  1. Discussion by trustees supported discontinuing movie nights for the time being 
  1. Discussion surrounding potential sale of the blow up screen was tabled for the time being; members would like to discuss and have time to think of ways to utilize the screen in the future 
  1. Julie stated that recent books that have been dropped off at the library are not useful for sale due to the poor condition of the books. A reminder to the public to only bring books that are not damaged (i.e. by water/mold, etc) will be in the bargain hunter ads over the next few months. 
  1. Julie also raised a concern surrounding the library trying to get a grant to help the HUB with climate control for the summer – stating that people were concerned it would be a conflict of interest. 
  1. Discussion surrounded purpose for library involvement 
  1. Cindy said she would check to see if it was a conflict of interest and would table any activity surrounding air conditioning until more information could be gathered. 
  1. FRIENDS COMMENTS 
  1. Book sales are going well 
  1. J. Foster will be offering a concert in two weeks 
  1. The Nelson Brothers will perform in August 
  1. OLD BUSINESS 
  1. CORRECTION –  
  1. At the June meeting, it was noted that 50,000 in Damoth Funds had been awarded to the Library. This was a misunderstanding by the June notetaker (N.Curry). The actual funds that were awarded for the year is 15,000.  
  1. CORRESPONDENCE 
  1. Two book donations were received: one by Andrew Redd for a children’s picture book and one from Wes Baden wich was an adult non-fiction collection of poetry 
  1. Approval of minutes from 6/17/25- motion made by Arlene seconded by Nicole 
  1. FINANCIAL REPORTS 
  1. Motion made by Arlene and seconded by Paul to accept the June 2025 Financial report. 
  1. Question asked regarding hours for Heather – she will be in good standing to not go over budgeted time for the year. 
  1. A question surrounding a charge from Amazon for .01 cents. 
  1. Heather explained that this was due to a change in cost of the items purchased from Amazon – they refunded the library account the .01 due to a ‘sale’ on the item we had purchased. 
  1. DIRECTOR REPORT 
  1. DATA 
  1. 305 visits in June (7 of those visits were during the evening hours) 
  1. Wild Center passes have been checked out 10 times as of the July meeting 
  1. 8 new library card sign ups 
  1. 307 items checked out (50 of which were children’s materials and dvds) 
  1. Wifi printing has been a hit – patrons have stated the print from personal device feature is amazing 
  1. Movie night had 15 total visitors (10 adults and 5 children) 
  1. PROGRAM UPDATES 
  1. The library will do two Bargain Hunter ads – 1 for new books/videos available for borrowing and another that will specifically highlight any events the library is sponsoring (AARP course offerings, boating license courses, etc) 
  1. Scavenger Hunt bookmarks are ready to go 
  1. Fire Hall – Movie Night 7/11/25 – library will serve popcorn and water 
  1. NOTARY 
  1. Notary update – Heather is looking to take the exam in either September or October 2025 
  1. NEW BUSINESS 
  1. Story Walk 
  1. Heather will be replacing the plastic sheeting that protects each page as a way to make the presentation of the stories more aesthetically pleasing as well as to better protect each page. 
  1. Cindy recommended ordering two pieces of plastic (one for each side) so as to avoid having to use tape. Paul made a motion to spend the money and Nicole seconded the motion. 
  1. ADJOURN 
  1. Motion made to adjourn at 6:35 by Arlene and seconded by Nicole 
  1. Next meeting will be on August 19th, 2025 at 6:00 pm