lbm19860701JGLY 1. 1986
i.lUSUdGb P'UBLIC LIBKARY BOARE
CITY Ii4LL
Present: Board members Christenson, Cqimier, Roberson, Wolf, Leichtfuss,
Platheson, Turzinski, Sanders, and Director Holly Sanhuber.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 by President Christenson. The
Minutes of the June 3, 1986 meeting were approved on motion of 0. Mimier,
agenda was approved on motion of 0. Nimier, second E. Turzinski.
second E. Turzinski. Next meeting scheduled August 5, 1986.
Communications:
1) Letter from Mayor Salentine regarding restructuring of library
2) Letter of resignation from Angela Ferber. 7) Letter from Linda Schumann class, Hill Valley Elementary School,
board appointments.
Holly responded and placed money in system fund for "special purchase.'
together with $30 library donation -- profit from LEAP program.
Old Business: a. Friends of the Library: Pat O'Neill, Elm Grove retired village
clerk, donated collection (2,000) 45 r.u.m. records for librarv sale. ., Gift acknowledged by Holly. ~
b. Trust fund: account to date 317,434.33.
c. Librarian's report: rzad and placed on file. (copy attached)
d. Intersystem co-operation: WCFLS made presentation to Brookfield
City Council and Brookfield .Public Library will be joining System in
January. Circulation with Ukeshore (Racine) continues good.
held June 4 in iiartland.
e. Automation: R. Christznson reported on the special meeting
Treasurer's report: Motion ,J. Wolf to approve June,1986 expenditures in amount of $7,55- Second 0. !limier. Motion carried. ?lotion
J. dolf to approve June, 1986 federated fund expenditures in mount
of $2,645.14. Second C. T.lrzinski. Notion carried.
The slate of officers pre:?ared by the nominating committee was
New Business:
read as follows:
President - Ray Christenson
Vice-president - 0:Lga Kimier
Secretary - Jane Koberson
Treasurer - Charmian Buhrandt
Motion D. Matheson to cast a unanimous ballot on the slate as presented.
Second E. Turzinski. Motion carried.
Neeting adjourned at 8:15 on motion of 0. Nirnier. n
Janf.Robe'rson, secretary
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
July 1, 1986
This month's report begins with an African poem which seems appropriate
to the library and its staff this summer:
"Song of an Unlucky Man"
Chaff is in my eye,
A goat is in the garden,
A crocodile has me by the leg,
Meal is drying on the pounding rock,
A porcupine is in the pot,
And I must go to the funeral of my mother-in-law:
The King has summoned me to court,
In short, I am busy.
Due to hospital visits and va'zations we are down to a staff of
maintained. Everything else is being swept under the rug, so
three in the library this wee:<. Only public services will be
to speak, until the forces an? at full strength again.
The biggest news is, of course, the departure of Angela Ferber.
We will miss her, both on a personal and a professional level.
We were so pleased so many of the LB were able to attend her
We have been allowed to fill her job, and I have hired - the
departure dinner, and we know she was honored by your presence.
Public Services Librarian. She is at present coordinating the
first use of our new personne:. policy - Melissa Matz as the new
summer program for the Park & Rec department, and we will be
trying to inconvenience them LIS little, while training Melissa
as quickly, as possible. While in her teens, Melissa was a volunteer
here. She has also worked on the playgrounds for several years.
We are looking forward to we1c:oming her as a member of our staff.
The typewriter which was approved in May was ordered and arrived
in June. The prices went up dramatically, and so we only ordered
one machine instead of the twcs which were approved. The machine
Waukesha ordered in December (upon which our price estimate was
based) is no longer being made. We do like the newer model which
we have gotten, and if it proves as useful as we think it will,
perhaps we will be able to afford another such machine in the
and I am typing this report on it. When running, it makes no
future. Linda Brown received training on its special features,
sound, and one of my biggest challenges will be to remember to
turn it off when finished with a project!
The new sections for the charge desk sections which were ordered
in January arrived last week, but we will not be re-arranging
that area until we have more hands on deck.
One of the final projects Angie was able to complete was silk-screening
of the new record bags, which will be checked out with LP's to
protect them from rain, etc.
Angie and Holly attended the final meetings for the system's
1987 budget. We were able to reach compromises which will be 0 palatable to all libraries, I think.
Linda Brown and I also attende,3 a demonstration of the Follett
automated circ system, a stand-alonne micro-based alternative
cooperation does not prove to 3e possible, such a system is an
to the system-wide hookup we are hoping for. If county-wide
alternative for the library Muskego's size and smaller.
I have purchased a copy of Appleworks and expanded memory (512K)
for the second Apple. I experimented with this program at the
beginning of this year, and think it will solve many of our clerical
problems. You may remember it as the combination word-processor,
spreadsheet and database progr.3m I mentioned previously.
The "Star-spangled Summer" rea'jing program is going very well,
considering the limited time w,? have had to plan and promote
it. The system-offered prograins have been well attended, and
We think this is wonderful, as it may prevent some of the chronic
the children's section has bee.1 busy ever since school left out.
summer-loss of reading skills which can hold students back. I