Report_Library Board of Trustees 3 24 16 Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Library Board of Trustees Update
From the Meering ofMarch 24, 2016
Present: Jenny Weiss President; Patty Poggemiller, Vice President; Angela
Allred, Secretary; Paula Connors, Pat Maddux, Jon Trotter, and Mike Willis
• February marked 67% of the fiscal year lapsing with expenditures at 61 %.
Revenue is at 70% of projections.
• The Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget was approved by the City Council
on Monday, March 14. One change was made to the budget pertaining to
Internet funding. This was able to be reduced due to City Information
Services negotiating with a different provider. We will qualify for a lower
cost as well as having access to higher bandwidth in the future. A
commitment for 10 years includes the doubling of capacity every few
years. Current capacity is 100 Mb. In the future: 200Mb 2016 — 2018
(effective July, 2016); 400Mb 2019 — 2021 , and 800Mb 2022 — 2025.
• Following a discussion on loss of materials due to patrons not returning
items, a comparison with peer libraries on limits to checkouts was
presented to the Board and follows: Ames no limit; Council Bluff 175;
Davenport no limit; Des Moines 50 per card; 150 per family; Iowa City 75;
Sioux City 999; Waterloo no limit, and West Des Moines 100. Also
reported was that 84.5% of unreturned items are from new account
holders. The total dollar amount for FY 2015 in lost items is $16,652.42
and of this $14,065.33 is from new accounts. New accounts are limited to
three items checked out at a time. Of all the outstanding materials that
were never returned that we continue to try to recover, only one of these
has a larger number of items and it remains below 50. This account has
been referred to the Police Department.
• Selser Schaefer Architects provided a near-final draft of the proposed
Maker Space. To date 52% of the cost for the Maker Space has been
raised. We were invited to submit a Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust grant
and our submission will be included in their next grant review, which is
April 22. If successful, this will bring the total fundraising efforts to 72% of
the cost.
• The marketing campaign continues to move forward. The van has been
wrapped, a Chamber eBlast was sent, and digital billboards are set for the
year. We are working on social media now and getting some of the
slogans in a format that we can use in print media. The Library is
scheduled for two months of a digital banner on the website of TH Media.
• Beginning FY 2017 funding has been restored, which will allow up to 117
hours of additional service annually. This provides an opportunity to
review all library hours to determine those that will best meet the needs of
the community. An online survey will begin April 1 and last through May
15 to seek input from the public. The results of the survey will be
presented to the Board at their May 26 meeting and new hours will begin
in July.
• The Board voted to offer a naming opportunity to the largest donor of the
Maker Space.
• The Board reviewed a proposal to lease the parking lot on Bluff and 11 t"
Street for free patron parking. The proposal was tabled until the Board is
further along in discussions regarding the strategic plan, which may be
influenced by the marketing campaign and a future community survey.
Library Board of Trustees
Jenny Weiss, Board President Susan Henricks, Director
Angela Allred, Board Secretary
Paula Connors
Pat Maddux
Patty Poggemiller
Jon Trotter
Mike Willis