10-27-2008 LIBMHutchinson Public Library Board Minutes
Monday, October 27, 2008
Members Present: John Paulsen, Roger Vacek, Yvonne Johnson, Abby Dahiquist, Janet Vacek, and Mary
Henke, Ex- Officio.
Members Absent: Kay Peterson and Guy Stone.
John called the meeting to order. A motion was made by Roger and seconded by Abby to approve the
minutes of the last meeting as submitted.
Report:
Bev Wangerin, McLeod County Commissioner, announced that the 4% library increase, as requested, will
be awarded for FY'09. Funding for the library comes from the City of Hutchinson and McLeod County.
The State of MN also Funds the Pioneerland Library System which also benefits the Hutchinson Public
Library. Bev, the McLeod County representative to the PLS Finance /Executive Board, also reported a
tentative settlement with the union for a 3% increase and a significant cost increase for health Insurance.
Mary had budgeted for a 3% increase, but will need to budget more to cover the insurance increase.
Mary is the only employee at HPL who receives insurance benefits.
A discussion was held concerning the cost of computer replacement in FY '10. The cost will be
approximately $ 1000 for each computer (141 plus a new printer. More money would enable the
purchase of additional computers. The Friends of the Library and other sponsors are pursuing the effort
for this funding.
Old Business:
1. n' of e
The tour went well with 14 attending. Mary reported on the results of the survey questions: Needs,
interests, and challenges. To gather more data, Mary w1ll distribute the some survey to residents
of senior facilities and also will give a brief presentation about the library. Roger suggested (and
volunteered) to take pictures of the interior of the library to bring along fo presentations. We
should consider doing a senior tour of the library each fall.
2. Fail Fo i nov October
The library board members thought the program was good. Although attendance was not large,
those that were there were very interested In the presentation. Scott Olson was very animated
with several people visiting with him after the presentation. Additionally, Andy Withide was an
excellent presenter and gave examples and information about "Minnovations ".
3. WAgm Ki2nt Lhieger to yWit an AjWj 14, 2M for National Wee
Mary reported that Mr. Krueger does the presentations as a public service and charges a nominal
fee.
New Business:
1. Add t )Nb f er .R2ggring Program fraMgnuary 5 -- March 15, 2x04
The adult reading program, "Discover a Real Treasure -- READ ", similar to the summer children's
reading program, has been provided for 5+ years. The Friends of the Library helps sponsor it with
donations from 3M and other organizations.
2. Mary distributed the Hutchinson Public Library 2007 profile with rankings compared with other
librarles within Pioneerland with much of the data based coming from the State of Minnesota
report.
Janet made the motion that the meeting be adjourned with Roger seconding. Meeting adjourned.
The next meeting will be Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Yvonne Meyer Johnson, Co- Secretary