Hamburg Township Library
10411 Merrill Rd.  PO Box 247
Hamburg, MI 48189
810.231.1771

September 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm

Present: Matt Assenmacher, Jodie Colone, Mary Evergreen, Richelle Hocking, Bridgette Rosek, and Crystal Walter.
Absent: None.
Also Present: Holly Hentz, Christine Weber, Rana Emmons.

This regular meeting of the Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Colone at 7:00pm in the Patricia Waters Community room.

Approval of:

• Motion to approve Agenda as presented made by Hocking; seconded by Rosek. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve the minutes from August 19, 2025 as presented made by Rosek; seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.

Call to the Public:  None present.

Financial:

• Motion to accept the Annual Audit for FY 2024-2025 as presented by Rana Emmons from Post, Smythe, Lutz & Ziel with an Unmodified Opinion made by Evergreen; seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.
• Motion to approve August 2025 Financial Report made by Walter; seconded by Hocking. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve  Voucher #666 in the amount of $83,800.01 made by Evergreen; seconded by Rosek. Motion carried.

Librarian’s Report:

• In-house Statistics: Patrons Served: 4,351; New Patrons: 49; Item Check-outs: 6,433; Computer Uses: 173.
• Online Statistics: Libby: 3,590; Zinio: 588; Fold3: 22; Heritage Quest: 5; Ancestry: 0; TumbleBooks: 9; Niche Academy: 56.
• Other News: The library was present at The Aging Parents Resource Fair on 9/16/25 at 2/42 Church.
• Upcoming Programs
• Thursdays Drop-In Mahjong @ 1pm & Thursdays Drop-In Chess @ 4pm
• Wednesdays Drop-In Game Nights @ 6pm
• 9/17 Friends Garden Series: The Basics of Garden Design @ 10am
• 9/20 Toledo Opera @ 2pm
• 9/24 Friends Garden Series: Share Garden Designs @ 10am
• 9/26 Drop-In Crafternoon (ages 6+) @ 3:30pm
• 9/27 Adult Craft Class: Glass Flower Suncatcher @ 1pm, $5
• 9/29 Classic Michigan Food & Drinks @ 6:30pm
• 9/30 Movie Matinee: Julia Misbehaves (1948) @ 1:30pm
• 10/1-31 Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt
• 10/1 Jackie’s Book Club: The Huntress by Kate Quinn @ 1pm
• 10/6 Adult Craft Kit: Embroidered spider and Web

• 10/6-11 Friends Fall Book Sale
• 10/7 Haunted Lighthouses of Michigan (v) @ 6:30pm
• 10/9 Roy Reuther and the UAS (v) @ 6:30pm
• 10/13 Great Decisions @ 1:30pm & 10/13 UFOs Over Michigan @ 6:30pm
• 10/14 Genealogy Assistance @ 10am & 10/14 Movie Matinee: The Devil & Miss Jones (1941) @ 1:30pm
• 10/16 Myth of the Model City @ 6:30pm
• 10/17 Halloween Party @ 7pm
• 10/20 Gargoyles, Grotesques, Graveyards & Ghosts @ 6:30pm
• 10/21 Spice Club: Italy, Sicily, Sardinia @ 1pm & 10/21 Leto Club @ 3pm

Correspondence:

• None.

Old Business:

• Motion to approve frontloading each enrolled employee’s health savings account with $2,500 made by Evergreen; seconded by Walter. Motion carried.

New Business:

• Motion to approve unpaid Library closure on December 26 & 27 made by Rosek; seconded by Walter. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve rollover of Flagstar Bank CD in the amount of $279,665.90 and interest earned into a 119 day CD at the rate of 4.00% or better on 9/17/25 made by Evergreen; seconded by Hocking. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve rollover of CIBC Bank CD in the amount of $522,325.49 plus interest earned maturing on 9/23/25  in to the best possible rate at time of maturity made by Evergreen; seconded by Walter. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve rollover of CIBC Bank CD in the amount of $277,574.88 plus interest earned maturing on 10/3/25 in the best possible rate at time of maturity made by Rosek; seconded by Hocking. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve purchase of light filtering solar window shades for south side of building from Library Design Assoc. at cost of $10,2267.00 made by Evergreen; seconded by Walter. Motion carried.
• Motion to approve purchase of ADA Listening assist system Option 1 for the amount of $5,444.15 made by Walter; seconded by Assenmacher. Motion carried.

Friends Report - Debbie Kooperman

• August Gift Shop Income = $432.39; Fall Garden Series in process with 13 registrants = $325.00.
• Watershed Calendar copies for BOT, Library Staff and Friends requested.
• Marilyn Pettigrove’s daughter and granddaughter made book pavers which are on display in the Serenity Garden!
• Fall Crafter’s Day was cancelled due to low enrollment.  Annual Meeting/Election 9/17/25 at 6:30pm.
• Kristine Wolff and Pat Dare will be representing FOHTL at 2 Halloween Events: Freedom River Fall Festival Event 10/18/25 and Downtown Hamburg Trunk or Treats on 10/31/25.

Relevant Board Issues:

• Reminder meeting on 10/1/25 at Fowlerville Library.

Motion to adjourn at 8:16pm made by Walter; seconded by Rosek. Motion carried.
Next Meeting: October 21, 2025 @ 7:00pm

Respectfully Submitted,

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Debbie Kooperman
Recording Secretary