Library Board Approved Minutes - May 8, 2013

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 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, Gorres, Lawrence, Van Iten, Zeimet.
    • Absent and excused : Bales, Englesby.
    • Also present : Berg, Newbegin.
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Lawrence.
    • Second : Gorres.
    • Action : Approved.
  3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of April 4, 2013.
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Gorres.
    • Second : Lawrence.
    • Discussion : None.
    • Action : Approved. Blount & Zeimet abstained. 
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • Berg stated LuAnn Leggett had hoped to attend tonight's meeting to go over the first third of this year with the Board, but is ill today and hopes to attend the June meeting instead. Berg presented a card from an attendee of the Library's Downton Abbey tea program thanking the library for the wonderful program. Berg also noted she had been contacted by SCLS about the system leadership question on the Annual Report and that she had a discussion about it with the SCLS Director.  
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills as presented : Gorres.
    • Second : Blount.
    • Discussion : There was brief discussion about the new replacement rubber mat for the front door, the new flags, the annual movie license for inside use, and purchasing e-books through Amazon.
    • Action : Approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg reported circulation is up a little this month but is still low compared to last year. She remarked circulation goes up and down like a roller coaster. Berg discussed working with Kelli at the Parks & Rec. Dept. on the upcoming Movies in the Park and the cost of the movies. The Library Board's donation account paid for most of the movie licenses in the past, but with Kelli's help this year each movie will have a corporate sponsor. Kelli also had an online poll to help choose two movies. Berg gave an update on the WAPL conference she attended with Newbegin. She noted she attended a session on a state wide catalog and then she discussed it and some different models with the Board.
    2. President's - None.
    3. Village Update - Blount spoke briefly about volunteer firefighters and noted the Fire Dept. is starting a volunteer recruitment drive.  He gave a brief update on Hwy 51 and possible future changes for the Fire Dept. and mentioned plans for a dog park near Firestone in the industrial park.
  7. Old Business
    1. Discussion of Long Range Plan.
      • The Plan was discussed. Gorres commented that Goals 4 & 5 would take the library into the future. There was a discussion of Maker Spaces in libraries. It was agreed the Plan would be brought back for approval.
  8. New Business
    1. None.
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. Review Employee Handbook.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn : Lawrence.
    • Second : Zeimet.
    • Action : Approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. The next meeting will be on Monday, June 3, 2013. 

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