lbm19890404- . April 4 1989
MUSKEG0 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Muskego City Hall
&- Present: Board members #Charmian Buhrandt, Ruth Leichtfuss, Don
Matheson, Jane Mundro, June Wolf and Director Holly Sanhuber.
The meeting was called tm> order at 7:36 P.M. by President Pro-tern
Matheson. Aaenda was apDKOVed by motion of Leichtfuss: seconded, Mundro.
Minutes of March 7, 1989 meeting were approved by motion of Wolf; seconded
by Mundro. The next meeting is scheduled May 2, 1989.
Treasurer's report: Motion by Wolf, seconded by Leichtfuss, to
approve March expenditures of $16,767.84. Motion carried. Wolf moved,
Leichtfuss seconded, to approve zlarch WCFLS expenditures of $599.15.
Motion carried.
Communications: Invitation from Greenfield Public Library to
attend F.O.W.L. meeting April 29th. 5500.00 check from Muskeqo Lions Club
Awards" qiven by WXFLS for excellence in annual reportinq.
to purchase audiocassettes. Muskego received one of the "Annual Agony
Guest comments: none.
Old Business:
the art fair. Over 7,300 was raised, with silent auction prof
a. Friends of the Library: June Wolf reported on the
outstanding.
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received in memory of Dorothy Christenson. It was moved (Wolf) and
seconded (Buhrandt) that an additional $10,000 be invested in a CD.
Motion carried.
b. Trust Fund stands at $43,173.67. Over $1,400 has been
c. Librarian's report: read and placed on file. Copy attached.
d. Interlibrary cooperation: The county library board is
attempting to agree on a formula for fair reimbursement of libraries for
use by people living in communities which do not have their own libraries.
e. Automation: All seven demos have been attended. We are
awaiting the finai report of the system's automation consultant. A
meeting has been scheduled for the end of the month.
f. Vudeotapes: nothing new.
New Business :
seconded, that the sale items policy be adopted. Motion carried.
a. Sale items policy - second reading: Wolf moved, Buhrandt
The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 P.M.
Respectfully submitted, 9 Jane Mundro/Holly Sanhuber
Secretaries pro-tern
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
April 4, 1989
March was the third month in a row with circulation of over
of all system ILL referrals out of the county for
10,000. We had over 130 interloan requests. We accounted for 15%
January-February.
Penny and Holly have tied up all. the loose ends from the art fair.
and a final press release have been written. A volunteer, Christy
Everything has been returned or re-packed. The thank-you notes
so we will be ready for next year. We are putting a record of
Sanhuber, has updated all exhibxtor information on the computer,
profits and expenditures on the computer, so the figures will all
be in one place. Teri is compil.ing the exhibitor responses, to be
ready for the next FOL Steering Committee meeting. Over $7,300
has been turned over to the trust fund from the fair, not counting
the silent auction items, which have not been paid for as yet.
Workshops this month included non-book materials cataloging, and
new reference books' review.
Storyhours were given for Vernon, and for the Day Care Providers'
group. Our regular groups enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in the
library.
Corliss Rice, the system's special needs librarian, toured Muskego
Nursing Home and Tudor Oaks.
Waukesha's Voluntary Action Center had the display case in March.
James Westbrook's sketch club will display in April, their 12th
annual show at the library.
The Muskego Lions Club has give17 the library $500.00 toward the
purchase of audio tapes. We will be adding unabridged recordings
of books, of great benefit to the partially sighted, or to others
for whom print has become a burm3en.
I am proud to announce that Mus:cego has won one of the coveted
Annual Agony Awards, given out '5y WCFLS for a perfect annual
report.