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Library Board Minutes 2008 03-10-08 Pau 1 of 3 &PPROOM Yorkville Public Library Board of Trustees March 10, 2008 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Vice-President Marianne Wilkinson. Roll Call Members present: Gail Gaebler, Beth Gambro, Barb Johnson, Carol Lachance, Sandy Lindblom, and Marianne Wilkinson. Members absent: Jo Ann Gryder, Ashley Meyers, and Marilyn Vorderer. Library Director Michelle Pfister and Owner's Rep Tom Lindblom were present. Recognition of Visitors None. Amendments to the Agenda Table the Executive Session until next month. Minutes Barb Johnson moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Sandy Lindblom seconded the motion. All were in favor. Correspondence There was a gift and a card from the Library Director at the Oswego Public Library for their tour. There was also a letter from the Old Barn Museum. Public Comment None. Resort of the Treasurer There was some discussion about some of the items on the bill list. Barb Johnson moved to approve the bills in the amount of$32,207.58 and payroll in the amount of$30,610.51. Gail Gaebler 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. 6,542 patrons came in February. Circulation for February was 11,542 which is up 4,548 from last year. There were 151 new patrons and 877 items added. There was a $45 donation from the book club and a $60 brick purchased by the staff for Patty Bradstreet's brother. 869 DVD's were checked out in February. Michelle would like to put a limit on the number of DVD's that can be checked out at one time. Page 2 of 3 The library will be having how to use the Internet classes. Laptops will be needed. There are 6 tables in the room where the classes will meet and 2 laptops will fit at each table. 1 printer will also be needed. Laptops cost approximately $1,000 each and a basic printer will cost between $200 - $300. Barb Johnson moved to purchase 8 laptops to start with at approximately $1,000 each and 1 printer. Carol LaChance seconded the motion. All voted to pass with a roll call vote. Michelle Pfister has applied for a mini grant. It is called Picture America. If the library is selected, it will receive 40 pictures to display. There was discussion about the board packet being on the Internet, including the names and pay of the staff. Gail Gaebler will put together a letter to the City Administrator requesting the information still be in the board member's packets, but that the detailed payroll not be published on the Internet. City Council Liaison / Human Resource None. Standing Committees • Polic —None. • Personnel —None. • Community Relations —None. • Finance—None. • Automation — None. Unfinished Business Building Update - Tom Lindblom reported what had been happening with the additions to the library and the Historical Wing remodel. The lighting for the North wall and the Children's program room will be $21,424. Barb Johnson moved to table this issue until next month. Carol LaChance seconded the motion. All were in favor. There was a quote for $2,750 from Le Cure Painting for the exterior painting that has to be done. Barb Johnson moved to pay $2,750 to paint the exterior. Beth Gambro seconded the motion. All voted to pass with a roll call vote. There was also a quote for $1,750 to paint an accent color up the main stairwell. Barb Johnson moved to table this issue. The motion was seconded. All were in favor. New Business Trustee Workshop — Jo Ann Gryder had requested these workshops. One is for orientation and the other is for basic Illinois library law and taxation. They will both be on the same day. Other Trustees from the area will be invited. Library Entrance —In 2010 Game Farm Road will be re-done. The city is doing the design work now. The entrance can be re-installed as it is now, or as it was originally proposed. The consensus was to have it re-installed at it was proposed. Page 3 of 3 Executive Session This will be postponed until next month. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pin. Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.