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Elk River Public Library Board Page 3 <br /> December 13,2016 <br /> • Vice Chair Eberley asked Councilman Olsen if his written statement <br /> regarding the new Library Agreement was still correct. Councilman Olsen <br /> stated the information is outdated and is no longer accurate. <br /> Councilman Olsen stated that he was reassigned as Council Liaison for the <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission. New Councilman Nate Ovall is the new <br /> Council Liaison for the Library Board effective at the January 2017 meeting. <br /> Councilman Olsen distributed a handout of the article from the Star News <br /> about Councilman Ovall. <br /> Councilman Olsen noted the two new appointments to the Library Board are <br /> Mary Keifenheim and Margaret (Mick) Stoffers and provided a handout of <br /> the article from the Star News that spoke of the two new members. They will <br /> both begin with the January 2017 meeting. <br /> 5.7 Patron Services Supervisors Report <br /> Karen Pundsack provided a supplemental handout from Brandi with updates <br /> on GRRL business. Karen discussed the statewide Minnesota Loves Libraries <br /> campaign,which is meant to gather stories from library users about how the <br /> library has made a difference in their life. The stories will be shared with <br /> legislators on Minnesota Library Legislative Day in March 2017. <br /> • Legacy funding has been reduced each bi-annum and the 12 library systems <br /> are trying to bring attention to their value. Karen also mentioned that if <br /> legislature holds a special session the grant funding bond will hopefully pass, <br /> which has a new funding formula that should provide an increase in funding. <br /> Willie asked if Karen could provide a report on the legacy funding and how <br /> the money is pushed out from GRRL and in particular,how much Elk River <br /> gets of the legacy funding in relation to the other libraries. Karen said she can <br /> provide the hard data as it pushed out to each county in the GRRL,but does <br /> not have staff time to gather the data of legacy funding divided amongst each <br /> entity. She can also provide final reports for each year that may answer some <br /> of Willie's questions. Karen will email the information to the Board. <br /> 5.8 Library Services Coordinator Report <br /> • Elk River Library staff did a very successful presentation at Lincoln <br /> Elementary School. <br /> • Will met with Ivan Sand school and hopes for more involvement <br /> with the school. <br /> • The Friends Group sponsored an Elk River Chamber of Commerce <br /> membership for Will. He has the opportunity to share his feedback <br /> with the school district. <br /> • • Highlights of some of the new programs the library will be trying: <br /> POWERED Dr <br /> NATURE <br />