lbm19860603JUNZ '5, 1986
MUSKEG0 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARE
CITY HALL
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Present: Board members Christenson, Mimier, Roberson, Buhrandt,
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 by President Christenson. The
Minutes of the Nay 6, 1986 meeting were approved on motion of R.
agenda was approved on motion sf C. Buhrandt, second E. Turzinski.
Leichtfuss, second 3. Turzinski. Next meeting scheduled July 1,1986.
Treasurer's report: Motion R. Christenson to approve May 1986 expenditures
in mount of $12,110.71. Sewnd J. Roberson. Motion carried. Plotion
R. Christenson to approve Nay 1986 federated system fund expenditures
in amount of $2,561.4'5. Seco:ld D. Piatheson. Notion carried.
Library, and she sent a letter of appreciation to Alderman Dedngelis
breaking ceremonies at Ocono~nowoc Public Library and ivaukesha Public
for his service on the Board.
Old Business: &. Friends of the Library:. $:55.00 collected for deposit from the
book sale last month.
b. Trust fund: account this date $17,251.87. Certificates for
donors plus copy of annual report, and dedication program have been
placed in envelopes to be hand delivered by board menbers.
d. Intersystem cooperation: Brookfield is voting this date on
c. Librarian's report: read and placed on file. (copy attached)
e. Automation: Naukesha Public Library is resubmitting apulications
Leichtfuss, Matheson, Turzinski, Sanders, and Director Holly Sanhuber
Communications: Holly advised invitations were received for ground
joining ICFLS.
Librarians are still evaluating systems. R. Christenson and 0. Nimier
to automation vendors and endeavoring to keep System involved.
will attend the special meeting June 4 at Hartland Public Library.
f. Personnel policy - 2nd reading: Motion C. Buhrandt the second
reading of proposed change in Section Vmbe this date and adopted
into estzblished policy. Second E. Turzinski. Notion carried.
(See minutes Nay 6, 1986)
New Business:
slate of officers for July e1ec:tion:
Nominating committee member C!. Buhrandt proposed the following
President - Ray Christenson
Vice-?resident - Olga Mimi.er
Secretary - Jane Roberson
Treasurer - Charmian Buhrandt
rotating the terms of library board members appointments, and will
Mayor iiiayne Salentine has bem contacted regarding revising and
advise.
for sale. She volunteered to contact the Syndicate to extend the
sale beyond the June 30 deadline.
PIeeting adjourned at 8:25 on mction of C. Buhrandt, second 2. Turzinski.
0. Minier advised there aye still 70 tee shirts, and book bags
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORl
June 3, 1986
who crept in last winter have tried to hatch this spring, nothing exciting has happened
Except for the fact that the library office has been invaded by ants and all the flies
this month. We have been trying to kecp up with the annual flood of spring book re-
quietly writing term papers and studying for exams.
turns, and have tried to keep the place quiet for tight-lipped teens, who have been
Phyllis attended an ILL meeting. That committee has recommended to the budget committee
purchase of a bulletin board system to replace microcourier's round robin. We would
now. This may tie in with the LePac CD-rom grant which has been funded at about half,
still use our Apple machines, but there: would be more direct referral than there is
$34,000. We were the only system so funded, and our success with the project may de-
termine whether this system replaces WISCAT.
The budget committee has been making some hard choices. We have 40,000 to spend, and
twice that amount in needs.
Linda attended a demonstration of the IJang NSC automated system, and found it superior
to the IBM system we discussed last month.
The system received funding for all the grants for which it applied. These included
on these as it becomes available.
rural services, literacy, a special ne,?ds survey, and continuing retroconversion. More
Both Waukesha and Oconomowoc held qround-breaking ceremonies this past weekend. This -
morning as I was leaving Waukesha, I h,-ard that well-remembered sound: jackhammers,
and was again grateful that our project is finished!
The state aid payment of $5,619.00 arrived, and was deposited to the WCFLS account.
Charlene and Holly attended a workshop at MPL entitled "Putting the Positive into
Your Job." This was a real morale booster, and gave us the opportunity to step back
from our work and look at what we are trying to accomplish. Sometimes you can come
fresh to a problem, and see solutions when you change perspective and focus.