Burlington Public Library Meeting Room

The Burlington Public Library Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 in the Burlington Public Library meeting room. Present were Pat Hoffman, Kay Pockat, Ken Jaeger, Yvonne Braunschweig, Steve Rauch, Scott Johnson, and Pat Hurley. Penny Torhorst came a little late. Excused was Dianne Boyle. Also present were Gayle Falk and Linda Berndt.

Johnson called the meeting to order at 4:00.

Tammy McCarthy showed the DVD that Bill Wilson, the strategic planner, sent along so that we could get ideas for our promotional film.

Minutes of the May 22, 2007 meeting were approved. Hurley moved, and Braunschweig seconded. Motion passed.

The June General Fund Bills, Prepaids, Reimbursements and May General Fund Deposits were approved. Braunschweig moved and Hurley seconded. Motion passed. The June Trust Fund Bills and the May Trust Fund Deposits were approved. Hoffman moved and Braunschweig seconded. Motion passed.

There were no committee reports at this time.

Old Business:

Strategic Planning: There was discussion on the DVD that was shown earlier. It was suggested that Hoffman would contact Matt Nie from the high school to see if he would be interested in producing such a DVD for Burlington. There will be more discussion at the next meeting. Falk reported that the Burlington Business and Professional Women’s group is having a reception at the Cottonpicker on August 8^th at 6:00. They would like a speaker from the Library. Falk suggested that this could be the occasion to kick off our educational campaign to raise awareness of the library in the community.

Circulation Supervisor Position: Falk reworked the numbers and they are better than she had first estimated. The cost to the library is less than was indicated at the last meeting.

Repair Projects: Falk updated the Board on several projects that the new city Facilities Manager is overseeing.

New Business:

Booksale: Berndt reported that the booksale will start on Thursday at noon instead of 5:00 p.m. This would, hopefully, help the problem of the overcrowding that we have in the evening. We will have the tent also open at noon on Thursday.

Literacy: The Board discussed the Racine Literacy Council’s reading program and the tutoring taking place at the library.

CD Renewal: There are two CDs that will mature before the next Board meeting. The current rates show that First Banking Center and M&I Bank have the better rates. Falk will see who has the best rates when the CD matures and she will go with around a one year time. Torhorst moved and Hoffman seconded the motion to have Falk go with the best rate available for around a one year time period at the time of maturity. Motion passed.

Director’s Report: Falk passed out a handout that listed the Library Facts & Figures for 2006. It is good to see the statistics in front of you to get a better perspective of the amount of services that this library provides to its patrons.

We just had an adult program entitled "Crime on My Mind". It was well attended and the speaker was very well received. There will be more adult programs throughout the summer.

Judy Rockwell took part in a survey and as a participation prize she received four DVDs in the Nova Series plus $50.00 for participating, all of which she contributed to the library.

We have also received a $500.00 grant from Walmart.

BPL in the News:

The City has asked us to be in charge of keeping the kiosk in the park filled with posters for current community happenings. It was suggested that we put in a poster which supports the Library and a copy of the statistics sheet about the Library.

There were also notices in the paper regarding our upcoming programs.

Meeting was adjourned at 4:45 PM. Jaeger moved and Braunschweig seconded. Motion passed.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 17^th at 4:00 PM at the Burlington Public Library.

Respectfully submitted,

Yvonne Braunschweig
Secretary