Library Board Approved Minutes - January 7, 2016

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

  1. Call to Order and Roll Call
    • President Van Iten called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
    • Present : Blount, Englesby, Gorres, Hable, Van Iten.
    • Absent : Borden, Lawrence.
    • Also present : Berg, Newbegin.
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to Approve : Gorres.
    • Second : Englesby.
    • Action : Approved.
  3. Approval of Regular & Annual Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2015.
    • Motion to Approve : Gorres.
    • Second : Englesby.
    • Discussion : None
    • Action : Approved.
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • None.
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills as presented : Englesby.
    • Second : Gorres.
    • Discussion : Berg noted that for the next two months there will be bills split between 2015 and 2016.
    • Action : Approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg noted that circulation numbers dropped by single digits but other libraries also experienced lower numbers. She reported e-commerce is not always working well and the library will not receive fourth quarter revenue from SCLS until possibly February. Berg also reported the Friends of the Library had stuffed the endowment envelopes that were included in the DeForest Times-Tribune, and that the response to the envelopes has been good.
    2. President's - Van Iten welcomed Caroline Hable to the Library Board.
    3. Village Update - Blount gave a brief update on the village facilities, and River Road. He noted the Village and the School District were working together concerning a community pool, and the DeForest and Windsor villages were working together on the Vinburn/Windsor bike path. He also mentioned there was more commercial development coming to DeForest.
  7. Old Business
    1. Discussion and possible approval of Dane County Agreement for Extension of Library Services.
      • Motion to approve the Dane County Agreement for extension of library services : Englesby.
      • Second : Gorres.
      • Discussion : It was noted the numbers have changed but the agreement is basically the same as in the past and is a standard agreement.
      • Action : Approved.
  8. New Business
    1. Fundraising for Challenge Grant
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. None
    2. It was agreed there will be a monthly fundraising update.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn : Englesby.
    • Second : Blount.
    • Action : Approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.

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