In attendance were Jacque Land, President, presiding; Zack Boyers, John Dubinsky, Alison Ferring, Gabriel E. Gore, Nina North-Murphy, and Keith Savage.
Also present were Executive Director Waller McGuire and staff members Gerald Brooks, Diane Freiermuth, Dave Halbeck, William Jackson, Charles Jefferson, and Kathy Leitle; Liz Reeves and Rick Simoncelli, Library Foundation; Scott Hauser, McGladrey; and John Fox Arnold, Lashly & Baer.
Mr. Land called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.
Minutes:
Ms. Ferring's motion to approve the minutes of the December 2, 2013 Board meeting, seconded by Ms. North-Murphy, was approved.
Comminications:
Mr. McGuire presented two items. The first was a craigslist entry from someone wanting to purchase a St. Louis Public Library Card for $50. The second was a copt of an article from St. Louis Magazing called "No Shelter?" The article includes information Mr. McGuire presented at a Board of Public Service hearing.
President's Report:
Mr. Land issued a invitation to the Library Board to attend the program by the Black History Month Keynote speaker, Wil Haygood, author of the Butler.
Committee Reports:
The Fiscal Affairs Committee will present a report during the Executive Session.
Executive Director's Report:
Mr. McGuire highlighted the black History Month brochure and some of the features included.
The Library Board was incited to attend the Staff Recognition Dinner to be held February 15, 2014 at the Palladium.
Mr. McGuire highlighted some items from the December and January reports including the completion of a project to change the catalog records of 450,000 items at Central Library and that the Genealogy staff had helped with a marriage proposal in that department.
Mr. McGuire presented the HR report.
Mr. Jackson presented the Financial Report.
Mr. McGuire distributed the course list planned for Staff Day, scheduled for February 17, 2014.
Mr. Simoncelli presented the Foundation report including that the next Foundation Board Meeting will be March 11, 2014, the "Taste of Fiction" fundraiser activities will be in March, and the "Facts in the Stacks" trivia is scheduled for April 12, 2014.
New Business:
In response to the ACLU letter questioning the Library policy to obtain a Library card, Lashly & Baer prepared "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the City of St. Louis Municipal Library District Authorizing and Approving the Actions of Certain Officers of the Library. "
Mr. Dubinsky's morion to approve the resolution, seconded by Mr. Boyers, was approved.
Mr. Dubinsky's motion, seconded by mr. Boyers, to go into Executive Session was approved by a unanimous roll-call vote. The regular Library Board meeting ended at 6:14 p.m.
At the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Public Library on February 3, 2014, the following actions were taken:
| Ms. Ferring moved: | that the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of December 2, 2013. MOTION APPROVED (In favor Mr. Boyers, Mr. Dubinsky, Ms. Ferring, Mr. Gore, Mr. Land, Ms. North-Murphy, and Mr. Savage.) |
| Mr. Dubinsky moved: | that the Board approve "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the City of St. Louis Municipal Library District Authorizing and Approving a Revision to Its Circulation Policy; and Approving the Actions of Certain Officers of the Library." MOTION APPROVED (In favor Mr. Boyers, Mr. Dubinsky, Ms. Ferring, Mr. Gore, Mr. Land, Ms. North-Murphy, and Mr. Savage.) |
| Mr. Dubinsky moved: | that the Board go into Executive Session. MOTION APPROVED (In favor Mr. Boyers, Mr. Dubinsky, Ms. Ferring, Mr. Gore, Mr. Land, Ms. North-Murphy, and Mr. Savage.) |
