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>.UGUST 3, 1993
MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MU KEG0 CITY HALL
P @ sent: Board members R. Christenson, R. Jankowski, J. Roberson, N. Berken, J Wolf, R. Rammer, R. Leichtfuss and Director H. Sanhuber.
Absent: Board member D. Carter and Council Representative P. Patterson.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by President Christenson. Agenda was
meeting were approved on motion J. Wolf, second N. Berken. Next meeting
approved on motion J. Wolf, second N. Berken. Minutes of the July 6, 1993
scheduled September 7, 1993.
Treasurer's report: Motion N. Berken, second J. Wolf to approve July expenditures in amount of $19,489.48. Motion carried. Motion N. Berken
second J. Wolf to approve July Federated System fund expenditures in
amount of $4,333.53. Motion carried.
Communications: None
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Guest Comments: None
,iness:
FOL: Don Carter will present a wildflower slide show August 17 in the
Trust Fund: July 14 balance of $23,292.92. Librarians report: Read and placed on file. July issue of WAUKIE-TALKIE
Muskego room.
distribuked.
Interlibrary cooperation: July meeting held at Eagle library. 1994 budaet is over S2 million. WCFLS joined the Wisconsin Library
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Trustees Association.
interlibrary loan equipment, 5 CD-ROM drives and a hard drive for
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Automation: Work was done c'n corporate entries. WCFLS will give new
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members received a copy of Public Library Space Needs. Discussed
cost of new building a.nd capital budget.
Long range planning: Next rleeting to be held Sept. 7 at 7:OO P.M.. All
New Business:
Resolve pending fine disputes: None
Policy on lost/stolen 1ibra.ry cards: Motion R. Jankowski, second J.
Roberson first readinqi of proposed policy addition to Section
1994 Budget: Preliminary budget was presented and discussed.
I,H, p. 7. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. on motion J. Wolf.
Russ Jankowski, Secretary
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
July, 1993
The weird summer of 1993 rolls on: our busiest ever, with
no projects being "caught up" on, and a need to call people away
from behind-the-scenes work, including automation.
this month, promoting their activities and Civil War Days.
Waukesha County Fair 4-H exhibit winners will have the August
display.
The Muskego Historical Society brightened the display case
Holly and Charlene attended APL at Mukwonago. Among the
announcements was a new county-wide discount from Baker & Taylor,
one of our major vendors. The agreement includes free freight on
some items.
meeting, and Penny went to a meeting of the children's
librarians.
Charlene represented us at a system reference librarians'
We have had several children's programs this month,
including system-sponsored visits from Ben Bearskin of Wee @ Indians, and Mary Tooley's "Art i.n a Suitcase. I' Worm races, the
junkyard Olympics, the Wild Ones' Reading group, family bedtime
storyhours, and visits to Tot-Lot for storyhour have kept Penny
hopping.
Holly will be taking a course this Fall, "Children's
Literature: the Last Five Years." She will also be revising the
children's literature class she teaches for the university
extension.
SOME COMPARATIVE STATISTICS:
JUNE 1992 1993
Shelving 17,703 15,787
Traffic* 5,550 4,071
per day average 222 162
Questions 2,950 3,062
*We had trouble with the "people counter" four days, and
were closed two days.