04-22-2019 LIBM Library Board Meeting
April 22nd @ 4:30 p.m.
Mary Christensen, Margaret Hoffman, Kay Hultgren, and Jared Golde. Katy Hiltner, Ex-Officio.
Excused: Carolyn Ulrich, Kristine Leuze, and Gerry Grinde
Minutes of February March 25 meeting reviewed but not accepted; no quorum.
Welcome to New Board Members: Kay Hultgren, Jared Golde & Margaret Hoffman
Old Business:
1. Open Board Positions: With three new members joining the Library Board, members will
need to vote on positions. Since there was no quorum at this meeting, the Board will need
to nominate members at the May meeting. In previous correspondence with Katy,
Carolyn Ulrich has expressed interest in the position of President. Kay Hultgren also
volunteered to serve as Secretary as she has held this position on previous boards.
In addition, the Board will need to appoint a Vice President and Backup Secretary. Katy
shared brief information about the Pioneerland Library System (PLS) Board. Currently,
there are two local positions available on the PLS Board. These seats including
Hutchinson City and McLeod County. Jared Golde expressed interest in serving as a city
rep on the PLS Board. Katy will inform the City so the City Council may make a
recommendation.
2. Program Reports:
• National Library Week: As in past years, the Friends of the Library hosted a raffle prize
drawing in honor of National Library Week. A winner in each category (children, teen,
and adult), won a canvas tote bag and a coupon to the Friends of the Library Book Nook
Sale Table. In total, 40 library patrons signed up for the raffle drawing (14 children; 4
teens, and 22 adults). This year's raffle drawing included an interactive library display
board, which asked patrons to highlight a comment about their visit to the library. See
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• Friends of Library Spring Book Sale—The Friends held their annual Spring Book Sale on
Saturday, April 13th. While it was not a large sale, the event did give the Friends an
opportunity to clear out books.
• OBOC Author Event—Allen Eskens spoke at the Hutchinson Event Center on Sunday,
April 14th. A total of 130 attended this program. Once Upon a Crime Bookstore sold
books and the author had a long line of people waiting to have their books signed. The
feedback from this program was very positive. This program was made possible thanks to
Legacy funding.
• Reminder: McLeod County Libraries Meet the Author—Brian Freeman will be speaking
at the Glencoe City Center on Tuesday, April 14th at 6 p.m. Brian and his wife will be
selling books after this author event. This is a Legacy funded event.
New Business:
1. 2019 Library Goals - The Library Board was asked to review the goals set in 2018
and consider new goals for 2019. Along with making sure the goals are measurable,
Jared suggested that the board consider whether or not it wishes to carryover any
goals into 2019. A further review and setting of the 2019 goals will be discussed at
the May meeting.
2. Facility Updates —Facility Manager JJ Verhey is pulling together the final pieces for
a Minnesota Department of Education Library Construction grant for improvements.
This grant will provide funding for the library's roof and bathroom renovations.
Project dates have not been set. As the Board considers 2019 goals, Katy mentioned
there is the possibility of submitting a second grant request for the renovation of the
library's interior.
3. Retro Writer's Event will be held on Tuesday, April 30th. This event will be held from
6-8 p.m. in the library's meeting room. The co-sponsor of this program is the Crow
River Quill and Ink Society. Members will be bringing manual and electric
typewriters, quill pens, and writing prompts. It's a program for all ages.
4. Library Buzz—What Have You Been Reading/Watching?
Carolyn—Did not attend the meeting but has read a quantity and variety of books.
Kay—Sea Power: The History of Geopolitics of the World's Oceans by James Stavridis
Jared—Scale and Scope: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism by Alfred D.
Chandler, Jr.
Margaret—The Feather Thief. Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the
Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Mary—McLeod County history
5. Other: Why did you join the Hutchinson Library Board? Jared started a discussion
about why each member decided to join the board. Kay and Margaret both
commented that they believe in community service and consider themselves to be
"born" volunteers. Jared grew up in Hutchinson and he and his wife, Rachelle, are
raising their four children here. As a parent and patron, he has seen gaps with current
library trends. He would like to analyze statistics and find ways for the library to
target a variety of age groups.
One Book, One Community—Katy advised the Board that book suggestions are
welcomed as the OBOC Committee is starting to consider books for 2020.
Meeting adjourned at 5:32 p.m.
Donations for February
$25.00 Nuvera donation—2018 campagin "working Together Great Things Can Happen"
Next meeting Monday, May 20, 2019 (meeting a week earlier due to Memorial Day holiday)
Minutes submitted by Katy Hiltner, head librarian