Library Board of Control Meeting 1/22/24

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING

LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, JANURARY 22, 2024

3:00 pm Committee Meeting – New Basile Library

4:00 pm Board of Control Meeting

Ville Platte Main Library

916 West Main Street, Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586

(If you have a disability, please notify us ahead of time for accommodations)

1. Opening Business

1. Call to Order, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval/Amendment of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
5. Public Comments on Agenda Items

1. Old Business
2. Introduction and ratification of new employees: Heidi Shepherd and Madeleine De Francillon. Their start date was January 1, 2024

1. New Business

1. Election of officers
2. Report from the Basile Building committee
3. Acknowledgement of the retirement of Ruth Stanley after 20 years of service.
4.  Update on the roof claim at the main library. Warranty is in place until 2033
5. 2024 training requirements for Board members: Cyber Security, Sexual Harassment Prevention & Ethics
6. 2024 Spring Book Fest is slated for Saturday, May 4, 2024
7. Discuss plans to expand the program rooms of the Turkey Creek and Pine Prairie branches in 2024

1. Reports

1. Financial Report
2. Facilities Report
3. Outreach Report

• Next Board Meeting is March 11, 2024 @ 4 pm

    vi.          Adjournment  

COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, JANURARY 22, 2024

3:00 pm NEW BASILE LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE

1. Call to order
2. Update from Attorney Jacob Fuselier about the possible donation of property near the building site that is owned by the town of Basile  
3. Discuss an interest in purchasing property in the area of  the building site owned by Arthur B. Hollingsworth. Size: 50 x 100’ with 2 buildings
4. Update on the architectural design of the building
5. Adjourn