lbm19870804MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBMXY BOAILL CITY HALL
Present: Board members Chri,stenson,Mirnier, Roberson, dolf, Matheson,
Meeting was called to order at 730 by President R. Christenson.
The agenda was approved on motion of 0. Mimier, second J. Roberson.
Plinutes of the July 7, 198'1 meeting were approved as corrected
(Minutes of the June 2 meet.ing ayproved on motion of C. Buhrandt,
meeting scheduled September 1, 1967. second 0. Limier) on motior: of 0. i.iirnier, second J. \iolf. Next
Turzinski, and Director Folly Sanhuber.
July,1987 expenditures in amount of $11,237.14. >lotion czrried.
Treasurer's report: Notion J. wolf, second E. Turzinski to approve
Motion J. Wolf, second E. Turzinski to approve July,1967 federated
system fund expenditures in amount of $2,520.72. Motion carried.
Communications: Invitation to St. Francis Fublic Library grand
Old Business:
at the Library, August 16.
opening August 9. Guest comments: none
a. Friends of the Library: will sponsor a magic show for children
b. Trust fund: no report
c. Librarian's report: read and placed on file. (copy attached)
d. Interlibrary cooperation: no report
e. Automation: no report
New Business:
a. Staff changes: Motion D. Matheson, second J. Wolf to amend
V.Personne1 Eiring Policy C (p.7) by inserting "for final approval"
to read:
The Library Director will select all employees, and
make a recommendation to the Library Board for final
approval of the person the Director wishes to be hired.
and the f2rs.t reading be this date. Motion carried.
b. Check out policy: Ho.lly advised patrons who do not have
desk. It was suggested the fee for looking up their number be
their library card with them create a problem at the circulation
line for checkout.
increased to 50@, and such :patrons asked to go to the end of the
by the Library Board Januaqy,1986 and X. Schedule of sees (staff
procedure manual) with proposed increases noted. Action deferred
to next month on increases ;and incorporation of the schedule into
established policy.
basically the same as last year except for salaries. c. 1986 budget: Holly is preparing draft of the budget. It is
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d. Review of fees: Holly distributed the current fees established
were reviewed. Next month"s asslgnment is Chapter 4, pages 18-20. e. Pages 11-17 of the 11387 Wisconsin ?ublic Library Standards
?leetin.g adjourned at 6:j5 on motion of J. Wolf, second 0. Mimier. -
Approved :
a LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
August 4, 1987
The summer continued its busy pace; circulation was near
11,000 again last month.
Charlene and I attended the last of the budget/planning
meetings, and Charlene represented us at a meeting to study
non-resident borrowing trends.
Melissa has been attending A-V committee meetings. One of
their aims is to produce a county union list.
A payment of $3,200 has been received for service to
Lakeshores Library System.
We have been able to put the Newbery/Caldecott lists on the
available for distribution when school starts.
computer, using volunteer help. We anticipate they will be
25 volunteer hours were donated in,July, in addition to the
services of Deborah Neidert, who is with us courtesy of the
county's Summer Youth Employment Program.
We have updated the bibliography of materials used for
"Safety City," and are beginning to gather the books
together for next year's "Readers' Choice" program in
cooperation with the schools.
July's artist of the month was Donna Bestland, who displayed
wood burnings.
We will be passing out fre,s zoo passes this week to children
who have completed the summer reading program. The passes
are good for Sunday, Au9us.t 8th, and come to us courtesy of
the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
An additional 120 children have joined the summer reading
program this month. Besides the four programs given us by
WCFLS, Melissa gave a shadow puppetry workshop, did
of the Dinosaurs" program, and held a "Munchin' Luncheon" in
storyhours at Horn Park, r'speated the "Parachute to the Land
the gazebo. 240 children in all have attended these special
events.
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