The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by
President George Griffin. Roll call attendance: Brann(remote), Gill, Griffin, Gross,
Michels(remote), Punzelt(remote), Pennington, Young – present. Earlywine – absent.
Minutes of Previous Meeting: MOTION: Brann, second by Gross to approve minutes from
January 8, 2021 meeting. 8 ayes – Brann, Earlywine, Gill, Griffin, Gross, Michels, Punzelt, Young; 0
nays; 1 absent. Motion carried.
Correspondence, communications, and public comments: None
Committee Reports:
*Finance: MOTION: Young, second by Michels to accept finance report.
8 ayes – Brann, Earlywine, Gill, Griffin, Gross, Michels, Punzelt, Young; 0 nays; 1 absent. Motion
carried.
*Book: None
*House: The LED sign has been completed. The back stacks ceiling needs repair. A previous leak
has caused some damage to the drywall. Librarian Pennington will contact someone for repairs.
Librarian’s Report: Librarian Pennington reported that library has steady patronage but would
like to see more patrons. The librarians are considered essential workers and can be included in
vaccine phases 1b. Librarian Pennington attended the IHLS Member Matters online meeting and a
committee meeting to help set up a mentoring program for new library directors. MOTION:
Gross, second by Gill to approve statistics/librarians report. 8 ayes – Brann, Earlywine, Gill, Griffin,
Gross, Michels, Punzelt, Young; 0 nays; 1 absent. Motion carried.
*Friends: Meeting was cancelled for February.
Old Business: The library submitted the Live & Learn Accessibility Grant application to the state
library on January 15 and received a copy of the official sign-off letter from the preservation
agency on the elevator grant application. The board reviewed the updated bylaws reflection
changes in Open Meetings Act. MOTION: Gross, second by Earlywine to approve revised Bylaws.
8 ayes – Brann, Earlywine, Gill, Griffin, Gross, Michels, Punzelt, Young; 0 nays; 1 absent. Motion
carried.
New Business: The library will begin extended hours February 8. Requests for meeting rooms
were discussed. Since returned books are placed on tables in the meeting rooms for a designated
period of time due to Covid safety regulations, it was decided to delay room usage.
Miscellaneous: Librarian Pennington encouraged the board to virtually attend the Legislative
Meetups sponsored by the Illinois Library Association on February 26.
Meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m. Next scheduled meeting is Monday, March 8th, 2021.
Respectfully submitted,
Evie Gill, Secy.