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Approved Minutes of Owatonna Public Library
Board of Trustees
Owatonna Public Library, Gainey Room
105 North Elm Avenue
Thursday, May 16, 2024-3:30p.m.
The Owatonna Public Library Board of Trustees held the monthly meeting on
Thursday, May 16, 2024. The meeting was held in the Owatonna Public
Library Gainey Room. In attendance were President Trudy Severson, Vice
President Amy Tapp, Trustee Julianna Skluzacek and Library Director Mark
Blando. Absent were Trustee Karin Malin and Trustee Quinn Meyer.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by President Severson at 3:30pm.
2. Reminder of Open Meeting Law
The open meeting law applies to board meetings.
3. Public Comments
No Public Comments
4. Approve Minutes
Tapp moved and Skluzacek seconded to approve the minutes of the
April 2024 meeting. All aye and the motion approved.
5. Children’s Services Report April 2024
See Attached
6. Financial Report
Blando stated that the budget is looking good through the first quarter of
the year. The budgeting process is starting earlier this year and final budgets
are due on mid June. There is a request for an additional librarian position and
another 20 hour position.

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7. Library Use Report

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8. Programs
We had an amazing turnout for our Patty Wetterling and Joy Baker
program at the History Center. We are looking forward to future
collaborations. There was a small but dedicated turnout or Sun Yung Shin
and a great crowd for Jess Lourey and Sarah Stonich. Doug Ohman was
forced to reschedule due to illness. Our Star Wars Trivia had 7 teams
participate. We are currently looking for the next title in our Community
Reads series.
9. SELCO Update
Christina Ingvaldson has been chosen to be on a SELCO task force that
will be looking at new Integrated Library Systems (ILS). This is the software
that runs the circulation functions of the library. Demos are scheduled for
June.
10. Library Updates
Our new copier has been delivered and installed. A big thank you to IT
for all of their help. Our open Admin position has been posted. We hope to
interview sometime in June. The library had great media coverage concerning
our podcast. Both the Peoples Press and the Steel Co. Times did articles.
Cassie and Christina did a great job with those. The library will not be
hosting Summer Meals this year. They will be held instead at the OEC. The
city’s Coptober program was honored with the League of Minnesota’s City of
Excellence award. A huge thank you to Chief Mundale and his staff and the
Children’s Services staff of the library in making the program such a success.
11. Election of Officers
President-Trudy Severson
Vice President-Amy Tapp
Secretary- Julianna Skluzacek
12. Renovation Update
No Update
Adjourn
A motion to adjourn was made by Tapp and seconded by Skluzacek. All aye.
The meeting adjourned at 4:15 pm.
The next board meeting will be Thursday, June 20th at 4:30pm.
Respectfully submitted by Mark Blando