12-15-2008 LIBMHutchinson Public Library Board Minutes
Monday, December 15. 2008
Members present: Roger Vacek, John Paulsen, Guy Stone, Janet Vacek, Abby Dahlquist, and
Mary Henke, Ex- Officio.
Members absent: Yvonne Johnson, Kay Peterson
John called the meeting to order. A motion to approve the minutes from Oct, 27, 2008 as
submitted was made by Guy and seconded by Roger. Carried.
Report: John Sandberg, our Pioneerland Library System (PLS) representative, gave Mary
summary notes from the Nov. 13, 2008 PLS full board meeting to share. Notes are attached.
Old Business:
1, knior PrograMming Programming Mary bought a $250 digital camera with Friends of the
Library funds to take pictures of different areas of the library to display to seniors. PLS
Is purchasing leasing rights for group performances of movies in libraries Interested in
participating. Mary would like to show movies as part of library programming for
seniors, children and other groups such as an armchair travel series. Seniors
suggested we wait until after Christmas to plan any events.
2. Budget for 2009 Mary reviewed the process and the 2008 and 2009
budgets. In Jan, and Feb., the PLS director puns together figures and in
spring, a preliminary budget will be set for 2010. By June, we need a figure
to request city and county funding.
New Business:
1. Hutchinson Community Foundation Grant The library received notification
that their grant request for $3,000 for the computer replacement project has
been approved. The Foundation suggested applying again next year if
more funds are needed. Mary will also ask the Friends of the library and the
Burich Foundation for funds, In 2009, we will be collecting funds and in 2010,
the library will replace their 14 computers and add more if possible.
2. McLeod Reoublic Women's re guest This group would like to host a program
about the Franken /Coleman vote recount process with Harry Anderson, State
Supreme Court judge and member of the canvassing board as speaker. They
would like to hold the program in the upper level of the library as we do when we
host author visits to accommodate a larger group._ Mary
is concerned that the event is non - partisan and would be open to the public. After
discussion, a motion to allow this event to be held in the library's lower level meeting
room but not the upstairs level was made by Guy and seconded by Roger. Motion
carried. If more room is needed, the group will need to locate a larger space. The
upstairs library area will be limited to spring and fall library events,
The next meeting will be on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm.
Abby made a motion to adjourn the meeting with Guy seconding the motion. The
meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Vacek, Co- Secretary