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University City Library board meeting minutes, 2/11/2009 <br />Members Present Absences <br />Linda Ballard - Director, library staff <br />William Baldwin Absent <br />Gwen Beckwith Mary Costantin <br />Patrick Gallagher Absent <br />Susan Glassman <br />Joy Lieberman <br />Larry Nolan <br />Byron Price -City council liaison Absent <br />David Stokes Kyle Walker <br />Patrick Wall -Asst. Director, library staff <br />The meeting of the University City Public Library board was called to order at 5:28p.m., <br />2/11/2009 by David Stokes, President. <br />Minutes <br />The minutes from the meeting of January 14, 2008 were approved. <br />Correspondence <br />None. <br />Friends' report <br />The Friends will stage a membership drive table in the Library on Sunday, February 15. They are <br />planning a trivia night for May 6, 2009. <br />Council liaison Councilman Price was not present. <br />Librarian's report <br />a. Circulation continues to increase as does computer usage. <br />b. Linda discussed the library's employment of off duty UCity police officers for security in the late afternoon and evening. There was some concern about a shift schedule change <br />possibly impacting the officer's availability but Chief Adams thinks that instead it may <br />make even more officers available. The library pays $25lhour and benefits from the <br />officers monitoring behavior throughout the building, thus freeing the staff. <br />c. It was noted that Webster Groves voters passed a tax proposal for library renovations. In <br />the past decade and a half, nine of the consortium libraries have made improvements in facilities and programs. <br />d. Linda and Christa visited the state capitol and visited with all but one of our city's <br />representatives. The governor's budget proposal maintains funding for MORENet. <br />e. The library is going to submit a grant request to fund a telephone survey of our patrons. <br />Questions will need to be developed. <br />f. Linda provided a preliminary draft budget for next year but several items need more information and the board must decide what capital improvements to fund and whether to <br />grant pay increases. The reported income from property tax payments stayed stable. <br />g. The Big Read program discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird" was very well attended. <br />Also the Don Marsh Friends program was very interactive and interesting. Attendance at <br />the `lunch and learn' discussion on "Hamlet" was good. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />