07-25-2005 LIBMMinutes
Hutchinson Public Library Board
July 25, 2005
Members present: John Hassinger, Julie Jensen, Larry Ladd, John Paulsen, Janet Vacek and Mary Henke
(Ex- Officio), Jack Sandberg, Pioneerland Library System (PLS) representative
Members absent: Kay Peterson and Kay Johnson
President Julie Jensen called the meeting to order. Motion was made by John Hassinger and seconded by
John Paulsen to approved the minutes. Motion passed.
Reports:
I- Janet Vacek reported on the Board Development Workshop that Julie Jensen, Mary Henke
and she attended on July 21, 2005 at PLS Headquarters in Willmar. The goal of the
workshop was to help board members learn how to become better ambassadors to the
community on behalf of the library while strengthening the organization.
2. Mary Henke talked about the Friends of the Library meeting on July 18. The purpose of
the meeting was to discuss the needs of the library and decide what projects to fund. Their
main source of funds comes from their used book sales. The current membership of the
group is 47, with about 15 present at the meeting.
3. Jack Sandberg, one of the Hutchinson representatives on the PLS board, gave a report on
issues and financial challenges facing PLS as its state and federal funding stays the same or
decreases. The PLS administration and board members are looking for ways to reduce costs
such as renegotiating service contracts, cooperating with neighboring library systems and
restructuring their organization.
Old Business:
1. Library endowment: At this time, the Board chooses not to pursue establishing a foundation
after learning about the legalities and financial requirements at our last meeting.
2. Librarians' portraits: Bill Corby has all the materials needed for framing the pictures and
should have them ready in a week or two. The board discussed plaques for the portraits and
the portraits' arrangement. At the next board meeting, we will invite several people involved
in the project to our meeting for an "unveiling ".
3. .Fall Community Forum: We discussed the feasibility of having a program on the Hutchinson
Family Singers. Board members were asked if they would be willing to work with Mary on
this program. Julie Jensen will speak with Kay Johnson in regard to her interest in
developing and working on this project. We will discuss this again next month.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, August 22, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.
John Hassinger made a motion the meeting be adjourned with John Paulsen seconding the motion.
Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Vacek, Co Secretary
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