Wayne Public Library Board of Trustees
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 / 5:15 p.m., Conference Room
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: The
Wayne Public Library Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday,
February 1, 2005. President Joel Ankeny
called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL: All
members were present, along with Library Director Lauran Lofgren.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from the January meeting were approved as submitted.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Highlights – The library has received state aid and youth grant
funds. The security cameras were paid
for. A transfer of funds from the
Library Foundation was received to pay for the automatic doors. The financial report was approved as
written.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
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• Statistics
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DEC 04
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JAN 05
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JAN 04
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◦ Circulation
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3777
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4227
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3900
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Patrons
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2475
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3242
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3203
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Meeting Room
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10
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7
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10
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Reference ?s
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101
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89
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382
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Computer ?s
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61
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26
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NA
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Phone Calls
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374
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351
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NA
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OPACs
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200
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226
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388
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CD-ROMs
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149
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177
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104
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◦ Internet
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1010
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1030
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649
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◦ New
patron cards
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15
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25
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NA
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Items Added
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67
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114
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147
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Items deleted
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308
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163
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25
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Circulation and Internet use were way up from last
year. Patron count was up slightly.
• Staff projects and concerns:
◦ Final
payment was received on the Lewis & Clark grant.
◦ The
staff has completed a major weeding and shift of adult fiction.
◦ Ms.
Lofgren has completed the annual report for the Nebraska Library Commission.
◦ Ms.
Lofgren has completed the final report on the LSTA 2003 grant.
◦
Form 486 has been filed for the library's last year of E-rate funding.
◦ A request has been submitted
for payout of county funding to the three public libraries (Wayne, Carroll, and Winside)
◦ Ms. Lofgren has completed
annual report to the Wayne Library Foundation
◦ Ms. Lofgren met with the
Wayne Library Foundation for its annual meeting. She requested some type of window covering for the west window in
the children's room.
◦ Ms. Lofgren attended the
Northeast Library System board meeting in Norfolk at NECC.
◦ The library has received a
check for state aid and the youth grant of $1150.
◦ Julie Osnes held the first
Teen Night activity – 23 teenagers attended for an evening of book talk, pizza,
and pop.
◦ Beth Ann Sharer and Linda
Kruckenberg held a beginning Internet class for seniors
◦ Ms. Lofgren met with Della
Pries about Ukrainian egg classes to be held at the library this spring in
preparation for the 25th annual Chicken Show.
◦ Ms. Lofgren attended a city
department head retreat on January 24
◦ The security system has been
ordered and received. Bill B. from the
power plant has begun installation, with three of the four units installed.
OLD BUSINESS
◦ Long Range Planning – The
board divided lists of possible members to be contacted for the committee. Ms. Lofgren distributed a list of guidelines
for long range planning.
NEW BUSINESS
◦ Payroll changes – The city
had ok'd three percent payroll increases be given effective October 1,
2004. There will not be a corresponding
increase in budget. Ms. Lofgren said
that the amount could be covered in the existing budget. The board voted unanimously to approve the
increases.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The Board entered executive session at 5:48 p.m. to discuss personnel
issue. Executive session was completed
at 6:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: The
meeting was adjourned at 6:01 p.m. The
next meeting will be March 1 at 5:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Carstens
Board Secretary
