Wayne Public Library Board of Trustees

Tuesday, March 2, 2004 / 5:15 p.m., Conference Room

 

 

AGENDA

 

CALL TO ORDER  The Wayne Public Library Board met on Tuesday, March 2 at 5:15 p.m. Vice president Joel Ankeny called the meeting to order.

 

ROLL CALL:  All board members and Library Director Lofgren were present.  Ms. Pat Lammars and Ms. Amy Riesberg were also present for the first portion of the meeting.  We are still awaiting the appointment of a new board member.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  The minutes were approved as written.

 

NEW BUSINESS, part 1:  Pat Lammars, an intellectual and physical distributor for Glyconutrition products addressed the board to ask that the board revisit the issue of charging her for conference room use.  She gave an explanation of her enterprise, and stated that the room would only be used for information about nutrition, not sale of products.  Ms. Riesberg was present to vouch for the lack of sales pressure at the meetings and for the quality of the product, which is sold separately from the meetings.   After the visitors left, the board discussed the issue.  The board agreed that the program was still a business enterprise, and that Ms. Lammars, like any other businessperson, could rent the room for $25.00.  The board voted to maintain the current policy on use of the conference room.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT:  Highlights for February include receiving money from county funds, and some Lewis and Clark expenses.  The board approved payment of all bills. 

 

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

• Statistics                                            JAN 04            FEB 04            FEB 03

• Circulation            3900            4112            4247
• Patrons            3203            2651            2749
• Meeting Room            10            12            8
• Reference ?s            382            218            282
• OPACs            388            329            358
• CD-ROMs            104            129            239
• Internet            649            644            641
• New patron cards            28            22            N/A
• Items added            147            106            148
• Items deleted            25            25            286

Circulation, patron and other statistics are similar to this time last year. 

• Meetings / events attended
• LK Lofgren attended WLF annual meeting
• LK Lofgren  attended two NELS selection meetings – interviews, and decision.  NELS new administrator will be Katherine Ellerton of Wayne.
• Staff projects and concerns
• Mardi Gras party - about 55-60 attended
• Valentine craft day
• Lewis and Clark – music program 200+ attended both times.
• Received $500 from Wayne United Way for Lewis and Clark events
• LKLofgren helped paint the auditorium kitchen one afternoon
• LKLofgren on Mark Ahmann's radio show with Sue Buryanek and Stan Gardner regarding Lewis and Clark programs.
• Winter Story Time runs for 5 more weeks.  Things have been going well  and there has been one guest reader.
• Three WSC students are earning field experience hours by helping with the after school program (homework help and activities)
• BA Sharer and L Krukenberg taught a computer class
• The annual report was turned in to city.  Board members received copies of the final report. A formal presentation to the city council is scheduled for July 13.
• County funding received- $5000
• State aid funding received - $1213
• Copy of council goals is available from Ms. Lofgren
• The library may be moving ahead with forming a Friends group.  Someone has expressed an interest in heading it. 
• The library has been going through lots and lots of tax forms because the post office no longer carries them
• Upcoming dates:  A Cat in Hat story hour will be held tonight.  The next  Lewis and Clark event will be March 22.  The National Library Week Chamber coffee will be April 16
• Computer concerns
• The library is getting quotes on wireless.  It will be paid for with Foundation money, LSTA and State Aid.
• NebraskAccess, a new database, has been installed on all four OPAC computers.
• OPAC has been added to the two back computers.
• Building concerns
• Lots and lots of leak damage during snow, probably due to Ice dams, and the snow just sitting with nowhere for water to go but in.  L. Johnson has been up in the ceiling marking locations where water actually entered.

 

OLD BUSINESS

• Technology plan  -- Brian Kesting and Sue Buryanek have both agreed to serve.  Director will check with Scott Abraham and Bill Triick

 

NEW BUSINESS

• A Library Marketing workshop to be April 28 was announced.  BA Sharer and board member Maureen Kingston are interested in attending.  The person who is interested in starting the Friends of the Library group will be informed of the workshop also.
• A volunteer reception is being planned for a possible date of Sunday, April18.  Outgoing Board President, Bill Sharpe will be honored.

 

ADJOURNMENT.

The meeting was adjourned.  The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 6 at 5:15 p.m.