The library board met last Thursday. Some of the items discussed are highlighted below.
- The board approved changes to the Meeting Room Policy that makes prohibition of sales and name collecting more explicit. See the Meeting Room Policy here
- Molly is looking into power washing services for cleaning water and dirt stains off the building. This spring, we’ll get a quote for painting various metal beams and grids that have begun to chip and rust.
- We have a lot of trouble keeping the carpet clean in our small study rooms. Patrons spill drinks and drop food and dry erase markers. I’ve priced hard flooring and installation for the rooms. The work will be done before summer.
- Our recent pizza dough class and latest Cheap Date event both had great turnout: 26 and 22. The two adult book clubs we run—one the second Thursday of the month at the library, the other the last Thursday of the month at Gusto Pizza—have been consistently well attended. The book club held at the library has about twenty regular attendees.
- Last spring, the Johnston Schools notified us that 2015 would be the last year they would distribute our summer reading materials to school kids. Despite complaints from the public and ourselves they’re sticking to their ban. The city has agreed to allow us to distribute summer reading information—for our adult and children’s programs—via the May water bills. The information will reach about 8,000 Johnston households.