04/13/2022 - Minutes Member of
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Library Board Minutes
MEETING DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 6:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Virtual Teams Meeting with phone bridge for public listening.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Mary Bogert called the meeting to order at 6:32p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Christopher Allen (arrived at 6:35), Mary Bogert, Candice Coleman,
Shirley Edwards, Jim Ivler, Kate Ristau
Member Excused: Elena Knepprath
Alternates Present: Helen Allen, Alan Smith
Council Liaison: City Council President Heidi Lueb
Teammates Present: Halsted Bernard, Director of Library Services
Diana Sperstad, (Not able to attend)
Margaret L. Reh, Confidential Executive Assistant
3. APPROVE LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
The minutes from the March 9, 2022 Tigard Public Library Board meeting were reviewed.
No changes were suggested. Motion by Shirley Edwards. Second by Kate Ristau to
approve the March 9, 2022 minutes as written. Motion was approved unanimously. The
minutes will be posted on the City website.
Allen —Absent for vote Bogert —Aye Coleman — Aye
Edwards —Aye Ivler—Aye Knepprath —Absent
Ristau —Aye
4. AGENDA ADDITIONS, DELETIONS,AND FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
Agenda Item 6 "Meet the Team" with Diana Sperstad was deleted as Diana was not
available to attend the meeting this evening.
5. ICE BREAKER
This evening the Board was asked, "Name one of your favorite things about someone in
your family?" We have some very interesting family members.
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6. LIBRARY PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE DISCUSSION
Exhibit and Display Policy
The Board reviewed and discussed the Exhibit and Display policy. This policy was last
reviewed by the Library Board on November 13, 2019. Motion by Chris Allen. Second by
Jim Ivler to approve the Exhibit and Display policy as written. Motion was approved
unanimously.
7. PREPARATIONS FOR JOINT CITY COUNCIL/LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Board discussed final touches for their presentation to the City Council, scheduled for
Tuesday, April 19, 2022. They went through the PowerPoint slideshow and gave a brief
idea of what will be shared for each slide. Contact information for all the Board Members
will be sent to IT to be invited to the meeting, not just the presenters. Library Director
Halsted Bernard will introduce the agenda item to the Council. Library Board Chairperson
Mary Bogert will introduce each member of the Board to the City Council, the night of the
Council meeting.
S. DIRECTORS REPORT
Library Director Halsted Bernard presented the Director's Report, which contained
updates on library services and programs.
Of note:
• Saturday, March 19 we saw 698 people walk through the library's doors. This is the
highest number of patrons we had visiting the library since March 2020 when we had
to close the library doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are slowly getting
back to the number of daily visitors we had pre-COVID.
• From March 23-25, 38 Tigard Public Library teammates—that's over 75% of our team,
attended at least one day of the national Public Library Association Conference in
Portland. Meanwhile, we were still able to provide full library services and hours to the
community.The conference allowed library teammates to learn about the latest trends
and best practices in the public library field.
• On April 20, 2022 Leadership Tigard, in partnership with Just Compassion of East
Washington County and the City of Tigard will host an I.D. Workshop at the Tigard
Public Library. This workshop is a community-based effort to support the houseless
community in Tigard and Washington County by providing access to resources to help
navigate the process to obtain an Oregon Identification Card. The lack of an I.D. is one
of the biggest barriers someone experiencing houselessness faces.
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• We received a grant from the State Library of Oregon, which will allow us to hire our
first paid summer Teen Intern in Youth Services. The goal of this grant project is to
create inclusive opportunities for young people who may not otherwise have the
opportunity to learn about a career in librarianship and to do so while learning job
skills and earning money.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
No other business was discussed.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Mary Bogert adjourned the meeting of the Tigard Library Board at 7:18 p.m.The next
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The Board will be
informed on the venue for the May meeting—whether virtual or hybrid once that decision
has been made citywide.
Minutes submitted by:
Date approved: May 1, 2022
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