The National City Library Board approved its consent agenda and reviewed plans to present the board's annual report to the City Council on the 21st, while staff recapped recent community events and fundraising at the board meeting.

The annual report, which staff said is in board members' binders, will be presented to City Council by the board chair. Board members were told a script will be prepared for Chair Margaret and that the group will practice the presentation before the council meeting on the 21st. Staff described the item as an informational presentation to keep the council updated on library activities.

Library staff reported on recent events and outreach. A community practice event held at the library in early December drew what staff described as about 50 attendees and included presentations from the National City Police Department, the fire department and the city manager. Staff said food was provided for the first 100 attendees and that the Police Department served pancakes. The Chamber of Commerce had an information table and the Friends of the Library sold raffle tickets and selected some winners at the event.

Staff also described the board's first annual "Lehi Little" event, held in conjunction with a branch open house, which staff said drew about 500 people over two hours. The event included music, crafts, book giveaways and a volunteer Santa identified as Dennis. Board members said they expect the event to become an annual holiday program.

On grants and programming, staff said they are reapplying for the Lunch at the Library program and will provide documentation once available. They said they are looking into several sustainability grants and that the board's family, adult and ESL programs have been approved for fiscal year '25 and '26, as discussed during the meeting.

Fundraising and use of event proceeds were discussed. Board members were told the Friends of the Library handle raffle sales and currently accept cash only. Staff explained there are obstacles to accepting electronic payments (such as Venmo) through the Friends group; no administrative change was approved at the meeting. Board members were told money raised from basket raffles and similar Friends activities is used to support children's programmingfor supplies, occasional purchases of books, and other program needs.

Members discussed social media and promotion. Staff said the library currently posts through the city's social-media accounts and that the city manager's office would have to approve any separate library accounts. Board members were advised to follow and share the city's pages to increase visibility of library events.

The meeting concluded with the board noting the importance of meeting monthly to stay coordinated. The consent agenda approval and the motion to adjourn were both passed by voice vote.

Votes at a glance: The consent agenda was approved by voice vote (recorded ayes: Margaret; Cindy; an additional aye recorded). The motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.