Roodhouse Public Library

The meeting was called to order by vice president, Dolores Harp, with following trustees also in attendance: Beth Burrus, Mike Harper, David Mead, and Sharon Pattterson, Librarian Beth Huffines was in attendance as well.

Secretary's Report: Ms. Burrus, who had acted as secretary for the previous meeting, read the minutes. The minutes were clarified to state that the Per Capita Grant had been approved, but we have not received the funds yet. Minutes accepted as clarified on a motion by Patterson seconded by Mead.

Staff Report: Ms. Huffines included the following in her report::

A.  Requested that we hire someone to install shelves in the storage room. By a consensus of opinion the board asked that she get an estimate for the work needed.

B.  Due to some problems wirh Mr. Bob Bell he has been issued a no trespass notice from the library as per the suggestion of acting Police Chief Steve Suttles.

C. Benton and Associates personnel did a throrough inspection of the library on 3/20/12 and will compile and submit a report on his findings.

D.   Ms. Huffines has received a bid from Joe, at C & C Consulting, who does all of computer work, for a scanner for the library. She has had requests from patrons for its use and the library could utilize it as well. The older scanners we now have nolonger work.

E.  Ms. Huffines gave a short report on the Front Line Classes she recently attended in Springfield. She came away with the information that our library needs to contiue to grow and shange to maintain its viability in today's world. She learned about the new cataloging standards and felt encourged to explore the .gov website to see what it has to offer our patrons. She was given information from the state library staff on how to work with the shortage of trustees that we now have. She also learned that library "patrons" are now to be referred to as "clients". The trustees decided to forgo this suggestion and to continue to refer to our library users as "patrons'.

F.  Two donation have been received in the names of Juanita McCartney, $25, and Doris Davis, $10.

G.   The letter submitting the names of Dawn Crum, Julie Teno, Brenda Taylor and Tiffany Mumford were submitted for considereation as library trustees. Neither the library nor the individuals have heard anything from the city.

H.  Ms. Huffines purchased a new Ipad for the library at a cost of $200.00 

Financial Report: The financial report was accepted as written on a motion by Mrs. Burrus and seconded by Mrs. Patterson.

Reports of Committees: The cookbook is still being typed.

Unfinished Business: None reported

New Business:Mr Mead made the motion to purchase a scanner for the library for a cost of $100.00. Motion seconded by Patterson and passed.

Other:

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Mr. Harper seconded by Mrs.Burrus.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Patterson, Secretary