LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
MINUTES
Present: President Duncan; Trustees Bacon, Miserendino, Pierson, Plandowski, and Thornburgh; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: Trustees Garrett and Young.
President Duncan called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
There were no changes or corrections to the minutes of the November 14 meeting. The minutes were approved as mailed.
Administrative Librarian's Report:
Maintenance: The elevator is running smoothly now.
The wiring for the new wireless network is nearly finished. We are waiting for the new server to arrive and are hoping for a January launch date.
Personnel: Beth Hamilton, Technical Services Assistant Processor, will be retiring at the end of January after 23 years at the library. Sandy Rosenbaum, currently a part-time stacker, will pick up Beth’s hours and transition to a fulltime employee.
The staff holiday party was held on December 8 th at Gorton Community Center with catering provided by Froggy’s French Café. A good time was had by all.
The City of Lake Forest holiday party will be held on January 13 th at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.
Services: The Children’s Library held their tree-trimming drop-in craft program on December 5 th. Over 800 people visited the Children’s Library during program hours.
Cindy Serikaku has started a Yahoo group for arts in Lake Forest-Lake Bluff. The web site is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ArtsInLFLB/
Invitations, announcements, and bookmarks designed by Patty Kreischer were displayed.
Miscellaneous: The October YTD financials were distributed.
October statistics were distributed.
Committee Reports:
Services: No report.
Long Range Plan: The revised plan was distributed and discussed. The committee recommended acceptance of the revised plan. Trustee Bacon moved to approve the revised long range plan. Trustee Pierson seconded. Motion carried.
President Duncan commended the committee and Mrs. Grabbe for the thorough job done on the plan review and revisions. Most revisions were in the area of service responses—meeting the needs of our particular community.
Finance: No report.
The city had estimated growth of 1.2%. Actual growth was revised to 1.51%.
NSLS: There are three upcoming programs in the Trustees/Advocacy category: Supervisory Training Series: Time Management for Managers/Supervisors on February 14, 2007; Supervisory Training Series: Conducting an Employee Interview (Giving a Performance Appraisal) on March 6, 2007; and More on Parliamentary Procedures with Nancy Sylvester on May 14, 2007.
The 2007 NSLS Legislative Breakfast is scheduled for Monday, February 19, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Arboretum Club, 401 W. Half Day Rd. (Rt. 22), Buffalo Grove.
Friends: A meeting was held with neighbors to discuss the proposed storage unit, but was not very productive—the neighbors are still upset about the idea.
Mrs. Grabbe met with Bob Kiely and Cathy Czerniak to discuss the storage issues. The City is working on a redevelopment project on the property north of us and suggested the possibility of using that site for book sale storage. For this year, the City has given us a variance to continue storage as before in the expansion area (keeping the sprinkler heads clear). We will have to see how the redevelopment project progresses for next year’s sale.
The winter program featuring dramatist Megan Wells performing as Helen’s Troy will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Gorton Community Center. Trustee Plandowski will see about having this event listed on Gorton’s web site.
Old Business: Trustee Pierson asked about the appropriate time to pass on community recommendations. Mrs. Grabbe stated that recommendations should be passed on as they are received.
Trustee Plandowski inquired about the new computer equipment and adaptive aids. Mrs. Grabbe stated that library staff works with patrons on an “as needed” basis.
New Business: The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, January 9, 2007.
Opportunity for the public to address the Board: No one addressed the Board.
Trustee Thornburgh moved and Trustee Plandowski seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Thornburgh
Secretary