Kanawha Public Library

 

Board Meeting Agenda

August 10, 2026

 

 

  1. Call to order/Roll call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes

 

  1. Public Comments

 

  1. Library Reports

 

a.       July Financial Report

b.      July Circulation Report

c.       Director’s Report

1.      Finished summer reading program with making ice cream; attendance was up from previous years

2.      Filed Open Access report which gives libraries credit for check outs from our materials to their patrons

3.      Filed Direct State Aid report—this year reported all money used for computer repair last July

4.      Schedule set up for monthly library programming starting in September; adding an afternoon movie for adults each month—was well received last year; West Hancock early outs for kid activities, Saturday story time, adult activity days, and adult book club once a month

5.      Ordered lots of new books since because of budget constraint I went for two months without orders except for necessary summer reading materials

6.      Selected by Uplift Book Club to receive 10 free copies of Sept. book club book; There Is No Place for Us-Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone

 

  1. Unfinished Business

 

a.       None

 

  1. New Business

 

a.       None

 

  1. Other Business/Committee Reports

 

  1. Trustee Training—Hancock County Libraries Report; Mission & Values Discussion—see policies under 3.0 Mission and Goal Statements and Library Plan of Service

 

 

  1. Meeting Reminders

a.       Next Meeting:  September 14 @ 5pm

 

  1. Adjourn