HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-2012 Regular MeetingMinutes of Meeting: Fairhope Public Library Board of Trustees
Monday, March 19, 2012
The meeting was held in t he FPL upstairs con f erence room and called to order at 5:35 PM by Martin Lenaux. Others in
attendance were Molly Peterson , Frieda Ward, Dan Stankowski , and Tamara Dean -Library Director . The minutes from
the February 2012 meeting were subm itted and approved .
Reports:
Library directo r, Tamara Dean, gave a review of the Library employee, statistical, and financial reports . After review by
those present, all reports w ere accepted as presented .
Business:
The Board continued disc uss ions regarding the Fau lkner State Com munity Co ll ege lease contract and its impact on the
library . The Board agreed to inqu ir e as to Faulkne r's intentions regarding renewal of the lease optio n . Tamara will
proceed with organizing a written plan for potential library usage of the space for short and long -range planning .
Martin prese nted plans regardi ng the 2012 Hoot Scoot fundraising event to benefit the FPL Foundation . The SK event
will be held on Frid ay, Ap ri l 27th and will be the 4th annua l event.
Tamara ann ou nced that a community volunteer who is a visito r in the area from Argentina , will provide a Spanish
Storytime at t he Library . Tamara also announced that the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Dept . will be hosting at the library a
traveling exh ibi t t hat is a display of a piece of stee l from the September 11th Tragedy. The exhibit will be in the FPL on
March 28th and will last 2 ½ days .
Frieda offered praise for the quali ty and content of the library's recent programming . Many of the programs have been
publicized in the Fa irho pe City Sketches pub lica t ion as well as other media outlets .
The next Board meeting will be held at 5:30 on April 16th at the library .
With no further business to discuss , the meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m .
Respectfull y Submitted by : Molly Peterson