TOWN OF HORICON PUBLIC LIBRARY
TOWN OF HORICON BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Monthly meeting September 16, 2024
Attendees: Joan Johnson, Joyce Greenidge, Greta Heilman, Debra Eves, Director Kawana Smith
Vouchers Signed # 2024, 2039-2061
Motion to accept minutes for July and August made by Joyce and seconded by Greta.
Motion to approve Treasurer’s report made by Greta and seconded by Joyce.
Joan will ask for an increase to 20 hours over two weeks from the present 5 hours for the Library Clerk in 2025,
Discussion about putting all
minutes, etc. on thumb drive beginning in January 2025. Kawana agreed to purchase additional drives to continue this project.
All present approved Joan purchasing a safe from Amazon for the records we must keep as mandated by NYS and SAL
Approved by unanimous vote to give Dan Smith and Deborah Phelp a $100 honorarium each for the programs they presented.
We also voted to give Gabe Heilman an honorarium in the form of a gift certificate for volunteering in the library from January to June and September to December of 2024.
Kawana distributed reports from July and August.
- Summer Reading Report
- Number of people that came in during the Food Truck Friday.
- She contacted the author Janet Johnson Schliff to discuss her new book WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY WHITE PICKET FENCE. This will take place on October 19, 2024, at 2pm
- The EASY READER books are being re-shelved by grade level. This is in response to requests made by our patrons.
- Discussed the change in format for the Supervisor’s report, Kawana will give us a preview at the October meeting.
- Kawana discussed the progress she has made at putting all are minutes, etc. on a thumb drive. She will purchase additional drives to complete the transferring of information necessary.
- Supervisor Gerace advised Kawana that he has contracted to have the carpets cleaned in the building including the library. Also, the back door access to the library will be made ready for handicapped soon.
- According to correspondence received, all interaction with SCPL has been stopped. SALS has planned for all materials belonging to our library to be returned.
Kawana gave us the vacation schedule for the staff. Lou Ann will be out 10/2-10/25, 2024, she will also be away from 11/6 with no return schedule at the time. Kawana will be on vacation 10/27-11/1, 2024.
October 20-26 is National Friends of the Library week. We decided to invite the Friends to the library for dessert and coffee during that week.
Respectfully submitted
Joyce Greenidge
Horicon Free Public Library
September 2024 Report
| Date | Adult | Juvenile | Total | Adult PC Usage | Juvenile PC Usage | Total PC Usage | Total Wifi usage by individual device (not by session) | Fines | Copy | Fax | Donations | Totals |
| 9/3/2024 | 14 | 02 | 16 | 01 | — | 01 | — | $4.00 | — | — | $4.00 | |
| 9/5/2024 | 09 | 01 | 10 | — | — | — | .25 | — | — | $1.00 | $1.25 | |
| 9/7/2024 | 10 | 05 | 15 | — | — | — | .35 | — | — | — | .35 | |
| 9/9/2024 | 10 | — | 10 | 01 | — | 01 | — | $2.00 | $1.00 | $7.00 | $10.00 | |
| 9/10/2024 | 07 | 03 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/12/2024 | 11 | — | 11 | 01 | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/14/2024 | 08 | 01 | 09 | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — | $1.00 | |
| 9/16/2024 | 10 | — | 10 | 01 | — | 01 | — | .50 | — | — | .50 | |
| 9/17/2024 | 07 | 01 | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/19/2024 | 09 | — | 09 | 01 | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/21/2024 | 10 | 08 | 18 | — | — | — | $8.99 | — | — | — | $8.99 | |
| 9/23/2024 | 07 | — | 07 | — | — | — | — | $2.00 | — | — | $2.00 | |
| 9/24/2024 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | $2.00 | — | $2.00 | |
| 9/26/2024 | 07 | — | 07 | 01 | — | 01 | — | .25 | — | — | .25 | |
| 9/28/2024 | 05 | — | 05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/30/2024 | 07 | — | 07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 141 | 21 | 162 | 06 | — | 06 | 162 | $10.59 | $8.75 | $3.00 | $8.00 | $30.34 |
Wifi usage in September by instance (over 230 instances)
| Month | Adult Patrons | J Patrons | Total Patrons | Adult PC Usage | J PC Usage | Total PC Usage | Wifi | Total fines etc. | Donations |
| January | 125 | 34 | 159 | 09 | 01 | 10 | 87 | $10.75 | $5.00 |
| February | 113 | 32 | 145 | 08 | 06 | 14 | 109 | $6.00 | $10.00 |
| March | 131 | 35 | 166 | 05 | 01 | 06 | 126 | $19.30 | $4.75 |
| April | 142 | 36 | 178 | 05 | 04 | 09 | 129 | $14.10 | $15.30 |
| May | 144 | 39 | 183 | 08 | 02 | 10 | 197 | $8.25 | $10.00 |
| June | 139 | 30 | 169 | 11 | 03 | 14 | 182 | $7.70 | — |
| July | 369 | 127 | 496 | 06 | — | 06 | 414 | $3.25 | $30.00 |
| August | 390 | 121 | 511 | 07 | 04 | 11 | 417 | $75.20 | $45.65 |
| September | 141 | 21 | 162 | 06 | — | 06 | 162 | $22.34 | $8.00 |
Petty Cash
Total Remainder: $75.00
-$15.00 (3/14/2024) 2 children’s books
-8.56 (8/5/2024) mechanical pencils, scissors, packing tape
$51.44 (current)
Donations box: — Reference Questions: —
New patrons: —
Notary services utilized: —
Tutoring:
Adult: —
Kids: —
Volunteers:
Adult: —
Juvenile: 01 (multiple dates)
Dungeons & Dragons Club
| Date | Attendance |
| 9/7/2024 | 03 |
| 9/21/2024 | 05 |