08-27-2018 LIBM Library Board Meeting Minutes
Monday,August 27 @ 4:27 pm
Present: Steve Bailey, Gerry Grinde, Carolyn Ulrich,Julie Lofdahl, Kristine Leutze,Jack Sandberg
Excused: Mary Christensen
Review and approve minutes from the July 23, 2018 meeting: Motion to approve by Kristine, seconded by
Carolyn, Minutes APPROVED
Old Business:
Program Update: Schiffelly Puppets
Great attendance of over 300 people for the final program for the summer. Thank you to the State Theater
and Friends of the Library for supporting this event. The program was at the State Theater and The Friends
paid for the program.
Master Gardener Programs
The first program was for the children. It was a Monarch butterfly program. There was not enough time to
promote this program, but there will be another program in October for the children. The Master Gardeners
will be alternaternating each month with a children program and an adult program. Thursday, September
20th will be the first adult program on how to put a garden to bed for the winter.
The programs will be tied to literacy by having books available for the topic of the program. The adult
program will hopefully bring a different group of patrons to the library. This is a way to address audiences in a
different way.
PLS Strategic Plan(Head Librarian monthly report):
Highlighted Goal Area = Partners
A. Use Library Friends and Local Library Advisory Board effectively for advocacy support.
The Hutchinson Friends of the Library is a very active group with their financial support with collections and
programs. The Hutchinson Library Board meets monthly and helps with promoting and attending events.
They are a good resource of support for Katy.
B. Build positive connections between the library and other community organizations in order to
achieve shared goals and outcome for the community.
Katy is always looking for opportunities. The Master Gardener Programs is an example.
C. Maintain and expand strong connections to other regional libraries and library organizations.
The Hutchinson and Winsted Libraries tag-team on many programs. One may have an afternoon event with
an author and the other will have that author in the evening. Katy also gets to the other libraries in McLeod
County. Other librarians are a great resource for Katy as are other libraries such as New Ulm, Great River and
the Twin Cities. We tap into other libraries to get books we do not have.
New Business:
Library Board Term Renewals
Jack and Gerry renewed to 2021; Carolyn and Kristine renewed to 2020; Steve Bailey and Julie Lofdahl term-
out 2019. Katy said to be thinking of people to nominate to the board.
MN Author Program—Christopher Valen—Thursday,Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
Event will be at the Event Center because of Arts and Crafts festival. Carolyn is reading the first book. It
started slow but she is really enjoying it now. Gerry has read all of his books and really enjoys them. Katy said
the books from the series are continuously checked out.
Next program is a non-fiction family memoir, How Did You Find Me...AfterAll These Years?by Dennis and
Karen Vinar. Program will be at the Senior Center in the Event Center on September 26 at 10:30 am.
Library Assistant I Job Posting
Tayler VanderHeiden accepted a teaching position in Minneapolis which opened up an entry level position
working a few hours on Wednesdays and Fridays with a Saturday rotation.
Minnesota Library Association (MLA)Conference Oct. 11& 12,St. Cloud
Katy, Sherry and Rachelle will be attending the conference. Rachelle and Sherry's cost will be paid by a grant.
MN Dept.of Education Construction grant
Bayley Schluter is helping with writing a grant for repairing the roof. Grant may include funds for updating
bathrooms and other needed repairs. JJ Verhey, maintenance person from the City of Hutchinson is also
helping with what work is needed to be done. The City of Hutchinson will actually be applying for the grant
and will provide matching funds. Katy may attend a Design Institute to get a better feel for what needs to be
done.
Library Buzz—What Have You Been Reading/Watching?
Steve: Read four books this month. White Tombs was a great book; Last Wild Men of Borneo was a
fascinating book; There There is an important non-fiction read by Tommy Orange about urban Indian life in
Oakdale, CA; The Goldfinch got caught up in the mystery of it.
Kristine: The Feather Thief is an amazing book, highly recommends; The Mars Room, doesn't really
recommend; The Female Persuasion she gave up on this book and does not recommend
Gerry: Read the 17th or 18th volume of Daniel Silva spy novels,good series; Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman a
Minnesota author, it is a book set in Edina in the winter; Who We Are and How We Got Here, a book about
ancient DNA, difficult book to read.
Katy: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler; A Noise Downstairs, a confusing book,got to end, very disappointing; The
Mercy Seat book about a black man waiting death sentence for raping a white woman.
Carolyn: Read 12 books most mysteries; reading book 7 of series of Charles Finch; others read were Female
Intelligence, The Word is Murder,Second Line of Defense, Craeft:An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning
of Crafts, The Hello Girls,
Jack: The Jack London Reader, reading a lot of Soccer rule books and books on butterflies; reread The
Secret of the Ninth Planet which was the first book he loaded on his Kindle.
Julie: Read a couple of cozy mysteries and magazines.
Motion to adjourn,adjourned at 5:23 p.m.
Next meeting: September 24,2018 @ 4:30 p.m.
Submitted by Julie Lofdahl, Secretary
July 2018 Donations
Patron donation $57.60