HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-2011 Regular MeetingMinutes of Meeting: Fairhope Public Library Board of Trustees
March 21, 2011
The meeting was called to order at 5:50 PM by Frieda Ward .
In attendance were Frieda Ward, Molly Peterson, Carson Nicolson, and Tamara Dean -Library
Director.
The minutes from the February meeting were submitted and approved .
Reports:
Library director, Tamara Dean , gave a review of the Library employee, statistical, and financial
reports . The financial report included a review of the expenses and remaining donation
balance from the Ashley Bryan Art Exhibit . After review by those present, all reports were
accepted as presented .
Business:
Frieda presented a report on the planning of the Staff Reception which will be held Wednesday,
May 18th, 6-7 p.m. at Dahlgren Hall on the Faulkner campus . Frieda is managing the food and
beverages and will divide the costs of beverages among the Board members. Molly will be
des igning a proof of the invitation and will provide a draft to Frieda during the next few weeks .
Inv itations will be printed and hand -delivered to library employees. Molly will try to secure a
small jazz combo to play at the reception. Other details will be discussed at the next meeting.
Tamara reviewed the plans for library staff to attend the Alabama Library Association annual
meeting in April. After further review of the published conference schedule and the cost s of
attendance, it was agreed that only the full -time employees would attend the conference. This
will allow the library to remain open with part-time employee staffing on that day.
Due to the public school's Spring Break schedule, Tamara will poll the Board regarding
rescheduling of the April Board meeting. If changes are made to the regular schedule, she will
notify all Board members in advance.
W ith no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 6 :34 p .m .
Respectfully Submitted by: Molly Peterson