Marissa Area District Public Library 

Board Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, March 9,2026 

The meeting was called to order by President Carol Mercer @ 
6:03. 

Members present were: Diane Chandler, Robin Geralds, Tiff 
Griswold, David Lea, Linda Lea, Leslie Lehman, Carol Mercer, 

and Doug White. 

There were no announcements. 

Recognition of public and comments: Warren Trotter was 
present. 

Reading and approval of minutes: Doug made the motion to 
approve the minutes as presented, it was seconded by Diane, 

motion carried. 

Correspondence: ERate- Clearwave will no longer be the 
carrier for the internet and phone, it will be provided by 
Metro who will honor the contract. The Tax Levy was 

confirmed. The 250™ Anniversary was discussed with a 
Resource 6uide to be used for ideas on celebrating it. 

Treasurer's Report: The report was given by Linda.

Acceptance of the Treasurer's Report and the 

authorization to pay upcoming bills was made by David, it was 
seconded by Doug, motion carried. 

Librarian’s Report: The report was given by Robin. There 
was good attendance for the Adult Story Time. The tax 
preparation has begun. The new janitor is Carla Rohde. 

Old Business: Policy recommendations were reviewed and 

pending approval. 

New Business: FOIA/OMA training- Board President and 

Director does it yearly, The Board does it once. Sexual 

Harassment training needs to be done yearly with Staff, 
Director, and Board. The Summer Reading program's theme is 

Read-Play-Win. It will start with registration on May 28 and 
will be every Thursday at 1:00 until July 16. The Written 
Evaluations- the staff will fill them out. 

Doug made the motion to adjourn the meeting @6:42, it was 

seconded by David, motion carried. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

 

Leslie Lehman