lbm19921103November 3, 1992
MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MUSKEGO CITY HALL
Present: Board members P. Pa.tterson. R. Christenson. J. Mundro.
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by President Christenson,
motion of J. Wolf, second P. :?atterson. Minutes of the October 6,
following a long-range planning session. Agenda was approved on
1992 meeting were approved on motion R. Leichtfuss, second J. wolf
Treasurer's report: Motion J. Wolf, second J. Mundro to approve
October expenditures in amoun-t of $16,557.93. Motion carried.
Motion J. Wolf, second R. Leichtfuss to approve October Federated
System Fund expenditures in amount of $5,703.28. Motion carried.
Old Business :
Friends of the Library: Very successful book sale on
October 24 at City Hall, and !;424.00 was made from the sale of
the books. The remaining boolcs will be donated to a church.
e Trust Fund: Balance - $15,887.62
Librarian's report: Read and placed on file. Copy attached.
Interlibrary cooperation: R. Christenson attended meeting
were signed covering library services and they are
on November 2nd to review the budget. Several contracts
presently negotiating with Dodge County regarding the
Oconomowoc Library interlibrary borrowing.
Holly has a copy of the current Waukesha County Federated
Library System Long-Range Planning Report on hand.
Automation: Bar coding is continuing, subject headings are
being added and author listing problems are being corrected.
Long-range planning: See minutes prepared by Holly
New Business:
Budget: $2,000 needs to be cut from budget. Holly was asked
to cut print material or non-print audio-visual accounts.
She selected audio-visual account. R. Leichtfuss moved to cut
each account by $l,OOO.,OO and this was seconded by P. Patterson.
This motion is contingent upon the City printing a new
budget. P. Patterson will check if this can be done with-
out too much trouble. If the change is not possible then
the original cut will be used. e
e Library participation in fundraisers - The first draft was
reviewed by the Board and the four recommended changes
indicted between [ ] will be incorporated into the policy.
Motion by R. Leichtfuss, second by J. Mundro
Trustee Breakfast: Report by J. Wolf. Computerized investigation
and automation was stressed in a talk by James H. Sweetland,
indicating the end of libraries as we know them today.
The Board feels personal service is needed and necessary.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 on motion of J. Wolf
Nancy BeFken. acting secretary
Approved: \%,\-qv
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Oc.tober, 1992
Another busy month, with checkout of over 11,000.
The book club's meetings began again.
Non-fiction weeding is .into the 360's.
The new shelving approved a few months ago arrived today.
Along with that to be purcha:jed next year, it represents the last
shelving which can be added 1:o the present library quarters. We
are asking Public Works to put it up as their schedule allows,
but we will not shift books until all the shelving is here and
accommodate the shelving, anti the library is beginning to look
the weeding is done. Furniture has been moved much closer to
much as it did in 1985 ...
The system grant of $l,!jOO.OO was used to add audio-visual
materials.
The shelving which holds audio and video cassettes is full,
so we are no longer able to offer booksale items within the
library, as we need the space to display the collection.
Holly has two weeks of -lacation to take before year's end.
Some comparative statistics:
OCTOBER 199.1
Shelving 15,096
Traffic 6,144
per day average 22:3
Questions 3,137
1992
15,190
6,137
250
3,260