Kankakee Times

Bradley Public Library District Board of Trustees Met March 17.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

President Bayer called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bradley Public Library District to order at 6:00 P.M.

Present: Trustees Bayer, Hendrickson, Benoit, Rodgers, and Diamond

Absent: Ponton

Also present: J. DePatis, Director and, Lucson Edme, potential trustee.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of the February 17, 2021 meeting will be put to approval at the April meeting. 

PUBLIC COMMENT - None

TREASURER’S REPORT

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Diamond, that

TREASURER’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY BE ACCEPTED AS SUBMITTED 

ACCEPT TREASURER’S REPORT

Motion carried by roll call vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent

VENDOR PAYMENTS

Moved by Trustee Bayer, seconded by Trustee Rodgers that:

BILLS TOTALLING $ 40,172.00 ALLOWED AND PAID FOR FEBRUARY 

PAYMENT OF BILLS

Motion carried by roll call vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

8 new readers were registered and 3,602 items were issued in February.

Receipts: $264.23: fines on overdue books; $169.00: fax; $278.25 copies; $127.00 lost/damaged

Expenses: $22.37

Director DePatis stated the following:

The Library hosted 45 programs with live attendance of 242 and total attendance of 549. Supper and snacks were served 19 days; 1,110 people were served for a total of 2,220 supper and snacks. Director DePatis has been asked to be part of a panel for the Northern Illinois Food Bank to share information on how we serve our patrons meals.

Kanopy is live: it offers children’s programs, documentaries, great courses and foreign films. The library pays for patron usage. It is similar to Hoopla. Hoopla at Bradley Library checks out mainly audio books.

FY2021-22 e-rate has been applied for with an 80 percent discount for Internet. CURES funding has been approved for more than $4000, and perhaps maybe more. The Per Capita grant has been submitted; this is the 24th Per Capita Grant submitted by Director DePatis.

Summer Food Program has been applied for and approved. Drive-through breakfast and lunch will be provided through August.

Allison Orvis, Olivia Koerner, and Marie Cowden attended management workshops. The library will be closed Friday, March 21 from 9-1 for in-service, including the annual sexual harassment training.

Director DePatis will be posting a job opening for a circulation clerk, for evenings and Saturdays. Rai Dominguez will be leaving March 31to prepare for the LSAT exam and for a summer internship in Washington D.C.

Staff members have been meeting with Anna Dattilo, our digital marketing resource. They have been focusing on branding and scheduling.

The library is sponsoring a pop-up Prom Shop on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28. Shopping will be offered by appointments.

Moved by Trustee Hendrickson, seconded by Trustee Benoit that

THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY BE ACCEPTED 

DIRECTOR REPORT ACCEPTED

Motion carried by roll call vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent

COMMITTEE REPORTS: None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

COVID-19 Update

The library is waiting for an update from the Governor’s office.

Trustee Opening:

If tonight’s guest, Lucson Edme, chooses, he will join the Board of Trustees

Statements of Economic Interests need to be filed by May 1, 2021.

NEW BUSINESS:

The renewals for Commercial and Liability Insurance have been received. Current premium is $14,161 and will increase on May 1 to $ 15,159, an increase of 7 percent.

COMMUNICATIONS: A thank you certificate was received from Census 2020 recognizing the Bradley Library for being a member of the 2020 Census Community Partnership and Engagement Program.

Trustee Hendrickson moved for adjournment at 6:32PM.

https://www.bradleylibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Minutes-March-17-2021.pdf