LAKE FOREST LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
MINUTES
Present: President Thornburgh; Trustees Barnett, Gibson, Hull, Miserendino, Pierson, Westropp, and Young; Youth Liaison, Eileen Sanders; Administrative Librarian Grabbe; and Administrative Assistant Grasmick.
Absent: Trustee Dettling.
President Thornburgh called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
There were no changes or corrections to the minutes of the September 8 meeting. The minutes were approved as mailed.
Administrative Librarian's Report:
Equipment: We renewed our Xerox lease and made some equipment changes. There is no longer a photocopier on the lower level. Magazine and newspaper back issues are not used nearly as much as in the past and copier use at that location was way down. New copiers are available for the public at the adult and children’s circulation desks. The new copier in children’s will make color copies as well as black and white copies. Color copies cost $1.00; black and white copies are still 10 cents.
Our computer equipment lease is up this fall and we will be replacing all of our existing equipment. New switches have already been installed. New servers have been ordered and new desktop workstations will be ordered soon.
Personnel: The library will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2009 for a staff in-service on technology.
Felicia Song and Judy Nickels will be participating in Social Media 101: For Life, Work & Fun!, a free program sponsored by the City of Lake Forest. The program is designed to allow participants to learn more about today’s technology and how to use it for job hunting, networking, marketing a business/organization or just for fun. The program will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on November 10, 2009 at Gorton Community Center.
Services: Macy’s sponsored museum passes are available to Lake Forest residents through our library. Library cardholders can receive up to four complimentary passes to 17 museums including the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Garden, Kohl Children’s Museum and many more. Each Museum Adventure Pass expires within one week of the checkout date.
The library co-sponsored a book discussion with LEAD on September 21 st in the Children’s Activity Room. The book discussed was The Parents We Mean to Be by Richard Weissbourd. 26 people attended the book discussion.
The library also co-sponsored a lecture with LEAD featuring Richard Weissbourd, author of The Parents We Mean to Be, on Monday, September 28 th at Gorton Community Center. 120 people attended this lecture.
Miscellaneous: Draft III of FY2009 Year-to-Date was distributed.
The August 2009 Year-to-Date was distributed.
August statistics were distributed.
Committee Reports:
Services: The committee met prior to tonight’s board meeting to discuss CCTV and social networking policies. These policies will be submitted to the full board for discussion and approval at the November meeting. By-Laws and Policies were also reviewed. There are no changes recommended.
Long Range Plan: No report.
Finance: No report. The committee will meet on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the FY11 levy.
NSLS: They are still working through how to handle their budget cuts.
Friends: The sale grossed $132,000 this year. The Recreation Center gave very positive reviews of the sale. Leftover books have many homes—the Katrina area, Afghanistan, North Chicago, the McHenry County Defenders, and other area not-for-profit organizations.
Old Business: None.
New Business: Our two book boxes were destroyed when hit by a patron’s vehicle today. A police report and an insurance claim have been filed.
Proposed amendments to LIMRiCC By-laws and Intergovernmental Agreements were discussed. The library purchases its Directors & Officers insurance through this group. The annual premium is being reduced from $2,500 to $1,200.
Trustee Westropp moved to approve the proposed amendments to LIMRiCC By-laws and Intergovernmental Agreements. Trustee Gibson seconded. Motion carried.
The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Opportunity for the public to address the Board: No one addressed the Board.
Trustee Young moved and Trustee Hull seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Pierson,
Secretary