NORTH CANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
July 19, 2006

The Board of Trustees of the North Canton Public Library held a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the library. Mr. Shoup called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. with the following members present: Mr. Dansizen, Mrs. Rankin, Mr. Smetana, Mrs. Ziarko, Mrs. Zollinger. Absent: Mr. Lawton. Others: Karen Sonderman, Farilyn Buchman. Guests: Phil Stahler, Diane Applegate, Keri Burick.

Mrs. Ziarko moved, Mrs. Zollinger seconding, to accept the minutes of the June 21, 2006 meeting as presented. Ayes: Dansizen, Rankin, Shoup, Smetana, Ziarko, Zollinger. Absent: Lawton.

The Clerk-Treasurer’s report for June 2006 was accepted and filed for audit.

Mrs. Zollinger moved, Mr. Dansizen seconding, approval to enter into a depositor contract with J. P. Morgan Chase bank beginning August 23, 2006 and continuing for five years. Ayes: Dansizen, Rankin, Shoup, Smetana, Ziarko, Zollinger. Absent: Lawton.

Mr. Smetana moved, Mr. Dansizen seconding, to accept the following gifts for the Memorial and Gift Fund;

Matthew Greenwald donated $8.82
The North Canton Ladies Literary Club gave $25.00 for the purchase of a book in memory of Ruth Basner

Ayes: Dansizen, Rankin, Shoup, Smetana, Ziarko, Zollinger. Absent: Lawton.

Mrs. Rankin moved, Mrs. Ziarko seconding, to accept the following gifts for the Capital Art Fund;

Rosemary Hayne gave $25.00
Thomas Dickerson gave $9.00

Ayes: Dansizen, Rankin, Shoup, Smetana, Ziarko, Zollinger. Absent: Lawton.

The director presented the statistical and usage reports for June 2006. A 4% increase for the month helps to maintain the 5 % year-to-date figure. June was also the second month this year to have over 100,000 items circulated. Over 1,000 children are registered for the summer reading program “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales”, which contributed to increased circulation in that department, with nineteen days of over 1,000 items checked out. The highest day saw 1,987 items borrowed. There are 43 participants in the teen “Creature Feature” program. The latest interpretation of the Ohio Open Meeting Law was reviewed. A display of works from our permanent collection will be displayed in the small gallery of the Canton Art Museum from November 25, 2006 through Jul 14, 2007.

Mr. Smetana, Art Committee Chair, reported that on July 30 the show Vanishing: a Pastoral Landscape will open featuring the colored pencil works of Bolivar artist Rosemary Tope. This display will continue through September 2, 2006.

Mr. Dansizen, Future Planning Committee Chair, reported that the committee has held meetings with library managers and about half the staff. The final meeting with staff is scheduled soon. They have received lots of good ideas and comments, which will be used in preparing plans. The next step will be an in-house user survey, which will be conducted in August or September.

Mr. Shoup, Records Retention Committee, reported that the committee met to review items to be discarded following the most recent audit.

Several E-mail comments, which were received from users, were shared with the members.

Phil Stahler, Friends of the Library representative, reported that the group is preparing for the August book sale, which will be held during the Main Street Festival.

Keri Burick and Diane Applegate shared some information on the teen summer reading program.

The next regular meeting of the North Canton Public Library will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 8:00 a.m. at the library.

Mr. Dansizen moved, Mr. Smetana seconding, to adjourn the meeting at 8:29 a.m. Ayes: Dansizen, Rankin, Shoup, Smetana, Ziarko, Zollinger. Absent: Lawton.

Thomas Shoup, President
Roberta Zollinger, Secretary