SIDNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Library Board
December 13, 2021

Board Members Present: Sandy White, Jane Holechek, Tanya Lewis
                                               and Shannon Smelley 
Also Present: Stephanie Mika, Larami Bruner, and Sandy Nelson.                                                                                          

    Absent: Jen Ramsey

Meeting called to order at: 4:00 pm.
Friends Report given by: Bridget

  • The Friends decorated the windows at the library. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas was the theme.
  • The Adult Winter Reading Program sign-up began December 6 and there are 10 signed up.  The program runs from December 21 – March 21.  There will be weekly prizes and a grand prize at the end.
  • The Spelling Bee will be January 22, 2022 at the Cheyenne County Community Center.  Registration will end January 8, 2022. 

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by Tanya to approve the minutes of the November 8, 2021 meeting.  The motion was seconded by Sandy.
     APPROVED: ALL

Financial Reports and Bills:  A motion was made by Sandy to approve the Bills for November 8, 2021.  The motion was seconded by Shannon. 
     APPROVED: ALL

Old Business: 

  • Updated the Board on their current CE hours.
  • Staff Holiday dinner will be December 15 at noon.

New Business: 

  • Steph applied for the Thompson, CA Story grant and the ARPA grants for 2021.
  • The bookmobile will not run until further notice.  Arrangements will be made for books at the different stops to be picked up.

A motion was made by Tanya to go into closed session for Personnel matters at 4:17. The motion was seconded by Shannon.
Approved: All
Reconvened at 4:43

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: January 10, 2022
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:45.  

Sidney Public Library
Foundation
December 13, 2021

Board Members Present:  Sandy White, Jane Holechek, Shannon Smelley,
                                                  and Tanya Lewis.                                                                                               

 Also Present:  Stephanie Mika, Sandy Nelson
     Absent: Jen Ramsey

Meeting called to order at: 4:45pm

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by Shannon to approve the minutes of the November 8, 2021 meeting. The motion was seconded by Tanya.
  Approved: ALL

Financial Reports and Bills:   
Approved: ALL

Old Business:

New Business:  

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: January 10, 2022

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT: 4:50pm