07-28-2014 LIBMHutchinson Public Library Board Minutes
Monday, July 28, 2014 4:25 pm
Present: Roger Vacek„ Jon Ross, Steve Bailey, Dianne Wanzek, Julie Lofdahl and Pam Dille, Ex -Officio.
Absent: Stacey Nass and Mary Christensen
Roger Vacek called the meeting to order. The minutes from the June 23, 2014 meeting were reviewed.
Steve Bailey motioned to approve the minutes; seconded by Dianne Wanzek. Motion passed.
PLS Update:
Roger reported that with 50% of the budget year complete, the libraries in PLS show revenue is at 48% and spending at
47%. Hutchinson Library is at 67.23% for revenue and 43.14% for expenses; PLS arbitration results approved a 2%
increase for union staff for 2014 and a 2% increase for 2015.
Roger had a report showing highlights from librarians in the PLS. Hutchinson showed that over 400 attendees across four
programs related to the One Book, One Community read project.
Old Business:
Heritage Gardening Program (Marty Bergland) --- July 20, 2014, McLeod County Fairgrounds
Roger and Pam attended. Excellent program - 25 people attended - great classroom. Marty was given good reviews;
knew a lot, easy to listen to, people there were engaged, good books and handouts.
Pam said the Hutchinson Library ordered about half a dozen of the books that were on display.
Summer Reading Program update
Going well. The Zoo Mobile had over 260 people attend. The weather was beautiful that day. There are three weeks
left. The Dairy Princesses are coming this week to read. The following week will be an individual reader and the last
week will be the puppet show.
Fiber optic upgrade report
The upgrade is in place in Hutchinson as our company installed the fiber optic on time. We were one of first five or six to
get the upgrade. During installation they had to shut down for an hour or so on three different days, but otherwise the
installation went well. The system is working great. Speed is much better. The new WIFI receiver is working with no
problems. The first time patrons access the library WIFI, they have to sign up and accept terms.
New Business:
Author visit: On August 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm D.A. Swanson, author of The 391h Man will be at the Woodstone Senior
Living Community, 1025 Dale Street SW. Pam to get cookies. Woodstone to have drinks and napkins.
The program will be an hour long presentation about the book that follows a Native American man who would have been
hung in Mankato in December 1862, but he received a last minute pardon by President Lincoln. The book is more from
Native American point of view.
Picture of Ralph Bergstrom: An email was sent to Bob Wilde concerning the restoration of Bergstrom's picture. He was
asked to redo the work and was asked when he plans to redo it.
Non -Fiction Book Club --- First Meeting, Monday, October 6th, 5 — 6 p.m. Library Meeting Room (Doris Reiner, Co -
facilitator). No book as yet selected for the first meeting. Meeting to find out what the interest is and go from there.
Meeting adjourned at 4:47 pm.
Submitted by, Julie Lofdahl
Next meeting: August 25, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.
Donations Received in June 2014:
American Legion Auxiliary (In Memory of Helen Agnes Reinert $35.00
and Lucie Balzer Tegner) $25.00
Sonja M. Nolen (In Memory of Fae (Etta) Johnson) 25.00
Total: $85.00