Library Board Minutes 2002 05-13-02s
Yorkville Public Library Board Meeting
May 13, 2002
7:30 P.M.
Members present: Joseph Gruber, Gail Gaebler, Russ Walter, Kelly Murray, JoAnnGryder, Carol LaChance, Sandy Lindblom, Marianne Wilkinson, and Marilyn Vorderer.Members not present: none. Director Michelle Pfister and City Council LiaisonRichardSticks.and were also in attendance.
Recognition of Visitors: none
Amendments to the Agenda: none
Minutes: Sandy Lindblom moved to approve the minutes as corrected. MarilynVorderersecondedthemotion. The motion carried.
Correspondence:
Library patron Pearl L. Hradeck sent a Ietter to the libraryexpressingherenjoymentinreadingNuts! The Battle of the Bulge by Goldstein.
Public Comment: none
Report of Treasurer: Russ Walter moved to approve the bill Iist, including bothMarchandAprilpayrolls, which amounted to $37,849.19. Joseph Gruber seconded the motion.A roll call vote was taken (Jo Ann Gryder was not yet present). The motioncarriedunanimously. Russ Walter asked Richard Sticka if it would be possible to separatetheinterestincomeonthebuildingfundfromtheinterestincomeonthemoneymarketaccount. This will be investigated.
Report of Librarian: In June the officers for the library board will be nominated. InJulytheofficerswillbeelected. 358 new items were added to the library this month.Music and books are now available on CD as well as on tape. Two workshops were
attended this month; the first on search engines and the second on weeding the collection.Two people attended the Friends meeting this month. Michelle Pfister is workingonboththeStateReportandthePerCapitaGrant.
City Council Liaison/Human Resource: Richard Sticka was asked if he was aware of
any information regarding the donation of the Yorkville National Bank building tothelibrary. He said that he was not.
Committee Reports: none
Old Business: After reading the architectural proposals provided, each board member
selected the three architectural firms that they would like to interview and submittedthemtoMichellePfister. The results were tallied. The three architectural firms thatwerechosenwereFGMArchitects/Engineers (8 votes), Kluber, Skahan & Assoc. (5 votes),and Burnidge Cassel Assoc., Inc., (8 votes). Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects (2 votes)
and Woollen, Molzon, & Partners (1 vote) were the runners up. SandyLindblomabstainedfromvoting. It was decided that the interviewing day will be June 29, 2002_The three interviews will be scheduled for 9.00, 10:00, and 11:00 am. The location isyettobedetermined.
New Business: Three policy changes were proposed: 1) That audio and videomaterialsaremadeavailabletootherlibrariesforinterlibraryloan. 2) That the video checkoutperiodischangedfromthreedaystooneweekandthattheoverduefineforvideosischangedfrom $ .50 to $1 per day. 3)
That the CD check out period is three weeks witha10perdayoverduefine. Russ Walter moved that the board approve the policychangesasoutlined. Marianne Wilkinson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment: No further business. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.
Minutes taken by Kelly Murray.