08-27-2007 LIBMMinutes
Hutchinson Public Library Board
August 27. 2007 4:30 pm
Members present: Abby Dahlquist, Janet Vacek, Ann Vance, Yvonne Johnson,
John Paulsen, and Mary Henke, Ex- Officio
Members absent: Kay Peterson and Guy Stone.
John called the meeting to order. Ann Vance moved to approve the minutes
with Abby Dahlquist seconding the motion. Motion passed.
Old Business:
1. Benchmarks (Ann Vance)
Ann Vance compiled data to help us evaluate benchmark criteria and included
information on cities of similar size /population to use for comparison. John
suggested we needed to determine two things when deciding on municipal
benchmarks:
Which cities to include?
Which benchmarks to look at?
We decided we should reconsider using Marshall, MN for comparison since it is
a combined county /city library (City of Marshall /Lyon County). There was
consensus that we should include the public libraries in Fergus Falls, Cloquet
and New Ulm since they are similar to Hutchinson in census population and
demographics.
We discussed how the definition of "programming" was determined and what
was included. We decided to include the following benchmarks:
• Total Circulation
« Total Number of library visits
• Total of Full -time Staff (Employees)
• Computer use per terminal (Combine two Charts)
Ann (with assistance from Mary) will prepare the statistical data for presenting
to the City of Hutchinson.
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2. Computer replacements for 2010.
John Houlahan visited to discuss the replacement and /or addition of new
computers. The purchase will be through the state of Minnesota contract. We
currently have four staff, two catalog, and eight internet access computer
stations. Adding new computers (space) and wiring could be an issue. Mary
needs to have PLS and Hutchinson Telephone come and look at the building to
determine the ease and feasibility of wiring. Mary will talk with the Friends of
the Library, Citizen Bank and the Hutchinson Community Foundation about
monetary support.
New Business:
1. Community Forum
We discussed various topics and decided that we would focus on "Aging
Trends" for the community forum. Guy, Abby, John and Mary will serve on the
committee to locate a speaker, resources and information on the topic by
speaking with community members who might offer guidance for the
presentation. October 23 or 25 are possible dates for the event.
2. New high school assistants: Kaitlyn Garvin (Hutchinson HS) and Liz
Marcus
(New Century) were hired. Kaitlyn has been a volunteer at the library for a long
time and both girls came with good recommendations. There were several good
candidates. They are both juniors and will be here for two years — hopefully.
Mary thanked all for the support she received during the recent loss of her
husband, Gary.
Next meeting: Monday, September 24, 2004 at 4:30.
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully Submitted,
Yvonne Johnson, Co- Secretary
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