LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
MINUTES
Present: President Thornburgh; Trustees Barnett, Dettling, Garrett, Hull, Miserendino, Pierson, Westropp, and Young; Youth Liaison, Amanda Levy; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: None.
President Thornburgh called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
There were no changes or corrections to the minutes of the April 14 meeting. The minutes were approved as mailed.
Administrative Librarian’s Report:
Maintenance: Some new curbing was added to the parking lot and the concrete apron on the east side exit was replaced. This was done in preparation for the lot resurfacing scheduled to take place during the first two weeks in August.
Personnel: The next staff in-service day will be this fall and the focus will be on Library 2.0. Per Wikipedia, Library 2.0 is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of library service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. The focus is on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and community.
Services: The Lake Forest High School art show is currently in the fine arts room. This is a juried show and the awards are funded by the Friends of Lake Forest Library.
We have added a Green Resources at Lake Forest Library link to our Book Lists web page. This link contains “green” web sites (one for adults and one for kids), a list of green living books, and a list of green business books.
Miscellaneous: The revised March 10 minutes were distributed.
The March statistics still reflect the Children’s closing. Audiovisual circulation was 36% of the total this month. April shows record circulation for children’s and adult.
An article titled Magazines Going Digital from Public Libraries was distributed.
Bookmarks for the Children’s Book Sale were distributed.
Committee Reports:
Services: No report.
Long Range Planning: The committee met prior to tonight’s board meeting. Another meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on June 2, 2009.
Finance: No report.
NSLS: No report.
Friends: Barbara Rinella’s presentation on April 22 filled the auditorium at Gorton Community Center.
A book discussion, co-sponsored with LEAD, on April 23 had about 40 attendees.
The Children’s Book Sale will take place on June 4 th, 5 th and 6 th.
Invitations to the Children’s Library open house have been mailed. The open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
Old Business: None.
New Business: The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers for FY09/10:
President Robert Thornburgh
Vice-President Ellen Young
Treasurer Roger Hull
Secretary Kathy Pierson
A vote to approve the slate of officers will be held at the June meeting.
The FY09/10 Board Meeting and Holiday schedules were reviewed.
Trustee Pierson moved to accept the FY09/10 Board Meeting and Holiday schedules. Trustee Miserendino seconded. Motion carried.
The new Fee and Fine Schedule was reviewed. The FY10 cost of a non-resident family card is $492.00 per year.
Trustee Young moved to approve the new Fee and Fine Schedule, including the $492.00 cost for a non-resident family card. Trustee Westropp seconded. Motion carried.
Trustee Barnett asked how many non-resident cards have been sold by the library. Mrs. Grabbe stated that we have sold two cards in the last twenty years.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 9, 2009.
Opportunity for the public to address the Board: no one addressed the Board.
Trustee Westropp moved that the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Young seconded. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Pierson
Secretary