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.: JULY 5, 1989
IrlUSKXO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOAID
C I TY IlALL
Present: Board members i?. Chr,is.tenson, J. lioberson, J. Wolf,
Meeting wa,s called to order a.t 7 :70 by :Presiden.t Christenson.
Agenda was approved on motion It. Leichtluss, second J. Plundro.
Minutes o1 the June 6, 1909 rreeting were approve(1 on motion J. WolI,
second H. Leichtfuss. Next 1reeti.n~; scheduled August I, 1089.
Treasurer's report: Plo tion J. Wolf, second J. Roberson to approve
June expenditures in amount 01 $19,418.8:. Motion ca,rried. Motion J. Violf, second J. Itoberson to approve June Federated System hnd
expenditures in amount of II,635.32. Plotion carried.
Communications: none Guest colnrnen.tr;: none
Old Business:
0 It. LeichtL'uss, D. IvlaLheson, J. Mundro, and IJirector llolly Sanhuber.
a. Friends of the Library: no report
b. Trust hnd: Account close to 1145,000. C.D. renewed €or one
c. Librarian's report: read and placed on file. (copy attached
of joimt library for Vernon, City 01 iblukwonago, and Town of Mukwonago.
d. Interlibrary cooperalion: Holly advised .Lhe~:e is possibility
This would n.f~l'ect amount and distribution 01 system money. Formulas
CompensaLion are still at the discussion stq:e. (See July '!+JAUKIj: TALKIE)
run out of room on present coml~uter system a.nd a[~proa.c:hed the Library
e. Automation: Holly reported the City and Police Uepartment have
to go in with them on la.rger system. At this point cost is not determined,
or iT accepted system would neet librci.ry needs. LVCYL:; computer
cornrn.ittee has completed demor;.stra.Lions of 12 micro computer systems,
choices seem to be MANL)ARIN ad COLUI"IBII1. Library will be forced to
and nxrowed I'ield to seven. Sulnma,ries are not available, but top
make a decision soon regardirg City or Ib1ic.r~ System. Iletennining
Iactors: cost, ma,intenance, t,ilne table, library specit-ic needs.
Muskeeo Lioman's Club $GO0 donation, but not solicit additiond donmtions
f. Videotapes: It wa.s de1,erinined to purchase tapes with the
at this time. ltental les must, wait lor State Attorney Gcneral ruling.
New Business:
to elect the following slate of officers:
for Crossover Borrowing Iteimbursement and Intersystem Uorrowing
a. Election of 1909-90 officers: Motion J. biolf, second J. Piundro
I'resident liay Christenson
Vice-~I?resi:ler.t
Secretary
Jhl Il'urzinski
Jane lioberson
Trexurer Charnlian Uuhrandt Motion carried. b. 1990 budget discussior: Holly is cornpilin,; fil;ures for
preuaring uroposed budl5e.t. Erimary concern is automation, and I'undinlg
7 l.'.r;l., 1ibra.ry is third on t,lle a[;enda. Ca.]pitol J3udge.t hearing
for iilaintenance. Work sessior with Yinance CormnitLee is i;epLelliljer 27,
is October 2, again third on thc agenda.
Neeting adjourned at 9:lO on motion J. Noli. -
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I LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
July 5, 1989 e What a month! Our circulation was 12,760, over 7,000 of which was
children's books.
The summer reading program, which began June 8th, accounted for a
supplied by WCFLS were gone within two weeks.
satisfying portion of our business. The 600 reading booklets
attended. These include storyhours, a craft program, a bedtime
Programs presented by WCFLS,, and by Penny and Teri, have been well
storyhour, a Munchin Lunchin, and visits to two summer
Melissa Matz. Her safari outfit is unique!
playgrounds. One of the storytellers is our former staff member,
I The Special Needs and the Automation committees met this month.
We have been busy this spring and summer. Just trying to cope
with the people's questions,, plus shelving, reserves, overdues,
library card applications, :.nterloan, cataloging, typing catalog
cards, and mending and processing of materials has meant that
special projects have been temporarily "shelved," so to speak.
Charlene has begun to weed the vertical files, and Linda is
finishing retro on WISCAT. Every year when a new microfiche
comes, Linda tries to match items which we have been unable to
match in the past. Now, because automation is coming closer, we
are looking hard at the items which no one else in the state has
they would not be worth the cost to place into MARC format. If
newer, or are they unique? If the former, we may discard them, as
the latter, we will need to enter them manually when we automate,
thus contributing original cataloging to the state database for
to AACR2 cataloging practices, which neither Charlene nor I
the first time. Since it i:; in MARC format, and strictly adheres
learned in grad. school, it may be a slow process ...
The state has adopted many changes to the annual report form,
making us glad we collect a:; many statistics pertaining to library
use and volume of business as we do. They will all become
manditory in 1990.
6 entered into WISCAT. Have these books been replaced by something