Present:  Sheila Wilkie, President; Meridel Buscher, Vice President; Carolyn Kelly, Secretary; Lisa Johnson; Amy Taul; and Chris Dawdy, Head Librarian

Minutes from the February meeting were read and approved.

Financial Reports were read and approved.

Head Librarian’s report indicated that during the month of February, we had 1069 patrons in the library; 1 adult program with 10 adults in attendance; 2 children’s programs with 20 children in attendance; 1377 items checked out; 376 items added to the shelves, with 13,989 items in the inventory; 171 patrons using the computers; 662 in-town patrons; and 162 out-of-town patrons.

Monthly bills were reviewed and approved for payment.

Old Business:  discussed plans to replace old shelving units but postponed proceeding with the plan; discussed proposal for the LSTA (Library Sciences Technology Act) grant, which is to purchase additional computers for patron use;

New Business:  learned that Per Capita funds will be distributed at the end of April, and the Brighton Library will receive $2,658.70; National Library Week is scheduled for April 13 to 19;  the summer reading program will be held on Wednesdays, from June 11 through July 15.