Library Board Minutes 2008 08-11-08 APPROWED
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Yorkville Public Library
Board of Trustees
August 11,2008
7:00 pm.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Jo Ann Gryder.
Roll Call
Members present: Beth Gambro, Jo Ann Gryder, Barb Johnson, Carol LaChance, Sandy
Lindblom, Marilyn Vorderer, and Marianne Wilkinson.
Members absent: Gail Gaebler, and Ashley Meyers.
Tom Lindblom and Library Director Michelle Pfister were also present.
Recognition of Visitors
Lauren Free from the Kendall County Record.
Amendments to the Agenda
Add Open Meeting Quiz under Unfinished Business.
Minutes
Marilyn Vorderer moved to approve the minutes as presented. Carol LaChance seconded
the motion. All were in favor.
Correspondence
There was a thank you note from the Character Camp for the use of the meeting room for
1 week.
Public Comment
None.
Report of the Treasurer
There was discussion about some of the items on the bill list. Barb Johnson moved to
approve the bills in the amount of$20,944.81 and the payroll in the amount of
$34,787.07. Beth Gambro 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. 8,562
patrons came in July. Circulation for July was 15,313 which is up by 4,517. 176 new
patrons were registered, and 1027 items were added to the collection.
There was a$500 donation from the Yorkville Jr. Women's Club, a $60 brick purchase
and a$215 donation from the La Fox Charter Chapter and a$30 memorial for Donna
Horton from Margaret Liston and Margaret Calkins.
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City Council Liaison/Human Resource
None.
Standing Committees
• Policy—There will be a meeting at 6:30 next month.
• Personnel—None.
• Community Relations—None.
• Finance—None.
• Automation—None.
Unfinished Business
Building Update - The lighting is still a problem. Tom Lindblom tried to have the
monitoring company remove the automatic on feature, but the modem was bad. They are
sending a new modem. There is lifetime support with this system. Tom Lindblom will
keep working on it.
Open Meeting Quiz—The quiz was passed out and the first 4 questions were discussed
and answered.
New Business
Per Capita Grant Michelle Pfister has completed the Grant and it is ready for Jo Ann
Gryder and Gail Gaebler to sign.
The Technology Report will need to be updated.
There were questions on how the library determines what DVDs and magazines to
purchase. Staff make recommendations, and a patron can always request one.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.
Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.