July 25, 2022

The Franklin Parish Library Board meet in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 25, 2022.  John Guice called the meeting to order with Bill Marionneaux, Leslie Young, Dorothy Brown, and Emily Shields present. Also, attending the meeting were engineers Ken McManus and Cinnamon Gooding.  Mr. Guice asked for a motion to accept the minutes as published.  Leslie Young made the motion to accept the published minutes and second was made by Emily Shields.  Ken McManus then presented a possible rendering for the Learning Center Store Front Restoration and answered questions from board members.  A tentative timeline was developed to move forward with the store front project.  Linda Lochbrunner, Business Manager, presented the financial report and noted that the library is in good financial position.   Onie Parker, Director, gave the statistical report showing that circulation was up and library visits had increased.  Parker reported that Summer Reading was a big success with a total of 737 attending during the four weeks of programs.  The board discussed a memorial for former board member Jeannette Thompson and will make a final decision at the next board meeting.  The board requested that the director obtain additional information from the state library regarding tuition reimbursement.  There being no other business the meeting was adjourned.