The continuation of the Annual Meeting of the Library Board of Directors of the Kanawha County Public Library was held on Monday July 19, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the John V. Ray Room of the Library.

The following Board Members were present:

• Mr. M. Albert
• Dr. K. Bailey
• Ms. N. Chilton
• Ms. C. Cloer
• Ms. S. Poffenbarger
• Ms. A. Russell
• Mr. M. Smith
• Mr. P. Smith, Jr.
• Ms. P. Tarr
• Ms. J. Whitehead
• Mr. J. Withrow
• Ms. K. Woody

Also present were Mr. Alan Engelbert, Director; Ms. Elizabeth Fraser, Reference Supervisor; Craig Lefteroff, Reference Librarian; and Ms. Tricia Stringer, Administrative Coordinator. In addition, the meeting was attended by a number of staff members and patrons.

Mr. Albert presided. The Director served as Secretary. The Secretary reported that a quorum was present.

Approval of Minutes. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the minutes of the July 2, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed to the Board.

Prior to Approval of Bills, Mr. Engelbert reviewed with members the KCPL check register for payment of bills, distributed to the Board prior to the meeting.

Approval of Bills. In accordance with Bylaws and on motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the payment of Book Bills in the amount of $58,193.65 and the General Bills in the amount of $40,203.46 were approved and transmitted for payment by the Library Director to the Board of Education of the County of Kanawha.

Approval of Bills – Special Funds. The Library Director submitted bills to be paid from Special Funds of $3,905.56 duly certified and approved in accordance with the Bylaws and on motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that the bills set out on the said list be paid.

Approval of Bills - Construction Fund. The Library Director submitted bills to be paid from the Construction Fund in the amount of $3,315.11 duly certified and approved in accordance with the Bylaws, and on motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was ordered that the bills set forth on the list be paid.

1. Election of Board Officers. Based on the report of the Nominating Committee of June 12, 2010, a motion was duly made, seconded and unanimously passed to elect the following as officers of the KCPL Board of Directors for the fiscal year 2010-2011:
   • Mr. Mike Albert   President
   • Mr. Matt Smith   First Vice President
   • Dr. Kenneth Bailey   Second Vice President
   • Mr. Alan Engelbert   Secretary/Treasurer
2. Annual Report. Mr. Albert thanked the attendees for coming to the meeting. He then acknowledged the service of former board members Charlene Byrd, Jeff Miller and T.D. Kauffelt and introduced new members Elizabeth Lord and Jim Withrow. He further acknowledged and thanked the Foundation Board, the Friends Steering Committee, Branch Advisory Boards and the Library staff. Mr. Albert updated the attendees on recent accomplishments and library issues that the Board has focused on over the past year.

   Mr. Engelbert thanked Mr. Albert for his many contributions to the Library and the Board. He then spoke about the Annual Report and highlighted the list of contributors and many of the recent accomplishments of KCPL. Mr. Engelbert then thanked all involved with KCPL for their continued work and support, particularly the staff.

3. Taking the Library with you: Internet Based Library Resources. Mr. Engelbert introduced Ms. Elizabeth Fraser who presented the Annual meeting program. She has been with the library for 25 years and is currently KCPL's Reference Supervisor. Ms. Fraser's presentation focused on the electronic resources that the library has to offer.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.