03-25-2019 LIBM
Library Board Meeting
March 25, 2019
Gerry Grinde, Mary Christensen, Julie Lofdahl, Kristine Leuze, Carolyn Ulrich. Katy Hiltner,
Ex-Officio. Excused: Steve Bailey, Jack Sandberg.
Minutes of February 25, 2019 meeting reviewed and accepted with the following corrections:
Attendance: Gerry Grinde listed twice, correct spelling of Kristine Leuze.
Old Business:
New board members as of April approved by Mayor: Kay Hultgren, Jared Golde.
Margaret Hoffman will be the third member as soon as Jack Sandberg’s
resignation is in effect. Katy will send them a welcome packet. Positions will be
chosen in April (President, Vice President, and Secretary.) In addition, two
positions are open on the Pioneerland Library Board (Hutchinson city rep and
McLeod County rep).
Program Reports.
Button Bowls - 11 in attendance.
Master Gardener program Flowers for pollinators -15 people
Stitches with Carolyn Ulrich - 7 tweens, two mothers, two librarians
Food for Fines – not much interest this year
Adult winter reading program all wrapped up.
272 signed up
160 completed
64 new participants
484 bonus books read
Everyone who completed the program and turned in their reading log received a
State Theatre ticket for Friday, April 12, 2019.
New Business:
1. National Library Week April 7-13. Friends have provided funding for a child, teen,
and adult raffle prize.
2. Friends book sale Saturday April 13 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the meeting room.
3. One Book, One Community will meet the author, Allen Eskens on Sunday April 14 at
2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Event Center. This is Legacy funded.
4. McLeod County Libraries Meet the Author – Brian Freeman, Tuesday May 14, 6 p.m.
at the Glencoe City Center. This is also Legacy funded.
5. Willmar’s Friends of the Library fundraiser Wisdom and Wine – Thursday, June 13
with Minnesota authors Allen Eskens, William Kent Krueger, and Kao Kalia Yang.
6. Katy will be sending letters of appreciation to Steve, Julie and Jack for their
participation on the board for two terms. She also read a letter Steve sent to the board
concerning his experience on the board and how he has benefited.
Library Buzz – What Have You Been Reading/Watching?
Julie – The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens; The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by
Marie Kondo
Mary – History of McLeod County
Christine – Deep South by Paul Theroux
Gerry – The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre; The Double-Cross System by J.C.
Masterman; Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
Katy – Becoming by Michelle Obama
Carolyn – The Library Book by Susan Orlean; The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife;
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books by Edward Wilson-Lee
Meeting adjourned at 5:20
Donations for February
$6,263.78 Friends of the Library
Next meeting April 22, 2019
Minutes submitted by Carolyn Ulrich