Appleton
Public Library
Board of Trustees Minutes
May 9,
2001
Present: Bergen Bloedow,
Ducklow, Parker, Schuessler
Excused: Bergman, de Young, Dunlap, Heuring
Others present: Dawson,
Kelly, T. Muench, Shriver
Minutes/Bills
President Schuessler called the meeting to order at 12:04
PM. The minutes of the March 14, 2001
meeting were reviewed. Bloedow moved approval, Parker seconded, and the
motion passed. Ducklow moved approval
of the March and April 2001 bill registers, Parker seconded, the motion
passed.
Director's
Report
Dawson distributed copies of
the goals that he and the Personnel committee had agreed upon for 2001. He reviewed each goal, shared his
interpretation of its intent, and answered any questions from board members that
arose.
Kelly reported on the new
Library Research Workstations, which have been placed throughout the library
replacing the old dumb terminals. From
any workstation a patron can access the web version of the online catalog, the
old text version of the catalog, any of the full text periodical or other
specialized databases to which we subscribe, or sites on the Internet. Word processing is also available at all
stations. Ducklow asked if a
demonstration could be given at the next meeting. Kelly will prepare one.
Dawson reported that a
mini-grant had been received from United Way of the Fox Cites for prizes to be
awarded in the Teen Voices writing contest.
Bergen moved to accept the grant, Bloedow seconded and the motion passed.
Dawson reported that this year’s
Food for Fines program was going well.
14 boxes of food were collected in the first week. They were picked up by the Salvation Army,
who reported that they were completely out of food. The program allows patrons to pay for each $1 of fines with a non-perishable
food item.
Schuessler moved and Bergen
seconded the motion to approve the service agreement between APL and
FOCOL. The agreement was created to
recognize and formalize a long term relationship with regard to FOCOL staffing
and management, as well as to allow FOCOL to upgrade its server and move it to
the library LAN where it can be maintained more easily. The motion passed unanimously.
Dawson reviewed the activities
of a very successful National Library Week, including a meeting of the Friends
of the Appleton Library, a Teen coffee house with folk music performances, a
concert by Sara Hickman, and a proclamation read by the Mayor at the Common
Council meeting.
Statistics from March and April
2001 were distributed, showing many areas of increased activity, including
children’s and adult circulation, door count, program attendance patron
assistance transactions and electronic access services.
Dawson distributed a draft of a
brochure prepared by Reference staff outlining library services for patrons
with special needs. Several suggestions
were made for distribution of the finished brochure and Bergen requested that
the file be forwarded to her when it is complete so that she can print copies
for distribution.
Summer Board Meeting Schedule
The board will meet June 13,
2001 at noon to discuss the budget process. Sandwiches will be provided.
The July meeting to approve the budget request will be held on July 11,
2001 at noon. There will also be a
finance committee meeting in July prior to the board meeting to review the
budget. There will be no August board
meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 12:55
PM on a motion by Bloedow, seconded by Bergen.