LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
MINUTES
Present: Trustees Bacon, Garrett, Palmer, Pierson, Thornburgh, and Young; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: President Smock; Trustees Duncan and Plandowski; Martha Turewicz, Youth Liaison.
Vice-President Bacon called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
In the absence of Secretary Duncan, Trustee Palmer agreed to serve as secretary for the meeting.
Trustee Garrett moved that the minutes of the October 11 meeting be approved; Trustee Young seconded. Motion carried.
Librarian's Report:
Maintenance: The front door handle fell off this morning and was repaired this afternoon.
Some of the landscape work will begin soon. The library will create a PR piece that describes the project.
The sprinkling work is still proceeding ahead of schedule.
The Friends will fund the renovation of the Garden Room this year. Renovations will include paint, crown molding, and furniture to match the other rooms.
The Friends will also fund renovation of the Staff Room. An employee committee has been appointed to develop a design plan.
Equipment: Mrs. Grabbe and Ms. Grasmick met with Computer View Inc. to discuss the possibility of leasing the hardware needed for LAN upgrades. Another meeting will be held early next year to work out the particulars.
Miscellaneous: A copy of the Per Capita Grant application was distributed.
The September statistics were distributed.
The results of the Audiobook Users Survey were distributed. Materials selection will be guided by the survey results, such as an emphasis on the purchase of unabridged titles in CD format.
Committee Reports:
Services: No report. The committee recommends approval of:
Cost of the FY06 Non-Resident Fee Card is $395.00
Change in fines for adult videos and DVD’s from $2.00 to $1.00 per day
Raising the bid level from $1,000 to $3,000
Adoption of the American Library Association’s Ethics Statement for Trustees
New policy on posting of Library meeting agendas, notices and minutes to reflect the amendments of the Illinois Open Meetings Act PA94-28
Trustee Garrett moved to approve the recommendations of the Services Committee. Trustee Pierson seconded. Motion carried.
Long Range Plan: No report.
Finance: The committee met prior to tonight’s meeting to discuss the FY07 levy. The committee recommends a levy increase of 4.5%. Levy information will be included in the next board packet for review and vote at the December meeting.
NSLS: The reciprocal borrowing tenets are being revised.
Friends: Dramatist Megan Wells will present a program titled Psyche’s Journeyat 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6 th at Gorton Community Center.
Old Business: None.
New Business: The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, December 13, 2005.
Opportunity for the public to address the Board: No one addressed the Board.
Trustee Palmer moved and Trustee Thornburgh seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Therese Palmer
Secretary pro tem