lbm19970528MUSKEG0 PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MUSKEG0 HIGH SCHOOL
May 28,1997
I. Call to Order The meeting was called 10 order by President Christenson at 7:03 P.M.
2. Roll Call: Also present were D. Carter, IC. Jankowski, P. Men, C. Schwalbach, C. Stewan and
4. Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the April 23, 1997 meeting were approved on motion D. Caner,
3. Statement of Public Notice: Given on hlay 21 1997.
6. Treasurer's Report: C. Stewan moved, R. Jankowski seconded motion to approve expenses 10 date
5. Nest Meeting Scheduled: June 25, 199;'
of $24,671.13. Motion carried C. Stewart moved R. Jankowski seconded motion to approve
Federated System expenses to date of $2:<2.52. Motion carried.
Director H. Sanhuber. P. Patterson and F- Rammer were absenl.
saond C. Stewan.
7. Communications:
8. Old Business
a. Guesf Commenfs: None.
a. FOL: Muskego Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo will be raising funds
for a new library. Friends will sxve lunch and the Chamber will hold an auction. The Expo
get tables for $25.
is on October 18 from 1O:OO AE4 until 3:OO PM. Community senice pups will be able to
b. Tmsr Fund: No Report.
c. Librarian's Report: Read and placed on file.
d WCFLS: Lelten that were received from the May 8' meeting were given to Ray. Anyone
e. Aufomafion: Holly and Jane will be getting training on MS Word & Excel, also some
interested in seeing them should contact Ray.
Internet stuff Some discussion .on data base vs CDROM. Brooktield has full text magazine
articles on the AS400. Need inwstigation on best vehicle for dah.
9. New Business
a. Appoinr Nominafing Commiffer. Clarice, Charlotte and Russ were appointed.
c. Libraries and Technology: None.
b. Pending Fine Disputes: None.
d Building Program: The City is aot interested in leasing a portion of the mall for a library.
10. Other Matters: None.
11. Motion to Adjourn: Moved D. Caner, :;econded C. Stewan a1 8:13 P.M.
Keep up with City meetings on the subj~t. Holly will advise of any changes.
Russ Jankowski
Secretary
L1:BRARIAN'S REPORT
April/May, 1997
Peace and Mustard Seed day c.xe centers came for tours and a
storyhour, and Penny was a guest at Lakeview School.
Final spring sessions of storyhours and reading groups were held.
Jane went to a "Using the Internet in Your Job" workshop.
topics included sources for librarians on the Internet, as Well as
Linda and I attended a $meeting of the county catalogers, as the
discussion of book bindery firms. While we have always been pleased
with the quality of Heckman's re-binding, it is located out-of-state,
so we generally only do one Drder a year, which keeps books out Of
circulation too long. Needless to say, we're also comparing prices Of
the various firms, and what services those costs include.
If approved by the Council, we should shortly have a new copier.
May's Artist of the Month is painter Doris Henning.
The FOL purchased thank-you gifts for our volunteers, and we are
in the process of distributing them, with thanks to the many people
who do "extra" jobs, as well as to the barcoders, who continue to work
in adult non-fiction.
subject headings and adding the reference collection to the system.
Cataloging and processing are resuming a more normal volume. The
barcode printer provides a s,pine and pocket label, so only a
circulation card is needing to be typed at this time.
Other automation projects continue as well, including work on
Kiwanis. Audio-visual kits and educational games will be featured in
We received another preschool activities kit from the Muskego
the library column of the city newsletter this fall. The next issue's
column will focus on audiobooks and video cassettes, and will give us
an opportunity to thank the many city groups who've helped with
donations to those areas.
We received the state aid payment from WCFLS of $4,443.00.
Letters were written, as requested by WCFLS, to State Senator
Lynn Adelman, and to Representative Scott Gunderson, asking for their
Wisconsin proposal. We also are asking for mandated reduced
support to include public libraries in Governor Thompson's TEACH
telecommunications costs for public bodies to allow us to more easily
make electronic information available to everyone, regardless of
whether they can afford computer technology at home; increased
computer networking among libraries would enhance our ability to share
scarce resources.
SOME COMPARATIVE STATISTICS:
APRIL 1996 1997
Checkout 11,968
Shelving 13,858
Traffic* 6,499
per day average 260
Questions 4,456
11,017
12,726
6,223
239
4,193