LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
MINUTES
Present: President Smock; Trustees Bacon, Duncan, Garrett, Pierson, Plandowski, Thornburgh, and Young; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: Trustee Palmer.
President Smock called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Trustee Thornburgh moved that the minutes of the September 13 meeting be approved; Trustee Pierson seconded. Motion carried.
Librarian's Report:
Maintenance: The exterior water main work is nearing completion. Interior sprinkler head installation is proceeding on schedule.
Personnel: A new part-time Children’s Assistant, Choosri Goebel, began work last weekend.
Martha Turewicz, Youth Liaison, joined the meeting at 7:34 p.m.
Services: Kate Parker’s 2 nd and 3 rd grade book discussion was so well-attended that the group was split in two.
Committee Reports:
Services: The committee met prior to tonight’s board meeting to review the Library’s By-Laws and the Board Policy Manual. The cost of a nonresident fee card is $395.00 this year.
A brief discussion of temporary cards (for Ragdale residents, teachers, etc.) followed.
The fees and fines schedule was also reviewed. Changes in the requirements for our library automation system have prompted some changes in fines.
The minimum charge to seek bids for capital improvements was increased to $3,000.00.
Changes in the Open Meetings Act requiring the posting of agendas, minutes, and meeting schedules were discussed.
The amendment to the Open Meetings Act will be distributed for a vote at the next meeting.
Long Range Plan: No report.
Finance: No report. The committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on November 8 th to discuss the FY07 levy.
NSLS: The system is working on providing aid to Katrina damaged libraries.
Friends: The sale grossed $138,149 this year—4.3% more than last year. Nearly 400 volunteers worked the sale of approximately 75,000 volumes. There was a discussion of how unsold items are distributed. There was also a discussion of how and when the Friends use eBay to sell items.
The Wish List has been submitted to the Friends for review.
Old Business: None.
New Business: Martha Turewicz, Youth Liaison, introduced herself to the Board. She is a senior at Lake Forest High School and has been visiting the library since she was three-years-old.
The trustees introduced themselves to Ms. Turewicz.
CROYA is raising money for an expansion project. A resource collection will be established and has been added to the Friends Wish List. Mrs. Grabbe will distribute an updated Wish List to trustees.
There was a discussion concerning the library’s role as a possible partner to area organizations that provide community outreach programs such as ESL or literacy.
Ms. Turewicz asked about the library’s relationship with local school libraries. Mrs. Grabbe gave an overview.
The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, November 8, 2005.
Opportunity for the public to address the Board: No one addressed the Board.
Trustee Young moved and Trustee Plandowski seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Winifred Duncan,
Secretary