Notice of Executive Session The Board of Trustees of the Jasper Public Library will meet in Executive Session at 5:30 pm, Monday, Sept. 10 , 2012. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room at Dubois Strong 1103 Main St., Jasper. The purpose of this meeting is strategy discussion necessary for competitive or bargaining…
The Jasper Library Board Met Thursday afternoon and approved a motion to pursue upgrades to the existing library on Main Street. The board is faced with finding ways to deal with space problems on a temporary basis while a permanent solution for a new library can be found and implemented. Last month, the board approved a…
Jasper Library Board President Bill Hewitt left for poll worker training before John Q Public addressed the Jasper Public Library Board on Thursday. A visibly frustrated Jasper resident waved copies of The Herald and referenced statements in pamphlets given out by the “Vote No” Political Action Committee. “I am a little disgruntled over this ‘Vote…
The Jasper Library Board was introduced to several new options to help alleviate space problems at the Jasper Library. An Interim Solution committee made up of board members, Karin Gray, Dean Vonderheide, Mark Kunkel, Jim Seifert, along with Library Director Rita Douthitt and several employees came up with a list of four suggestions for board…
Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Library opened its virtual doors on hundreds of new books at around 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 17. Huntingburg Library has been offering e-books for about a year now and with the addition of the Jasper Contractual Library the entire county is able to download books and audiobooks from the Overdrive system. Overdrive…
Mary Ellen Backer, a strong proponent of the library move and referendum, may be off the Jasper Public Library Board. According to the board’s appointed counsel Bill Shaneyfelt her term ran out in August of 2011 and was just recently noticed by Library Director Rita Douthitt. Shaneyfelt explained that if a board member’s term expires…
The Jasper Public Library Board met Thursday afternoon and put a final end to the plans for the library on the south Newton Street property. Library Board attorney Bill Shaneyfelt told the board that they still had an option on the land per the original agreement with Ruhe Excavating and they could either exercise the…
As results came in last night it was apparent that the tax payers in Bainbridge and the incorporated portions of Boone and Madison townships were not willing to pay the price for the proposed library. The absentee ballots began with a 78% “NO” and 22% “YES” and at the end of the night the resounding…
With the Library Referendum vote right around the corner, I want to take this time to address the the myths I have discussed with people over the last month. Myth #1. The location for the new library is in a flood plain and has flooded. The proposed location for the building on South Newton is…
The Contractual and Jasper Library Boards met Thursday afternoon at the Dubois Library for their regular monthly meetings. In the Contractual meeting, Library Director Rita Douthitt reported to the board that there are two issues with lighting in the Dubois Library that need to be addressed with Universal Design. The first is regarding the recessed…
