The Burlington Public Library Board of Trustees met
on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in the Burlington Public
Library meeting room. Present were Pat Hoffman, Yvonne
Braunschweig, Ed Johnson, Steve Rauch, Pat Hurley, and
Kay Pockat. Excused were Penny Torhorst, Scott Johnson,
and Dianne Boyle. Also present were Gayle Falk, and
Linda Berndt.
Braunschweig called the meeting to order at 4:04.
Minutes of the October 23, 2007 meeting were
approved. Hoffman moved, and Johnson seconded. Motion
passed.
The November General Fund Bills, Prepaids,
Reimbursements and October General Fund Deposits were
approved. Hoffman moved approval and Johnson seconded.
Motion passed. The November Trust Fund Bills and the
October Trust Fund Deposits were approved. Hoffman moved
and Pockat seconded. Motion passed.
Committee Reports:
Personnel Committee:
Hoffman will meet with Board members later in closed
session to discuss the director evaluations she has
received.
Federated Library Report:
There is no Federated Library Report at this time.
Old Business:
Strategic Planning: Falk has asked the Board members
to be thinking of a "catchy phrase" that can be used on
many promotional items. Some suggestions for celebrating
the library’s birthday are:
- Having a picture slideshow running on an
automated picture frame.
- Gift baskets for drawings in the library.
- A guest book at all functions.
- READ posters with Burlington dignitaries and
other popular people from Burlington.
Friends Bylaws: The updated By-Laws are ready. Falk
would like to have a January organizational meeting. She
has requested that at least one person from the Board
should be in the Friends group. Pat Hoffman volunteered
to be the Board member in the Friends group.
New Business:
December events include a Christmas Storytime, Read
to Mojo the dog, and a Senior Program on Toys. There is
a display in the display case from the Historical
Society on antique toys. The December Board meeting will
be on Tuesday, December 18th at 4:00 p.m. It
is one week early due to the holiday.
Staff Appreciation: Last year a small refrigerator
was purchased for the back room upstairs. Falk asked the
Board for $200.00 to purchase a present for the staff
again this year. Johnson moved and Rauch seconded the
motion to allow $200.00 of Friends money to be used for
Staff Appreciation.
LSTA Grant: Falk reported that it looked good again
for next year. We had a program with Kay Weeden who told
a story using many Spanish words and was very animated.
She then had some free time after our storytime and she
went to the school and did a free program.
Falk has invited our Racine County supervisors, Mike
Dawson and Tom Pringle, for a meeting to discuss library
funding.
Director’s Report:
Monthly Report: Circulation is up, due partly to the
AV circulation. Internet usage is up again. The Board
requested a graph of Internet usage for the past five
years. Falk said she would have it for the next meeting.
BPL in the News: The Board reviewed articles, and
commented on the Standard Press editorial supporting
library funding, as well as the County Executive’s
letter justifying not supporting county funding.
Public Communication to the Board: Falk received a
thank you letter from the Women’s Resource Center
thanking us for letting them have their silhouette on
abuse and their flyers in the library.
Meeting was adjourned at 4:50 PM. Hoffman moved to
adjourn into executive session. Braunschweig seconded.
Motion passed.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 18th
at 4:00 PM at the Burlington Public Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Yvonne Braunschweig
Secretary
