01-19-2006 Minutes
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The regular monthly meeting of the Salina Public Library Board of Trustees was
held at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 19,2006, in the Tech Center Meeting Room.
The following Board members were present: Lynne Ryan, Harris Rayl, James
Hall, Betsy Scholten, David Hawksworth, and Sheldon Lilak. Others present were Joe
McKenzie, Sandy Wilcox, Nancy Reese, Mike Wilson, observer for the League of
Women Voters and David Clouston from The Salina Journal.
Betsy Scholten called the meeting to order and asked for any changes or
additions to the December Board minutes. No changes were suggested.
06-01 On a motion made by David Hawskworth and seconded by Harris Rayl it was
RESOLVED THAT: The Board of Trustees of the Salina Public Library
approves the minutes of the December, 2005 Board meeting. Motion passed.
P.774.01/19/2006
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT:
The Friends met January 17,2006. Priti Cox and Kristin Van Tassel are displaying
their art currently in the Coffee Shop area. The Friends are taking applications right
now for teen volunteers. Joe passed out samples of the bookmark contest winners for
this year. The Friends are working on sorting books every Tuesday at 2:30 for their
book sale that will be held March 17 thru 19th.
ORIENTATION: Collection Development- Nancy Reese
Nancy Reese presented information to the Board on the Library's Collection
Development plan. Nancy is in charge of selecting books and audio books in the adult
department. We have standing orders with vendors based on popular authors and other
criteria. We also purchase books by patron requests. Nancy also orders books that are
out of circulation online thru Amazon.com and other internet sites. Deslection is very
important to weed out the collection. These books go to the friend's book sale.
Reference staff is assigned certain Dewey Decimal areas to buy books in those areas and
also weed books in those areas. Through our Sirsi system Nancy can run reports to help
with analysis of our collection. In 2005 we added a little over 10,000 items in the
collection. She addressed several questions from the Board.
DISCUSSION: CLASS Update
CLASS has been taking registrations for about two weeks. As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday
morning we had at 611 enrollments for the Spring semester. This is about a 30%
increase of enrollment over the Fall. We have given out scholarships for classes this
semester for those who cannot afford the full cost. When looking at the statistical
report our adult programming increased significantly in 2005 due to CLASS.
DISCUSSION: Planning update
The January meeting is set for the 24th. Discussion so far has been largely on service to
teens, transportation and outreach.
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FINANCIAL REPORT:
Revenue/Expenditure report was discussed. The Quick books accounting software is
now being used. We transferred $180,000 into the Cap Imp fund in 2005. We haven't
received the 2006 appropriations yet, but are expecting them soon. The purchase of
Fidelity ContraFund has been completed. In 2005 we saw an increase in utilities and
water expenses. Joe reported that the use of ILDP monies will be changing. 33% of
that money received for ILDP in 2007 will have to be spent on the State virtual library.
In 2008 66% of ILDP money will have to be spent on items for the State virtual library.
STATISTICAL REPORT:
We had a large increase in new library cards for children in the last six months or so.
Tech Center continues to get a lot of use. Meeting room use is pretty steady.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
Dept Heads.will be discussing the Library's web-site development. There will be a
committee formed to work on updating the web-site. Lori Brack will also be discussing
volunteer development with the department heads. Joe wants to also address
department staffing and backup. The Library will be closed on February 20th for the
Presidents Day holiday. New bulletin Boards have been installed in the Library.
BOARD COMMENTS:
James Hall asked about the skylight issue in the coffee shop area. Joe reported that we
haven't found a solution for that issue at this time. Sheldon reported that he has noticed
quite a few people using our automotive repair book section. He also commented that
he was impressed that the books were in such good condition. Betsy asked the Board to
think of people to that may have an interest in serving on the Library Board. James
Hall wanted to thank those that will be leaving the Board for their service.
06-02 On a motion made by Sheldon Lilak and seconded by Lynne Ryan it was
RESOLVED THAT: The Board of Trustees of the Salina Public Library adjourns
the January 19,2006 meeting. Motion passed. P. 775, 01/19/06
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned.
Secretary, Janice Ostrom
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Sandy Wilcox, Recording Secretary
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