8/12/26 Lannom Library Committee

The Coffee County, Tennessee, Lannom Library Committee met on August 12, 2026. It approved the financial report and discussed how materials purchase orders are managed: the reported percentages spent reflect active purchase orders and do not represent the library having used that share of its annual book budget. The library has received its second Canon copier, which also replaced a failing fax machine; no purchase amount was stated. The director plans to use first-quarter state funds for OverDrive, and said later state and federal funds are typically used for STEAM kits from Penworthy and Wonderbooks.

The committee authorized spending up to $5,000 from a memorial donation, described as approximately $5,291 in committed funds, on materials to repair and rebind existing genealogy books, with an acknowledgment honoring the donor. The funds had originally been intended for genealogy books, but the director reported that suitable new titles were not available. The committee also discussed preparing an update to the collection development policy addressing AI for presentation to the full board next month; no policy change was adopted at this meeting.