lbm19901106November 6, 1990
MUSKEG0 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Muskego City Hall
Present: Board members Charmian Buhrandt, Raymond
Christenson, Ruth Leichtfuss, Jane Mundro, Sharon Passler, Harold
Sanders, June Wolf and Director Holly Sanhuber.
R. Christenson. Agenda was approved by motion of J. Wolf:
seconded, C. Buhrandt. Minutes of October 2, 1990 meeting were
approved by motion of C. Buhrandt, seconded by J. Mundro. The
next meeting is scheduled December 4, 1990.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by President
Treasurer's report: Motion by J. Wolf, seconded by C.
Buhrandt, to approve October expenditures of $14,765.27. Motion
carried. J. Wolf moved, R. Leichtfuss seconded, to approve
October WCFLS expenditures of $3,565.61. Motion carried. An
ammended page three for the October financial report was
distributed, which shows the cost charged to the library by the
city for the annual paper order.
Communications: None.
Guest comments: None.
Old Business:
.the Shaker Tea, and final plans have been made. Muskego author
a. Friends of the Library: 25 people are registered for
Leah Rewolinski will be at the library Saturday, December 8th,
signing copies of her book, a parody entitled Star Wreck.
b. Trust Fund: No report.
c. Librarian's report: read and placed on file. Copy
attached.
d. Interlibrary cooperation: We discussed the future use
of FAX machines for information sharing and the recent multitype
meeting, including the links we are continuing to forge with the
academic and special libraries in the county.
e. Automation: The AS 400 is here. The rooms in the
cabling has been run, the UPS (uninterrupted power service) has
lower level of the police department are finished. Outside
been installed. Twenty-nine applications for the Director of
with a committee consisting of the Mayor, Chief, Clerk and Library
Information Services were received, and interviews are scheduled
Director. A users' group has been formed for AARCS, our software.
f. Videotapes: Holly presented a summary of the staff's
one-week loan, $1.00 per-day fine, and conditions under which we
thinking on policies and procedures. The board discussed a
'a six-month trial period to monitor demand before offering ILL
would lend videos through interlibrary loan. It was thought that
presented under "New Business" nsxt month.
would be wise. A written summary of this discussion will be
@New Business:
been cut from the overtime budget, but the rest of the proposal is
intact as submitted.
a. Report on 1991 budget process: To date $1,000.00 has
b. J. Mundro represented the Board at a luncheon meeting
with $500.00, which they wish us to spend on the children's
sponsored by the Parkland Kiwanis, who have presented the library
section. R. Leichtfuss moved, and C. Buhrandt seconded that the
gift be spent to purchase the PBS "Cover to Cover" series, video
adaptations of children's novels. Motion carried.
c. J. Mundro and R. Christenson represented the library
at the pre-White House Conference meeting held at Waukesha Public
Library. They discussed the benefits which arose out of the last
process for the present event.
(1979) conference, and the resolution and delegate nomination
hire of Margot Eigenberger to fill the Page vacancy be approved.
Motion carried.
d. R. Leichtfuss moved and J. Mundro seconded that the
January meeting date be changed to 1-2-91. Motion carried.
e. R. Leichtfuss moved and J. Mundro seconded that the
f. Liability insurance. No report.
g. The discussion of the WCFLS long-range plan was again
deferred, as a new plan has been received, and will be distributed
to the Board next month.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 P.M. on motion of J.
Wolf and second of H. Sanders.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Passler/Charmian Buhrandt/Holly Sanhuber
Secretaries pro-tern
eovember 6, 1990
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Judy has compiled some comparative statistics for the month Of
Over 13,000 checkout - a:lmost breaking 'our old record.
September:
1989 1990
Shelving 11,163
People 3,868
Daily ave. 161
Reference ?s 860
Directional ?s 1,250
12,285
4,000
174
864
1,944
preschool storyhours. The school district is once again offering
parent programs during morning s.toryhours.
Programs this month inchded Readers' Choice movies and
dealing with unattended (1atchke.y) children: multicultural
Workshops held included reference for paraprofessionals:
children's books: desktop pub1is:ning with the IBM: support staff
on displaying or "marketing" mat,?rials.
seminars: and dealing with income tax forms. We hosted a program
The Multitype Library an3 the Film Preview committees met.
The Artist of the Month was Grace Goodwin of Big Bend.
The Voluntary Action Center is displaying in November. We also
have small displays for the Shaker Tea, Thanksgiving and the
Community Newspapers scary story winners.
One of the farthest (in distance) came from a child in Big Rapids,
Michigan who needed information for a class assignment on a famous
person from the Muskego area. Charlene sent material on Colonel
Heg.
We've had some "far-out" reference questions in our day.
We have been informed that we will receive some hours of
work from two local people who are on a county help program.
We received a donation of books on death and dying from
Becker Ritter Funeral Homes, and a $500.00 donation from the
Parkland Kiwanis.
Readers' Roost so that it can no longer be climbed upon.
Henry Posbrig, the new maintenance person, modified the
Holly will be on vacation November 22nd-December 3rd.