lbm19950705Tt JULY 5, 1995
MUSKEG0 PUBLIC LI-BRARY BOARD 'a MUSKEG0 CITY HALL
Also present were N. Berken, D. Carter, R. Jankowski, P. Patterson, D.
Meeting was called to order by president Christenson at 7:83 P.M..
Woodard and library director H. Sanhuber. R. Rammer and C. Stewart were
of June 6, 1995 were approved on motion N. Berken, second R. Jankowski.
excused. Statement of public notice was given on June 29, 1995. Minutes
Next meeting scheduled on August 1, 1995. June expenditures of
824,577.58 and June Federated System expenditures of 8988.29 were
approved on mot ion N. Berken, second R. Jankowski .
Donna Woodard was appointed and Russ Jankowski was reappointed to
the board. A commendat ion for Margot Eigenberger, Rosemary Hal lada and
Judy Hollfelder was received from WCFLS for their participation in
"Soaring to Excellence". Dave Hudzinski turned down an appointment to
the board.
Discussed citizen involvement in library building plans. FOL would be
political action committee. Plan a meeting of FOL in the near future to
the organizat ion leading the way. Holly wi 11 check on FOL status as a
Friends of Waukesha Pub1 ic 1 ibrary and Friends of Wisconsin 1 i braries
try and get more community support and build membership. Newsletters from
were distributed. The librarian's report was read and placed on file.
Holly distributed a new staff roster, a letter to the Mayor on shared
seruices/cooperation of libraries, 2 documents on the Internet , readers
bill of rights and June Waukie-talkie. A WCFLS session for trustees on
how to be an advocate for public libraries will be held on September 7
at the Brookfield library.
D. Carter. Motion carried. A letter from the Laona public librarian was
distributed. Discussed joint/colnbined 1 ibraries and locations. Noted
that 11 out of 55 were larger than 10,@88 population but there was no
standards as far as open hours. Staff cuts in the past have not been
information on them at this time. The library is not up to state
addressed. Staff time is 38 hours a week less then it was 15 years ago.
Library physical size does not determine staff requirements, circulation
does.
D. Carter moved to adjourn at 9:83 P.M.. Seconded N. Berken. Motion
carried.
R. Jankowski moved for approval of officers for next year. Second
Russ JanKowsK i
Secretary
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
:June, 1995
Saturdays, so we've had an opportunity to catch up a bit.
It has been fairly quiet this month, at least evenings and
However, staff vacations, coupled with the fact that the Page
position was open all month, kept productivity about even. The
new Page is Nancy Lobe.
Judy went to the "Soaring to Excellence" teleconference held for
support staff. WCFLS recognized Judy, Margot and Rosemary for
attending at least one session.
Penny attended Literacy Council and Intellectual Freedom
meetings, and Charlene and Holly went to APL at Pewaukee
Programs this month included the Adult Book Group, and "The Wild
Ones," the junior-high book group. WCFLS-funded Summer Reading
Program events included visits from Wehr Nature Center and
storyteller Mama Baer. We've also had Bedtime Storyhour,
Preschool Storyhour, and a Game-a-thon.
Our staff, for the second year, has created an adult summer
reading bibliography. Adults can also take part in a program,
after which they are eligible for a drawing for (donated)
certificates.
Ald. Rasmussen asked for a list of everyone in the library and
what they do. I am distributing a sample of what he was given.
The July Artist-of-the-Month is William DeVore, who paints
landscapes in oil and watercolor.
We've had a number of patrons expressing concern over the
proposed joint library. Since our customers have opinions about
all kinds of things which they express to us, but seldom to an
Alderperson, I am proposing de adopt an "Opinion" form, which we
would route to the appropriate official. I am distributing a
draft copy as a discussion starter, and proposing the matter be
on the agenda next month.
SOME COMPARATIVE STATISTICS:
JUNE 1994
Checkout 12,483
Shelving
Traffic*
14,152
4,462
per day average 172
Questions 2,588
Open 26 days; counter trouble 3 days
1995
10,996
12,400
3,896
150
2,917