Library Board Approved Minutes - June 1, 2017

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Thursday, June 1, 2017 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: Lawrence, Van Iten, Runez, Lowery, Englesby
    • Absent: Gorres.
    • Also present: Library Director Berg, Assistant Library Director Newbegin
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to approve as presented: Englesby.
    • Second: Lowery.
    • Discussion: None.
    • Action: All approved.
  3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of May 4th, 2017.
    • Motion to approve as presented: Runez
    • Second: Englesby
    • Discussion : None.
    • Action: All approved.
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • Director Berg handed out the Adult Programs newsletter. Berg also noted that the village clerk had requested Lowery, Englesby, and Gorres to swear and sign the oath of office.
    • Lawrence arrived at 6:06 p.m.
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills: Englesby.
    • Second: Lowery
    • Discussion: Berg explained that Unique Management was a collection agency we used for outstanding lost materials.
    • Action : All approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg mentioned that Wandoo, the summer reading program app, had launched and Chromebooks were being used at circulation so people could register as they were checking out books. Boopsie seems to be working well. Board members who had used the app had not found any glitches either. Everyone was gearing up for the summer reading push.
    2. President's - None.
    3. Village Update - Lowery mentioned that Madison water tower will be getting a paint job next year but some preliminary things were being taken care of this year. A grant for stabilizing the Yahara riverbank has been applied for. It would help the canoe launch site. A new T.I.D., number 8 will be coming on line.
  7. Old Business
    1. Update on fundraising for Challenge Grant.
      • There was nothing much to report. A few small checks have trickled in.
    2. Long Range Plan 2015-2020 Success Indicators for Goal 2.
      • Berg handed out a spreadsheet with proposed success indicators. The board thought the data proposed would indicate success and detailed data about various database use would be useful. Berg will collect the data and bring that information back at the next meeting.
  8. New Business
    1. None.
      • Berg noted that there are already some numbers available for 2018 from South Central regarding costs for Koha and technology. The 2018 budget season will be coming very soon.
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. Long Range Plan 2015-2020 – Goal 3 / July 6th meeting
    2. 2018 Budget.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn: Englesby
    • Second: Runez.
    • Action: All approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:29 p.m.

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