Board of Trustees

President: Dawn P.

Vice President: Sarah K.

Secretary: Katie F.

Treasurer: Abbie S.

Trustee: Teresa F.

Trustee: Open

Trustee: Valerie T.

Trustee: Doddie J.

Trustee: Amy H.

Trustee: Cindy T.

Greig Memorial Library Board of Trustees Agenda September 15, 2026 6:30 PM Board Meeting  Call to order - Dawn Pelton Roll Call  Consent Agenda 

1)  Approval of the agenda 

2)  Approval of minutes 

3)  Approval of Cash balances, income statements, and bills  Public Comment -  

Director’s report -   Autumn Hughes 

Friends of the Library - Crystle Adams 

Committee Reports: 1) Facilities - Abbie and Doddie 

2) Finances - Dawn Pelton

 3) Programming - Amy 

4) Books/Library content - Teresa and Cindy 

5) Branding - Katie and Val Business  - Action Items to be Considered or Voted Upon    Miscellaneous Business - Non actionable items 

1) Updates on grants

 2) Weeding of books and book sale 

3) Review of Development and Contested policy - Focus on purpose, collection objective, criteria for material selection, gifts of books and library material (We will look at the other parts in the coming months.) 

4) New trustee discussion  

5) Repair of skylights in museum and garage roof Closed session if needed: Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)1:  the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body 

Adjournment - Next meeting -  October 20, 2026  - 6:30 PM 2027 - Open position, Fell, Erickson, and Seaney 2028 - Frey and Teel 2029 - Johnson, Pelton, Hatch 

Greig Memorial Library  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 18, 2026 6:30 PM Regular Board Meeting Call to Order:  The Greig Memorial Library Trustees met at their regular board meeting in the Library Museum. The meeting was called to order by Amy Hatch, Vice President, at 6:30 p.m.  Roll Call:  The following trustees were present: Teresa Fell, Katie Frey, Amy Hatch, Doddie Johnson, Abbie Seaney, Cindy Teel, Valerie Tobias The following trustees were absent: Dawn Pelton Others In Attendance: None Consent Agenda: 1) Approval of the agenda 2) Approval of June regular minutes  3) Approval of cash balances, income statements, and bills Teresa Fell made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Valerie Tobias seconded the motion. The motion carried. Public Comment – None Director’s Report – Autumn Hughes – Book sale is going well. The Public Library Construction Grant will be written for the bathroom update. The ILA Annual Conference is October 6-8. Autumn has applied to be an intern at the conference.  Friends of the Library Report – Crystle Adams – Approximately 54 bags of school supplies have been handed out to elementary students. Friends of the Library Quarterly meeting is set for October 6, 2026 at 6 p.m., if needed. The Peggy Shipp memorial is still being planned for Friends of the Library Week in October. The theme for Halloween will be “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.” Committee Reports: 1) Facilities – Abbie Seaney and Doddie Johnson – They are getting quotes for cleaning the library carpets, getting painting quotes, as well as pricing new fans/lights and book case lighting.  2) Finances – Dawn Pelton – none 3) Programming – Sarah Koss and Amy Hatch – none 4) Books/Library Content – Teresa Fell – none 5) Branding – Valerie Erickson and Katie Frey – none Business – Action Items to be Considered or Voted Upon (exact wording of the motion, who made the motion, and the result of the motion):  1) Flooring options – The board decided to table the new flooring decision pending the retrieval and review of carpet cleaning quotes.  Miscellaneous Business – Non actionable items 1) Updates on grants – See Autumn’s report.  2) Weeding of books and book sale – Books will be thrown away on August 29th from 3-7 p.m. The meeting concluded at 7:11 p.m.