April Board of Directors Meeting
2017-04-11 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Anchorage) | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Here is the Agenda, the Minutes and Deirdre Helfferich’s resignation letter

Finance Committee meeting
2017-05-02 18:30 - 19:30
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes May 2, 2017
Finance Committee minutes April 4, 2017
Old Business — Finance

Restricted Funds accounting
Outstanding bill for Bear Electric
Tracking Kids Read grant
Tracking accounting cost donations

New Business

March and preliminary April Finance Reports
Bills, income, and reimbursements
Accounting review and 990 EZ progress
New QuickBooks program progress
Mid-year finance numbers/ budget revision
Alaska Library Association dues
Finance policy updates:
Petty cash
Other?
Fundraising plans
Preparation of report for BOD meeting

May Board of Directors Meeting
2017-05-09 06:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
May 9, 2017 Agenda

Finance Committee meeting
2017-06-08 18:30 - 20:00
Finance Committee minutes June 8, 2017
Members Present: Mindy, S.T., Monique
Minutes approved – from May 2 and April 4
Accounting review – completed. Cost: $350
Restricted funds accounting:
Bought beanbags from Kids Read grant
Dedicated funding for accountant- some carry forward
Reworked Community Revenue Sharing accounting for this fiscal year – preparing for year-end report. Mindy will file closing paperwork at the end of June.
990 E-Z is filed with IRS and accounting expenses paid.
New Quickbooks progress: The process of filing the E-Z form led to some accounting questions and Quickbooks updates. In some line-item areas, ST noticed amounts that didn’t match, these were found to be in other areas. ST worked to resolve accounts to match records/files, accountant Virginia Farmier also back-dated depreciation.
Reviewed May monthly finance summary.
Bills/Income/Reimbursements:
Purchased raspberries (need to set-up rain catch system or plan for hauling water. The more that we plant or develop in the yard, the more we need to address water)
Budget status – at 54% of expected budget – (not counting final Behr bill and PH grants/expenditures)
Finance policy –A draft generic policy was downloaded for review and adaptation. Discussed some of the good aspects of the policy – was interested in particular in the budgeting process and other suggested standard operating procedures. We should establish deadlines for the planning process. Suggest having a draft budget developed for the board in August and approved under the new board in November. Mindy and ST will review the policy and draft an initial JTEL version.
Proposed budget for the Tape & Tarp Ball
Sound – $350
Band – $125
Marketing – $50
Auction supplies – printing, tickets, etc. – $30
Total = $555
Cookbooks and t-shirt sales – we need to order more binders for cookbooks and will discuss t-shirt sales with the board.
Publicity – Discussed poster with Amanda, she is going to do this
Monique will create a Facebook Event:
Cotton Ginny @ the Malemute Saloon, July 15, 2017, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
S.T. developed a donation letter – board members need to get out and hustle donations
Behr electric – still need a final bill. Will send a check along with estimate less credit tendered in order to close it out.
Additional donor recognition needs to be added to the Friend of the Library page to recognize those who donated to the accounting review fund.
Other:
Gulliver’s Credit – need to make a plan to purchase books while Gulliver’s is still open. We have about $1,354 in used book credit.
Purchase hardbacks of various styles to help establish the Clausen collection
Fill in missing books (e.g. Harry Potter series)
Seek out young adult section
Adjourn 7:37

June Board of Director's Meeting
2017-06-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Garden/Yard Clean-up Party
2017-06-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Finance Committee meeting
2017-07-10 18:30 - 20:00

July Board Meeting
2017-07-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Agenda

Tape and Tarp Ball
2017-07-15 19:00 - 23:00 | Malemute Saloon, Village Road, Ester, 99725, United States

Finance Committee meeting
2017-08-01 18:30 - 20:30
Finance Committee minutes July 10, 2017
Old Business — Finance
Restricted Funds accounting
New Business

July Finance report
Bills, income, and reimbursements
Tape & Tarp
Membership
Dotster
Other expenses
Fundraising – Li-Berry budget
Budget status
CRS completion report
Collections assessment
Finance policy updates – review sample policy
Preparation of report for BOD meeting

August Board of Directors Meeting
2017-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Finance Committee meeting
2017-09-04 18:30 - 19:30
Finance Committee minutes August 1, 2017
Old Business — Finance
Restricted Funds accounting
New Business

August Finance report
Bills, income, and reimbursements
Income –Fred Meyers, barrel stove,
Outgo – Dotster, Librarything, property taxes
Other expenses
Fundraising – Li-Berry
Budget status
Collections assessment
Finance policy updates – review sample policy
Preparation of report for BOD meeting

September Board Meeting
2017-09-12 18:30 - 20:30

Li-Berry Pie Throwdown and Music Fest
2017-09-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Golden Eagle Saloon, 3530 Main Steet, Fairbanks, 99709, United States

October Board of Directors Meeting
2017-10-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Annual Membership Meeting
2017-10-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Annual Meeting Agenda (download)

Finance Committee meeting
2017-11-08 18:30 - 20:00
Finance Committee minutes September 4, 2017
Old Business — Finance
Restricted Funds accounting
New Business

October Finance reports
Bills, income, and reimbursements
Income – 2 memberships, Pick-Click-Give, 2 donations, 1 with questions
Outgo – P.O. Box, property taxes, cataloging supplies, Halloween kids’ event
Other expenses – Bluehost
Fundraising in November
CRS 2018 proposed numbers
Budget proposal
Preparation of report for BOD meeting

Review with new Treasurer of accounts, notebooks, files, systems

December Board of Directors Meeting
2017-12-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

January Board Meeting
2018-01-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Superheroes Night Out
2018-05-19 21:00 - 23:55
Calling all Superheroes!
We welcome you to be our ally for the first ever Superheroes Night Out, a fundraiser for the John Trigg Ester Library on May 19, 2018.
Our mild mannered, small community library in Ester needs you to help us in our mission to benefit humanity and serve as a beacon of literacy in our community.
Superheroes Night Out includes a superhero costume contest, a silent auction plus rocking music and dancing to Unsupervised at the Golden Eagle Saloon in the (fictional?) metropolis of Ester.
Superheroes must be 21.

2018 LiBerry Music Festival and Berry Pie Throwdown
2018-09-22 18:00 - 22:00
Come hear great music, eat pie, and support Ester’s local library!
LIVE MUSIC featuring the Bac’untry Bruthers and PIE BY THE SLICE 6 p.m. – 10 p.m at the Golden Eagle Saloon in Ester.
Entry $10, pie $5 slice. All proceeds benefit the Ester library.
PIE CONTEST 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Clausen Cabin
Bring your berry pie creation to the Clausen Cabin between 2 p.m and 4 p.m. to enter the competition. JUDGING: will begin at 4 p.m. The cabin is at 3629 Main Street, across from the Golden Eagle Saloon.
BERRY IMPORTANT: Pie contest submissions must contain a berry of some kind. For rules and information visit: https://www.esterlibrary.org/programs-events/liberry-music-festival-berry-pie-throwdown/pie-throwdown/
Learn more about berries: http://esterlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/07/yumm
Winning pies to be auctioned at the Golden Eagle ~8 p.m.
Don’t want to compete? Bring your pie to the Golden Eagle Saloon between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to be served during the music performances.

Annual Meeting 2018
2018-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
JTEL Annual membership meeting
4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018
Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main St. Ester
Please mark Sunday October 28, from 2-4 on your calendar for the annual membership meeting. Items on the agenda include a recap of the past year, what’s in store for next year, and board member elections.

#GivingTuesday
2018-11-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Stop by on #GivingTuesday to learn more about ways to support your local library.

Annual Meeting 2019
2019-10-20 04:00 - 17:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
The John Trigg Ester Library Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, October 20, at 4 p.m. in the Clausen Cabin. We will review annual reports and elect new board members. Please join us and learn more about the fantastic progress being made at the Ester library. Interested in becoming a member? Learn more at https://www.esterlibrary.org/about/board/

Halloween 2019
2019-10-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
Will you be out Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night?
Stop into the Clausen Cabin between 6:30 and 8 p.m. to warm up, find a treat or check-out a cool book.

Knit Night
2024-01-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Open hours
2024-01-03 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-04 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-01-06 13:00 - 16:00

Book Club
2024-01-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
We’ll be discussing “Happiness is a Choice You Make, Lessons from a Year Amongst the Oldest Old”, by John Leland
