Library Advisory Board Regular Meeting Wednesday, December 01, 2021 02:00 PM Via Zoom

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1.Call to Order / Roll Call

2.Approval of Minutes from Wednesday, October 20, 2021 meeting

3.Amendment and Approval of Meeting Agenda

4.Persons to be Heard Related / Unrelated to Agenda

5.Director's Report

  1. A.On Nov 3 the library, along with all Borough buildings, was closed by the Borough Manager due to a COVID outbreak in the community. At the time this was written the library remains closed. Staff continue to work in the building on special projects. During the closure staff offered curbside service M-Sat 11:30-1:30. This has been a popular service. Passport services are not being offered during the facility closure.

    The sign for the Helmi Jensen Community Room will not meet the target installation date for Dec 6. The vinyl will not arrive until Dec 16 at the earliest.

    The library hosted a retrospective exhibit of the ceramic works of Polly Lee in November. Unfortunately we were closed for the entire time, so Heather and Kari recorded a wonderful YouTube video tour. This can be seen on the library's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oEB82ua4Lk

    The library has received two American Rescue Plan grants from the Alaska State Library:

    1. Easy Grant: $3500 for janitorial service, $2500 for collections

    2. Project Grant: $39,661 for the The Petersburg Indigenous Voices Project. In collaboration with KFSK and the Petersburg Indigenous Awareness Committee the project will produce 36 thirty-minute radio podcasts with original content generated by a committee of local tribal members. The project is underway!

    Planning is underway for the 2022 Winter Reading Challenge (Jan 1-31). The theme this year is 'Build a Better World.' We are planning a program that, rather than awarding prizes, awards a donation on behalf of the winners to a local non-profit of their choosing. The Friends are sponsoring the program and have donated $1,000.

6.Unfinished Business

  1. A.The attached letter was sent to Harvey Gilliland in response to his request for reconsideration. 

7.New Business

  1. A.Updated guidelines for the Art Education Endowment. Please be aware that only the fund creator, John McCabe, can alter the guidelines as presented. (VOTE)

  2. B.Privacy Policy as it relates to children's accounts was discussed at the last Board meeting. It is included here both for a review and as a refresher.

8.Discussion Items

  1. A.Friends of the Library Updates

  2. B.Next Meeting: Wed Jan 27 @ 2pm

9.Adjourn