02-25-2019 LIBM
Library Board Meeting
February 25, 2019
Review and approve minutes from the January 14, 2019 meeting ACCEPT AS WRITTEN
Present: Steve Bailey, Gerry Grinde, Carolyn Ulrich, Jack Sandberg, Julie Lofdahl, and Katy Hiltner, Ex-Officio
Excused: Mary Christensen, Kristine Leuze
Old Business:
1. Program Reports:
● Teen Paint Night - 28 signups; 26 came. Program was a lot of fun and kids want to do again.
Opened to libraries in Mcleod County. Came from Lester, Glencoe, Brownton, Winsted, and
Hutchinson
● Master Gardeners – children’s program tonight “Wonder of Snowflakes”
o April 14th – adult program, “Flowers for Pollinators”
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● Craft Nights @ the Library - Tuesday, March 5, Rachelle - button bowls
● One Book, One Community Book Discussion - 20 people despite weather, school district bought
books and teachers came with opinions - Ruth Hamlow helped lead
o April 14th is Allen Eskens’ author talk at the Event Center
2. Discussion of Board Terms for 2019
● Appointment of President, Vice President, and Secretary - at April meeting
● Appointment of two new board members
o recommendation to Mayor due in March
o Jack Sandberg will also be leaving the board as he is moving to northern Minnesota
New Business:
1. Future Ready Grant – presentation by Rachelle Golde, Teen Services Librarian
Grant provides an opportunity for library and community – focus is on middle school students. A total of
28 people are in Rachelle’s cohort; it is a year-long project to help with college and career readiness for
middle school kids. Rachelle went to Salt Lake City for a conference. She will be receiving $150 for
resources for reading summer learning program. She is the only one from MN in the cohort, so she talks
to people around the county. She is working with New Discoveries for the programing. She would like
to create a Career Cafe in fall to have three to five people come talk to kids on careers.
2. Friends of the Library Annual Meeting – Friends met on Monday, Feb 11th and budgeted to give funds
for DVDs, summer reading, teen reading, story hour, audio books, and more. They will again be doing
Project Bookshelf. The Friends are looking for new members.
3. Food for Fines: March 11 - 23rd For every non-perishable item a patron brings to the library, $1 is taken
off your fines (up to $5 per library card).
4. Passports to the Parks Program – Library Square is one of the parks and the Library wants to do an event
on Monday, August 12th. Library staff may partner with the Art Center, Historic Hutch or other non-
profits. They will have the Chamber’s McLeod County Resources brochures to hand out to those who
come. It will be a non-digital night for families to meet.
5. Library Buzz – What Have You Been Reading/Watching?
Julie - Becoming by Michelle Obama
Steve - The Innocent by David Baldacci
Carolyn - 16 books Girl in Building C by Mary Krugerud; Hello Girls by Elizabeth Cobbs; and The Cutout
Girl by Bart Van Es
Jack - The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens; The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood; Sky and Telescope
Magazine; and watching Foyles War
Gerry - Enjoyed the community book The Life We Bury and others books by Allen Eskens;
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan; Love Stories of WWII by Larry King; and Saving Mona Lisa by Gerri
Chanel
Rachelle - Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis and just got a puppy so dog training books
Katy - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate; The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman; Killers of the
Flower Moon by David Graham; and Elevation by Stephen King
Meeting adjourned at 5:24 pm
Next meeting: Monday, March 25, 2019 @ 4:30 p.m.
January 2019 Donations
$500.00 3M Grant Total $500.00
Minutes submitted by Julie Lofdahl, Secretary