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Janie, the library director, presented two waiver requests: one accounting for roughly $573 (21 items, primarily DVDs) and a second for about $149 (10 items). She explained the library uses a collection agency for higher-dollar matters and that the agency’s recovery window ends after a statutory period; these two matters had passed that limit.

A trustee moved to approve the waivers, another trustee seconded the motion, and the board approved the waivers by voice vote; the transcript records multiple “aye” responses but does not list a roll-call tally by name. Janie said the library will note the waivers in its records and that these cases typically involve patrons who have moved or cannot be located.

The waivers clear the amounts from the library’s records; trustees did not authorize additional collection action at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Library Board of Trustees - May 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees approved waivers for two long-standing unpaid library accounts that had reached the statute of limitations, including one account at roughly $573 and one at $149.","taxTitle","Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington","taxId",52172,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6056871,"Library proposes reinstating 'claims returned' rule and system tracking after ILS update",239,4436000,4675000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7&start=4436&end=4675","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7/thumbnail_4436000.jpg","/articles/6056871/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Library-proposes-reinstating-claims-returned-rule-and-system-tracking-after-ILS-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6056871-8a362f881722e2463df98eeb4b5ec61d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133515&Signature=kbg7qQ-Xyv3MIbCc~heD-uA~ityUDXxBNafX2cqMgNjNuSt~ElrjNlgCBWC71ePszegafpMYuh3aD7116dg0PPNFdWNtIFrhpQcQrDL7HklP6mDB-rptQnVwyfBUDLJLmeVdwjR2TYAXeR~mcbnYle1DbG5xut9gtyJ~Yq-7RZBpOpRYg5FavZ2lMfGN7yXVIyBZZfXLZkxRdN69D3e3Td9ycRzqYS8uBnA-7QNzGvOGHkMgzqjOpGCdv3jggUDtFmx7wHspPkVZMdmOHRVv73B5PRkb5pNm9~Z2Zr5ojkDleLdJ32-Fl7Buv58hChGyHz25dGzn0097p3z-JcX5tA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Trustees reviewed a proposed revision to the library’s circulation policy to reinstate a ‘claims returned/claims never had’ process now supported by the library’s integrated library system, staff said.

Janie, the director, told the board that a claims-returned policy existed previously but the library removed it after an ILS software update disabled tracking. She said the library’s current ILS (Koha) now supports claims-returned tracking and staff propose restoring the policy language from 2019 with clarifying edits. The draft policy would limit borrowers to three lifetime claims returned; Janie explained that if an item later turns up and is checked in, the system will reverse the claims-returned entry on the patron’s account.

Board members asked for clearer paragraph ordering and minor wording edits (for example, defining a claims-returned occurrence before limiting count). Trustees discussed whether the three-claim lifetime limit should include a time limit; the director noted staff will return with finalized redlines. The board did not adopt the policy at the meeting; trustees said they will review redlined wording and vote on a recommendation that will be forwarded to City Council for final approval (the council is the body that must approve changes to library policy under existing procedures).","Board reviewed a proposed circulation-policy change to reinstate and clarify a 'claims returned' process now supported by the library's integrated system; the board will review wording and return for a recommendation to council.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6056878,"Local library consortium to formalize as Inland Northwest Library; joint-powers agreement reviewed",376,3624000,4000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7&start=3624&end=4000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7/thumbnail_3624000.jpg","/articles/6056878/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Local-library-consortium-to-formalize-as-Inland-Northwest-Library-joint-powers-agreement-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6056878-5b778bee2d65b027c23566387077ac02/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133515&Signature=ZA~d7pPaEDKaKPgeJdqHNLpy97WBQlDmcw6kfKByjFeiQafuZSuBOSiXx~FzRuY50V56-qS4Ikol7Ta6Gv7XK0bc5kuYEbWJIVQFAEW2v2S7cLjGgc4YxOYyvHfasLHYVQJ72qD8JlmRQqOlXdYWmYGcE69afT9XGlub0Iiwm~-TA~AkqluJX0aciXML98ekepflsAKibO13EgbUqwDEe78CfdTsK4D2HYT--1FnrY~iIk160KcTZzWE7mkvsCc6uDTGHbTiQuS-nCRqtKL7g4UZwfsjKjQH431R8MK15BjLdh4HRVnnjQgcHVAC2umDqAcNWPjoFZbP5w8YsKte5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Library leadership told trustees the regional book-sharing cooperative that includes Liberty Lake is moving to formalize its status and to adopt the name Inland Northwest Library.

Janie, the library director, said the Cooperative Information Network (referred to in the transcript as CIN/CIAN) has operated informally for decades but that consortium leaders discovered the group was not formally registered. She said member libraries are working with an attorney to reincorporate and sign a joint-powers agreement; Liberty Lake’s city attorney, Sean, has reviewed the documents and the attorney representing the consortium has provided the current draft.

Under the proposed structure, members will commit to shared services such as the courier system (Liberty Lake receives courier runs on Tuesdays and Fridays), reciprocal borrowing and joint governance through regular monthly meetings. Janie told the board the agreement notes that circulation records are confidential “pursuant to Idaho code,” and that routine operational details—loan periods, fines and collection policies—will remain under each library’s local policy while the consortium governs shared systems.

No final vote to join or accept terms was taken at the meeting; Janie said she is working with city staff and counsel to complete the paperwork and will update the board when the consortium’s legal formation is complete.","Trustees were briefed on efforts to formalize the Cooperative Information Network under a new name, Inland Northwest Library, and on a draft joint-powers agreement reviewed by the city attorney.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6056883,"Town Square site advances in design after Library misses state LCIP award",289,2741000,3030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7&start=2741&end=3030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7/thumbnail_2741000.jpg","/articles/6056883/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Town-Square-site-advances-in-design-after-Library-misses-state-LCIP-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6056883-27f6e788ea0bfbbf7cbb0b964b56d448/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133515&Signature=l1P3rbt61XwwBT~Yga2mKK5w0b40n2xDdDiYZYj6xOq87DcEvu2bqDZHqKP0w8SOyc9R5Q4IuVYsKwYAFBJd69cxqMV9d1pHLs3JHfX4cbOk8prIbkqgd~zqKIDQB8-RuTcF~~odgHjnX1ResSHOumJJTXkGF78FQvrDv4J-O3KI7-dOBMq4jvcdXHJ1y1zdc7sexxWVBYfFlLA03Dfc5MCTinvHMWleFD35zvlQ17OaO64RcpeUjla87bKxcdBIhRrmme5vH0e7yz68GrHqohzRhK5yAT1TzoC2Tw6Qu9vT~OrMe1RTMawXw-C11QEN9QOT52eSYOpB1-BOGLf1oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Liberty Lake Library project was not selected for the state’s Library Capital Improvement Program (LCIP) grants after the City Council shifted the proposed site away from the Legacy Church, staff told the Board of Trustees.

Janie, the library director, said LCIP selections were published in the state budget and that the project was effectively disqualified when the council decided to move the library site from the Legacy Church to Town Square. She told trustees that the statewide process awarded about $6.5 million to selected projects and that Liberty Lake’s application—written around a Legacy Church renovation and tied to matching funds for that site—was not funded.

Library staff and board members discussed work that has continued on design and site planning for Town Square Park. Janie said architects from BCRA are preparing conceptual site plans for the park’s 4.4 acres, including options for library siting, entrances, parking layouts and pedestrian flow between Town Square and the municipal parking area so events and overflow can link between the two.

Trustees and staff said they asked designers to include a playground in the Town Square plan so the park can serve families, programming, the farmer’s market and library visitors. The group discussed building visibility from adjacent arterials, window placement facing the Pentagon/Pedantic area and situating parking to serve older patrons and families.

On funding, Janie said the project’s task-order funding to support planning and design work was about $150,000 and that the city had set aside more than $3 million in its capital budget for the library project. She reported that the library’s community survey had attracted more than 600 responses—up from about 517 responses in an August survey—information she said will help guide programming and space decisions.

No new grant award or construction appropriation was approved at the meeting; the board and staff focused on planning details that will be presented to the City Council. Janie said she will follow up with the state grant administrator to request any feedback the state may have provided on LCIP selections.","Library staff said the city’s change of site from the Legacy Church to Town Square Park removed the project from eligibility for a state library capital grant; designers are working on site layout, a playground, parking and visibility features for the new library.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6056888,"Liberty Lake library reports rising visits, circulation and program use; trustees to present numbers to city council",1845,515000,2360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7&start=515&end=2360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307986-d1f9d761259afc38ceb6cd25328dbfe7/thumbnail_515000.jpg","/articles/6056888/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Liberty-Lake-library-reports-rising-visits-circulation-and-program-use-trustees-to-present-numbers-to-city-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6056888-ee338097ab063ee30759cd52cd0615b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133515&Signature=ECeVPe34fAkC8i7DNj5kNoltM~JX2Pvukqj8NfDsFlJo2eKKKYSRd2xprd-h2pbuzGa6TywHhy6V7C-LyiY7g8Y-wawIl8Gkmbk47s57wOQNbjGFeQcMaCmQPjlaGAxvwgDEiUCHwGXKcULHuZe8MNNlfds7v3j0aDdApKmBIKzMtZcUY0QLIKVKvYzqVifo2wVIvHDgq4ForKUUZxhBqu8JJjQtZwip2dBqNmjtS03RMOtJCk3ZxoGvNK3Xz3EOAahu8HkIQjpAfnL9YHKfSjCtpSJ-UouJSp5Pforx9IxRGzubZNZk4s5l~elWYfTIgVYwX6KP-oo5gYt69rkG8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Liberty Lake Library reported larger user counts and program attendance for 2024 and will present those findings to the City Council at its June meeting, library staff and trustees said.

Janie, the library director, told the Board of Trustees that the library’s resident cardholders numbered 4,895 and that nonresident cardholders rose to 2,565, bringing total registered patrons to 7,460. Janie said annual visits measured by the library’s people counter were 69,575, up from about 62,600 the previous year, and cited total circulation of about 97,498 physical checkouts after a state-reporting correction. She said the library’s collection totaled 25,028 items and that the state guideline recommends roughly 1.5–2 physical items per resident; Liberty Lake’s population figure used for that guideline was cited in the library’s state report.

The director described program growth as well: story-time attendance rose to about 8,834 in 2024, and the library ran 306 free programs last year with a total program attendance of 12,919. Digital checkouts included about 15,900 ebooks and 18,041 eaudiobooks; staff noted eVideo circulation will appear in 2025 figures after the library added that service.

Trustees and staff said demand is creating operational constraints. Janie and staff reported 3,237 public-computer sessions in 2024 while the building still has four desktop computers; staff plan to double that count in the new building design. They also said the library’s meeting and study-room use has increased and that parking can be scarce during high-attendance events: the transcript records a board member saying the current parking figure is “I think…33 parking spots,” and the director said she would confirm the exact number.

Board members agreed the council presentation should highlight both the gains and the capacity limits. Michael, a trustee who also serves as the council liaison for the board, and Jen, a trustee, volunteered to help Janie prepare the June 17 presentation to the City Council.

The trustees did not take a final council-facing action at the meeting beyond assigning presentation support; the annual-report statistics will be presented to the City Council for its review and any direction.","The Liberty Lake library reported year-over-year increases in patrons, visits, circulation and program attendance and flagged space, computer and parking constraints as the council presentation approaches.","actionData","errors"]

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