Library Board Approved Minutes - December 1, 2016

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Thursday, December 1, 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 : Englesby, Gorres, Hable, Lawrence, Van Iten.
    • Absent : Blount, Runez..
    • Also present : Berg, Newbegin.
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Englesby.
    • Second : Hable.
    • Action : Approved.
  3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of November 3, 2016.
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Lawrence.
    • Second : Gorres.
    • Discussion : None.
    • Action : Approved.
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • None.
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills as presented : Englesby.
    • Second : Hable.
    • Discussion: Berg discussed the bill for the Racial Equity Workshop which was held at the library in October. She also noted the reimbursement for parade candy, and the bill for the Silhouette Cameo machine, which was then also discussed.
    • Action : Approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg noted there have not been many meetings to attend lately. She discussed Larry the Library Shark, our new 14 foot long papier mache shark, and the tie-in to the winter reading program.
    2. President's - None.
    3. Village Update - None.
  7. Old Business
    1. Update on fundraising for Challenge Grant.
      • Berg discussed the response to the last mailing, and stated the endowment donation envelopes will again be stuffed in the DeForest Times Tribune newspaper in December.
    2. Update on Studio 203 Grant.
      • Berg stated she and some of the staff will be installing the tackable boards in the Studio 203 area tomorrow. She also noted there will be a special event for the studio on Sunday, December 11th. There will be live holiday music in the mezzanine and cookies and frosting for people to decorate in Studio 203. The Library Board was invited to the event.
    3. Update on 2017 Budget.
      • Berg received the insurance numbers and has redone the budget to reflect the actual numbers. She noted the money which the library had planned to give the village as a good faith gesture, will now need to be used by the library to cover the new insurance costs.
  8. New Business
    1. None.
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. None.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn : Lawrence.
    • Second : Englesby.
    • Action : Approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:24 p.m.

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