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Library Board Minutes 2007 10-08-07 APPROVED Page 1 of 2 Yorkville Public Library Board of Trustees October 8, 2007 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Jo Ann Gryder.. Roll Call Members present: Gail Gaebler, Beth Gambro, Jo Ann Gryder, Barb Johnson, Sandy Lindblom, Marilyn Vorderer, and Marianne Wilkinson. Members absent: Carol LaChance, Library Director Michelle Pfister and Owner's Rep Tom Lindblom were present. Recognition of Visitors None. Amendments to the Agenda None, Minutes Gail Gaebler moved to approve the minutes as corrected.. Marianne Wilkinson seconded the motion. All were in favor. Correspondence There was a letter from the Old Barn Museum, but this will be covered under Unfinished Business_ Public Comment None. Report of the Treasurer There was some discussion on some of the items on the bill list, Beth Gambro moved to approve all bills in the amount of$31,346.94 and payroll in the amount of$28,418.26. Marilyn Vorderer seconded the motion_ All voted to pass with a roll call vote, Report of the Library Director Michelle Pfister reported what had been happening in the library the past month. 7,210 patrons came in in September. Circulation for September was 10,158 which is up 3,233 from last year. There were 173 new patrons and 703 items added. There was a $25 memorial for John Liebold. Joe Gruber will be getting a brick engraved for his time served on the board. Page 2 of 2 Michelle Pfister got bids back from 2 window cleaning services. The low bid was from Aurora Window Cleaning for under$1000. This will be done 2 times a year. Next time the price will be a little higher because the windows in the Historic Wing will need cleaning then too, The meeting room was used last month by the library 8 times, 4 times by the city and rented out once.. City Council Liaison/Human Resource None. Standing Committees • Policy—None, • Personnel—None. • Community Relations—None. • Finance—None. • Automation—None. A sign-up sheet for committees was passed around. The Board members will be on the committees they signed up for and any other openings will be assigned to Board members. Unfinished Business Old Barn Museum—There was discussion about the letter that was sent from the Old Barn Museum. The owner is not able to negotiate the contract at this time. The city does have an agreement with the Old Barn Museum, and this can be looked at to see if any changes need to be made with the contract the Library Attorney had drafted. A letter will be drafted saying sorry this did not work out at this time, and hopefully something can be worked out in the future. Building Update - Tom Lindblom reported what had been happening with the new building and with the Historical Wing remodel. There was discussion on the need for an appointment for the vacant board member position, New Business Parking Lot—There was discussion on the parking on Saturdays while there are sporting events going on for the park district and the school. 2 more signs will be installed that are double the size of the existing ones that say library parking only during library hours. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 pm. Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.