CCLAB 04.15.2025 Meeting Notes
Present: Pat Goodwin, Windy Bedingfield, David Davis, Hilary Millar, Sandra Carraway
Missing: Amanda Hullum
Call to Order: 11:45am
Invocation - asked to stand for the invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Remarks:
Change to agenda - added an invocation and pledge of allegiance
Connie Melear will be appointing the newest member to board. She hasn’t appointed someone yet, so missing board seat.
Evening Meetings:
Starting this summer: Wants to start evening meetings at 5PM. 2nd Tuesday of July at 5PM. (Karin’s Note: Columbia County School Board Meeting starts at 5:30PM and school board meetings are not archived.)
There is a podium now
Use proper decorum
Address the board, not the room
5 minutes and then take a seat
Keep speaking points on-target, stay focused
Amanda Ham - new Regional Director
Harlem Branch Manager - worked for County for 25 years
Approve Agenda: Yay 5, No 0
Approve March Minutes: Yay 5, No 0
Treasurer’s Report (Attached)
CC Manager Report:
Summer Program
AERP Tax Services
Branches
Harlem: 22 programs, over 5000 circulations
Grovetown: 24 programs, over 9000 circulations
Evans: 47 programs, over 32,000 circulations
Digital
Libby - 12,000 circulations
Hoopla - 5,000 circulations
GCHRL Report: Report next month. Amanda’s office is still in Harlem.
Friends of the Library Report:
Support for the summer reading program
Increase membership: FOTCCL.com
David Davis requested that Friends of the Library and the Library both have a suggestion box
Unfinished Business: None
New Business: None
Speakers:
Maura Jabaley
Brenda Heidman
Anna Muza
Marlena Bergeron
Priscilla Bence
Katherine Cook
Karin Parham
Lizzie Lee
Rachel Hill
Chairman comments:
Next meeting for County meeting is May 13 at 11:45
Next Regional meeting is scheduled for May 13 at 11:00 but they are moving to June
Adjourn: Yay 5, No 0