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DECEMBER 6, 1994
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MUSKEGO CITY HALL
Present: D Carter, R, Christenson, N. Berken, R Jankowskl and H. Sanhuber
Meeting was called to order at 6 59 P.M. by Chairman D Carter
Discussed 1995 capitol budget meeting Don, Ray and Holly met with the cable club to
review the video Much discusslon on architect selection process Don will develop a
timeline for review at the January meetlng
Meeting ad~ourned at 7:38 P.M
MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MUSKEGO CITY HALL
Present D. Carter, R. Christensen, R. Jankowski, J Roberson, P Patterson, N Berken
Excused: R, Leichtfuss, C. Stewart and X, Rammer
and H Sanhuber
Meeting was called to order at 7:38 P.M. by president Christensen Agenda was approved
motion P Patterson, second J Roberson Next meeting scheduled January 3, 1995
on motion P. Patterson, second N. Berken Minutes of November 1, 1994 were approved on
Treasurers Report Motion N Berken, second J Roberson to approve November expenditures
November Federated System expenditures of $5,080 14 Motion carried
of $21,361 04 Motlon carried. Motion N Berken, second J. Roberson to approve
'-CGmmunications: Thank you letter from Carol Damon for Pennys presentatlon on chlldrens
books at the high school
Guest Comments: None
FOL Sign boards and mall information for Craft Falr is ready to go
Trust Fund: No report this month
Librarians Report: Read and placed on flle Distributed November Waukie-Talkle
Interlibrary Cooperation: Mid Wisconsin/WCFLS jomt meeting at Hartland
Old Business
Contract for Dodge and Jefferson county use of Oconomowoc library was
approved. Van dellvery service will start in January.
catalog online April 1995
Automation WISCAT will be down until new equipment is installed, Card
Long-range,Planning: No report
New Business:
Approve/Disapprove new hire: Motion to approve hiring Katie Wernette D Carter.,
Resolve pending fine disputes: None
Report on budget meetlngs No budget cuts.
second N Berken. Motlon carried,
Meeting adjourned at 8~20 P.M. on motlon N Berken, second J Roberson
RUSS Jankowski
Secretary
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
November, 1994
Lots of activity this month above and beyond the usual
provision of books, audiovisual materials and information:
and her family, who decorated; the Friends of the Library, who
The library looks Christmassy due to the efforts of Penny
donated the large wreath in the entry way, and volunteer Erma
Kelber's gift of a lovely poinsettia.
Storyhours continue to attract preschoolers. The junior
Lois Lowry's 1993 Newbery winner The Giver is going to be the
high and adult book discussion groups are still meeting monthly.
focus of a joint meeting nex,t week.
In addition, we have ha'd tours by Discovery Days and Willow
Edge Preschool, a visit by some Webelos, and a visit by Penny to
Carol Damon's English class at MHS. Carol sometimes uses
children's picture books as examples to teach students the
writing children's books.
elements of literature, and her students try their hands at
1994 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of Children's Book
Week, and to celebrate the occasion, the Waukesha County
@-, Federated Library System gave us a program by Mama Bear, a local
storyteller.
and a workshop on intellectml freedom.
Penny attended the system's children's librarians' meeting,
Word has begun to get clut about the MagnaCam print enlarging
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device, and we've been asked to demonstrate it.
and the Waukesha Voluntary Action Center. Joan Dibb's Santas and
a Christmas reading display occupy center stage this month.
The November displays were done by the channel 7 cable club
SOME COMPARATIVE STATISTICS::
NOVEMBER I993
Checkout 11,228
Shelving 14,405
Traffic* 5,335
per day average 246
Questions 2,936
1994
10,379
13,618
5,650
232
2,999
*23 days open I
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