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Mark will share these events with the Children's Museum group to work together to provide activities to kids in our community. Library Strategic Planning The latest draft presented was the most recent one from a week and a half previous.All agreed Melissa did a great job writing the plan.There was some discussion explaining that the goals will be about collecting data to get a baseline. Mark moved to submit to the City of Pequot Lakes this latest draft as our strategic plan. Michael seconded. Nancy Malecha will put it on the May City Council Agenda. For the future,the plan is to take the service goals and activities and figure out how to implement them,this includes a paid position as needed. Nancy Adams suggested we develop a priority list. Mark suggested that Nancy, Melissa,and volunteers will decide priority of implementation. New Business Lost Books Judy Larson presented an Overdue Report.Currently,the process used for overdue notification is as follows: Week 1 Judy emails or calls the patron about their overdue materials. Week 2 If materials are not returned,Judy sends a second email or makes a second call. Week 3 If materials are not returned,Judy sends a letter and adds$1 postage fine to their account. Week 4 If materials are not returned,the patron is assessed for lost materials.An invoice is sent plus a $2 postage fine is added to their account. At present, uncollected fines date back to 2013. 249 patrons are on the Overdue Unpaid Fines list.There is a total of$4,293 in lost materials that remains unpaid.Additionally,$1,024 is due in postage fines. Because the library volunteers may have a difficult time collecting fines or refusing further checkouts, it was suggested that the library have a Forgiveness Month.The Forgiveness Month would provide an opportunity for patrons to return books and all fines would be waived. It was decided that we should take lost books that are older than 6 months out of the system and send out letters to patrons. Nancy ' Malecha will look into whether assessments can be made on taxes for library fees.A motion was made by Mark that we send this new policy for a Forgiveness Month to City Council to be approved. It was seconded by Michael. ' For the good of the cause Mark talked about the Minnesota Children's Museum which is run by a nonprofit group which wants to open another facility along the 371/210 corridor. Request for proposals , was due by the end of March. Nancy Malecha and Mark put together a proposal and are proposing i other options for sites:Sibley DNR land,Sibley wetlands which is privately owned,and the old fire '� tower.The Minnesota Children's Museum is looking for water quality and lakes,sustainable agriculture, , and forestry and needs to be sold on the fact that Pequot Lakes is the perFect place for the museum. Mark is working through the county to collaborate on the possibility of the old fire tower as a site.The Heart of the Good Life business park property is still an option. May 3 is the deadline for final submission.$9-11 million is the capital outlay. Mark is unsure of the funding sourcing, but fundraising j and grants would be needed. 5:25pm meeting adjourned. � Next meeting June 11,2019,4:30pm. I Minutes submitted by Faith Kimbler,Secretary. � I