NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE KIMBERLY-LITTLE CHUTE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004 6:00 P.M. JAMES J. SIEBERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
AGENDA
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Minutes of the January meeting Invoices for December and January Shelving Capital outlay for 2004 Trust fund plans, continued Meeting report Monthly report Youth services report Miscellaneous report
Board members unable to attend the meeting are requested to contact the library.
Any person wishing to attend the meeting who, because of disability is unable to attend is requested to contact the library at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that reasonable accommodations may be made.
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. Present: Chuck Fisher, Margi Fuller, Jim Hietpas, Jim Moes, Judy Stangel, Cathy Van Gompel, Youth Services Librarian Louise Van Hammond, Library Director Barbara Wentzel. Excused: Virginia Mongin, Marcia Trentlage.
ACTIONS: 1. Motion by Moes, 2nd by Fischer to approve the minutes of the January meeting. Motion carried. 2. Motion by Fischer, 2nd by Hietpas to approve the additional December and the January invoices. Motion carried. 3. Motion by Moes, 2nd by Stangel to authorize expenditure from the joint library trust fund up to $8000 to complete the 2003 Kimberly shelving project and include children’s shelving units in Little Chute. Motion carried. 4. Motion by Stangel, 2nd by Moes to authorize expenditure from the joint library trust fund for the 2004 capital outlay projects. Motion carried. DISCUSSIONS: 1. The minutes of the January meeting were presented. 2. Additional invoices for December and the invoices for January were presented for discussion. 3. Costs have been received for the row of shelving in Kimberly and for additional shelving units in the children’s area in Little Chute. The board granted permission to order the units. 4. Wiring is underway in both locations to add homework centers scheduled for this year’s capital outlay project along with an additional power pole in Kimberly to accommodate public access workstations. There was discussion about the various possibilities for locking down the computer stations used for homework centers and Wentzel will be working on the details. The board authorized expenditure of funds from the joint trust fund for the 2004 capital projects. 5. Samples of furnishings to consider for the young adult areas of both libraries were presented for discussion. Once the capital projects are completed, the board will consider additional expenditures to upgrade theses areas of the libraries. 6. There was no meeting report. 7. Interlibrary loan activity and website activity continue to grow significantly with interloan up 114% and website use up 81% year to date. The report form is still in the process of being revised. 8. Van Hammond reported on the CD swap held February 24 in Little Chute; progress on plans for the summer reading program; preschool storytime; school and group tours; and the upcoming Dr. Seuss 100 th birthday party celebration on March 2. 9. The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in Little Chute.
On a motion by Fuller, 2nd by Van Gompel, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Submitted by: BARBARA WENTZEL Recording Secretary