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Columbia County Library Board Meeting October 10, 2023 • 11:30 am In attendance: Columbia County Library Board Russell Wilder, Board Chair Windy Bedingfield, Treasurer Tripp Calloway Barry Paschal Lindsey Brantley Marlena Bergeron Library Staff • Mary Lin Maner, Library Director • Devin Morris, Regional Admin Coordinator Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 11:31 am. Approval of Agenda The agenda was approved. Approval of Minutes The September minutes were approved with one correction. Friends of the Libraries See Friends Treasurer Report. October 15-21 is National Friends of the Library Week Treasurer Report See Treasurer Report County Library Manager Report See September Stat Report. Report LibTech grant items are being selected and request will be submitted soon. Unfinished Business Book Reconsideration Requests: The subcommittee discussed their findings on the books with the rest of the board members. The person who submitted the reconsideration was invited to present their reasoning. The board then discussed and voted on the book. ---PAGE BREAK--- Subcommittee: Tripp Calloway Marlena Bergeron Lindsey Brantley The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, Category: Fiction Young Adult Reconsideration submitted by: Deborah Yandel, absent Motion to reclassify The Black Flamingo to Adult Fiction from YA Fiction. For: Russell Wilder Windy Bedingfield Tripp Calloway Barry Paschal Lindsey Brantley Against: Marlena Bergeron Motion approved. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Category: Fiction Young Adult Reconsideration submitted by: Bill Murphy, absent Motion to reclassify I’ll Give You the Sun to Adult Fiction from YA Fiction. For: Russell Wilder Windy Bedingfield Tripp Calloway Barry Paschal Lindsey Brantley Against: Marlena Bergeron Motion approved. Teach Your Dragon about Diversity by Steve Herman, Category: Easy Non Fiction Reconsideration submitted by: Priscilla Bence, present Ms. Bence withdrew her request for reconsideration stating that she did not fill out a reconsideration form for this book and did not wish for it to be reconsidered. All board members had a copy of Ms. Bence’s reconsideration request, and the subcommittee had read the book but did not move forward with the reconsideration. ---PAGE BREAK--- True You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna, Category: Easy Non Fiction Reconsideration submitted by: Priscilla Bence, present Motion to reclassify True You: A Gender Journey to Adult Non-Fiction from Easy Non-Fiction. For: Russell Wilder Windy Bedingfield Marlena Bergeron Tripp Calloway Barry Paschal Lindsey Brantley Motion approved. The Rainbow Parade by Emily Parade, Category: Picture Reconsideration submitted by: Connie Melear, absent Motion to remove The Rainbow Parade from the library collection. For: Russell Wilder Windy Bedingfield Tripp Calloway Barry Paschal Lindsey Brantley Against: Marlena Bergeron Motion approved. New Business: The board discussed limiting Reconsideration Requests to active library patrons only, meaning you must have a valid library card to submit a request. They would also prefer the submitter to have actually read the book. Board will discuss further via email. The board also discussed creating a new age classification between Juvenile and Young Adult. Russell requested that library staff bring more information about how age classifications for books are determined to the next meeting. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 11:30 am at the Columbia County Library. Meeting adjourned at 12:57 pm.