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Carson City trustees hear staffing, program and funding update from library director; approve Jan. 9 minutes
Summary
Library Director Holt reported staffing changes, program attendance increases and clarified funding sources — the library is primarily sales-tax funded and receives a roughly $11,000–$12,000 annual state collection grant tied to federal Library Services and Technology Act matching — and the board approved the Jan. 9, 2025 minutes by voice vote.
The Carson City Library Board of Trustees received a staff report on March 13, 2025, from the library director detailing recent staffing changes, program attendance trends and the library's funding sources. The board then approved minutes from its Jan. 9, 2025 meeting by voice vote.
Library Director Holt explained the library's primary operating revenue comes from local sales tax. "We are sales tax funded. The money that we receive comes from sales tax revenue," Holt said. She clarified that the library's direct federal funding is limited: federal support arrives to states through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) via the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and the state library distributes a collection-development grant. Holt told trustees the state disbursement produced about $11,000 to $12,000 for the library's current collection grant and said the library would lose roughly that amount if the federal-to-state match were to disappear.
Holt told the board about recent staff turnover and hires. Two hourly positions were filled but two employees subsequently left: Joanna Rowley (last day that week) and another staff member who resigned to move out of state to pursue a master's in library science. New staff include Jalen Quibble, a library assistant who recently started and is finishing a master's in library science, and Michael Hansen, who began as a senior library assistant. Holt said two senior library assistant positions and one library assistant position remain open, and the library's workforce development and social services coordinator position is posted and will proceed to interviews.
On programming, Holt said Nevada Reading Week and a Reading Dragons launch had strong turnout, and that special Thursday morning story time averages about 45 to 50 attendees. She noted the baby story-time program averaged about 25 attendees on a recent date and that an evening classroom tour hosted more than 90 students on one night. Holt cautioned that if regular story-time averages exceed roughly 60, the library may need to split sessions because of space capacity limits.
Holt also said fiscal-year 2026 budget planning was upcoming and that the library would move into a second round of fiscal 2025 augmentations and supplementals in the coming weeks. She informed trustees her performance evaluation was forthcoming. The report prompted no formal motion beyond routine approval of minutes.
Votes at a glance: Trustee Markle moved to approve the minutes for Jan. 9, 2025; Trustee Marshall seconded. The board conducted a voice vote: "Aye" was recorded and the chair announced the motion passed.
Ending: Trustees asked follow-up questions, thanked the director for the report, and proceeded to the scheduled presentation by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
