09-22-2008 LIBMHutchinson Public Library Board Minutes
Monday, September 22, 2008 4.30 pm
Members Present: Roger Vacek, John Paulsen, Abby Dahlquist, Guy Stone, Janet Vacek and Mary
Henke, Ex -Officio
Member Excused: Yvonne Johnson
Member Absent: Kay Peterson
John called the meeting to order. A motion was made by Guy and seconded by Roger to approve
the minutes of the last meeting as submitted.
Old Business:
1. Libra Program min for Seniors The first scheduled event will be on Oct. 81^, 9:30 -11:04 am
with an article about it in the Senior Newsletter coming out Oct. 1. Transportation will be
available by calling the library. Roger and Guy offered to help in any capacity needed.
Light refreshments will be served.
2. Fall Forum The topic will be Minnesota inventions. Andy Wilhide from the Minnesota
History Center will give a brief overview on inventing in Minnesota and Scott Olson from
Waconia will talk about his Rollerbladb invention. The program will be on Thursday, Oct. 23
at 7:30 pm. Board members need to be at the library at 7:00 pm to help set up.
Refreshment of coffee, cider and cookies will be served. Mary will contact Kay Johnson
about a feature story in the Leader.
3. Benchmarks Mary reviewed a handout of updated data from 2007 comparing New Ulm,
Cloquet, Fergus Falls and Hutchinson's library services. The board approved submitting this
Benchmark report to the City Council.
New Business:
1. Children's Summer Reading Programs One hundred children less than last year signed up.
Three daycares decided not to participate because of too many activities to monitor.
They sent home infomwat'aon about the program with the children so parents could bring
kids to the library to participate. A similar percentage of children came back without the
usual fall off. More kids finished the reading record activities sheet. Four hundred
participated in the different contests during the summer, 150 more than last year. Stories in
the Park were on Thursday mornings during June, July and August with similar attendance
as last year. The puppet show drew about 298 kids and parents, also about the some as
last year. Next year's theme is "Be Creative@ Your Library". 3M provided funding and
prizes. Sherry Lund, Children's Librarian, gave the report.
3. Author Visit during National Library Week, April 12 -18, 2009 William Kent Krueger was
suggested. The board agreed that Mary would contact him.
4. Bev Wangerin will be invited to ow October board meeting.
The next meeting will be Monday, October 27, 2008 at 4:30pm. Abby made the motion that the
meeting be adjourned with Roger seconding. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Vacek, Co-Secretary
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