Public Library Board July 15
The July 15 meeting brought Petersburg residents some positive acknowledgement regarding the Chapin Memorial Library and two new trustees dug into issues and accounting procedures.
Public Library Board June 17
The Public Library Board developed the acronym CARES to encompass its core values: Community, Access, Respect, Empowerment and Stewardship. The report also focuses on the proposed Archive & History Center, Petersburg residents’ continued frustration over their local branch and possible sales and purchases of property.
Public Library Board May 20
Discussion at the May 20 Library Board meeting included a proposal to fund homebuying assistance for public employees; financial and budget reports; further discussion about a Drees development of unused library land; status of the Chapin Memorial Library; the Walton branch; a Revolutionary War plaque; candidates for employment; incidents requiring law enforcement intervention; a Dolly Parton Imagination Library grant; and concern that the Library Board discriminates against conservative views in its choice of periodicals.
Public Library Board April 15
The Library Board continued discussions and public comment regarding the Chapin Memorial Library, progress on the Walton branch construction project, Drees Homes’ land use proposal and the need to present a variety of perspectives via periodicals available in the library.
Public Library Board September 18
In the public comment section of the meeting, the BCRP Local Issues Subcommittee Chairman, Randy Stigall, made the following public comment expressing concern with the Library’s involvement with the American Library Association (ALA) and its radically Marxist president:
Public Library Board May 15
The staff presentation this month was conducted by the library’s facilities manager. The Board went over 4 policy reviews: