11-25-2013 LIBMHutchinson Public Library Board Minutes
Monday, November 25, 2013
Present: Roger Vacek, Mary Christensen, Steve Bailey, Dianne Wanzek, Jon Ross, Julie Lofdahl, Stacey
Nass and Pam Dille, Ex -Officio.
Absent: None
Roger Vacek called the meeting to order. The minutes from the October meeting were reviewed. Jon
Ross motioned to approve the minutes, Mary Christensen seconded the motion. Motion passed.
PLS Update:
Roger Vacek reviewed information from PLS Executive Committee and Financial Committee Meeting
from Thursday, November 21, 2013. (See document provided by Roger titled "Summary of Pioneerland
Library System".)
Old Business:
1. One Book, One Community:
Pam spoke about this program. The committee for this program met Thursday, November 21. This
program will happen February, March and April of 2014. Publicity will begin in January. The program
will begin in February with a meeting/event at the Historical Society and will be centered around the
book "The Orphan Train". During the month of March there will be an open book club at the library on a
Sunday afternoon. The date for the book club meeting has not yet been set but possibly on March 30tH
Patrons interested in this program will be able to either check the book out from the library or purchase
a copy. The public school will also participate. The finale for this program will take place on April 27th
with an author visit. Christina Baker Kline will speak about her book, possibly at the Seventh Day
Adventist campus. Pam is applying for a Legacy grant to pay the speaker's fee.
Julie Jensen was asked about speaking at the event but declined
The November author event has been postponed until fall of 2014.
New Business:
1. 2014 Winter Reading Program:
During this program, readers will track the number of books that they read. 12 books must be read to
complete the program and a review written on at least one book. Gifts/awards such as mugs and books
will be given base on the number of books read. Book markers will be given out to promote the
program.
2. New Hires:
Elizabeth Schmieg was hired to work approximately 8 hours/week. She has relevant experience as she
has been the assistant at the Dassel library.
Kristin Jones will work at the circulation desk on Wednesdays and will lead a book club for teens on the
2nd Tuesday of the month and will facilitate Teen Tech Week in March. She serves as youth librarian at
the Watertown library and will work approximately 12-16 hours/week.
Shannon Lyons will work on Mondays and Fridays from 10:00-2:00 and will doing the video cataloging.
She will work approximately 8 hours/week.
3. Other:
Discussion among the board members:
Services: Computers, buy used books, audio books, fiction, non-fiction, download books through
Overdrive, magazines.
Periodicals: some are paid for as gifts by library patrons. Cost of periodicals continues to increase.
About $1000/year is spent on on-line subscriptions. These on-line subscriptions can be accessed while
at the library or from a home computer with a library barcode (Star Tribune, Hutchinson Leader, etc.).
The library website can be used to order books from other libraries in the PLS system.
Used periodicals can be donated to the library where they are then sold for $.25. They can also be
donated to Hutchinson Health for their various waiting areas.
Pam brought up the topic of library computers. Hutchinson library has a total of 9 computers available
to library patrons. Litchfield and Glencoe libraries each have 20 computers. It was agreed that the
Hutchinson library patrons would benefit from the library having more computers available but also
recognizing that there are space constraints in the Hutchinson library. Consideration would have to be
made as to where to put them.
Free Wifi is available at the library.
Meeting adjourned at 4:35.
Next Meeting date is Monday, December 23 at 4:30 pm.
Notes submitted by Stacey Nass 12/14/13.