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Library Board Minutes 2002 06-10-02Yorkville Public Library Board Meeting June 10, 2002 7:30 P.M. Members present: Joseph Gruber, Russ Walter, Kelly Murray, Jo Ann Gryder, Sandy Lindblom, Marianne Wilkinson, and Marilyn Vorderer. Members not present: Gail Gaebler and Carol LaChance. Director Michelle Pfister and City Council Liaison Richard Sticka were also in attendance. Recognition of Visitors: none Amendments to the Agenda: none Minutes: Sandy Lindblom moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Marilyn Vorderer seconded the motion. The motion carried. Correspondence: Pati Bradstreet received letters of thanks from children in the Kids Book Club. Public Comment: Alice Martin reported in the paper that the Yorkville Public Library, is small for such a rapidly growing town, but it continually strives to improve. Its librarians are always friendly and helpful. 1 find books I enjoy reading and information I need." Report of Treasurer: The Development Fees for Building line item was moved to the Building Fund in the budget report. Russ Walter moved to approve the bill list, including payroll, which amounted to $19,786.97. Marianne Wilkinson seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried unanimously. Report of Librarian: Circulation was up 448. 59 new patrons were added. A summer card is being offered at 1/2 price. 229 items were added to the collection this month. Friends sponsored an adult needlepoint program. Friends will be responsible for representing the library at Hometown Days this year. Children's Book Week is in October. The Women's Club donated money to go toward the preschool book/video bags called For the Love of Books. Adam Feltes is volunteering to brick and landscape around the library sign. $110 was donated in memory of Zack Burks from his family. The Per Capita Grant is done and mailed. The state report is done and will be presented at the next meeting. It is being made into a flyer. Marianne Wilkinson asked why first graders were not permitted to have their own library card until the end of first grade (a patron was wondering). Michelle responded that the library has found that the end of first grade seems to be the age that works best. The HTLS Construction Workshop was attended. Illinois currently has no money available. When applying for a grant, the library budget is requested. If the budget will not support the project, the grant will be thrown out. Sandy Lindblom asked if we would include the city budget on our application. The HTLS Automation meeting was attended. There is now a new system for the card catalogue. Russ Walter asked if the library would be paying more for the new Sirsi system. City Council Liaison/Human Resource: none Committee Reports: none Old Business: Joseph Gruber called some of the references for FGM Architects/Engineers. The references found AIan Armbrust's communication skills to be excellent and they said that they got the building that they wanted. Michelle Pfister called the references for BCA and Kluber, Skahan & Assoc. BCA's references liked them and found them easy to work with. Kluber, Skahan & Assoc.'s references all responded okay. One reference had a problem with the construction portion of their project. It will be posted that on Saturday, June 29, 2002 the Library Addition Committee will meet to hear the Presentation of Architects at the City Hall conference room. Marianne Wilkinson suggested having worksheets for the board members with the questions written on them. Having the questions prewritten would make it easier for board members to take notes as the architects make their presentations. Joseph Gruber suggested asking the architects which of their libraries we should visit. Kelly Murray mentioned that there are good suggestions for questions to ask during an interview in the book called Countdown to a New Library Managing the Building Project by Jeannette Woodward. New Business: Nomination of Officers: President: Joseph Gruber (Sandy Lindblom moved to nominate and Marianne Wilkinson seconded the motion); Vice President: Jo Ann Gryder (Sandy Lindblom moved to nominate and Marilyn Vorderer seconded the motion) and Carol LaChance (Russ Walter moved to nominate and Jo Ann Gryder seconded the motion); Treasurer: Russ Walter (Joseph Gruber moved to nominate and Jo Ann Gryder seconded the motion); Secretary: Kelly Murray (Sandy Lindblom moved to nominate and Marilyn Vorderer seconded the motion). Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:32 pm. Minutes taken by Kelly Murray.