01-26-2009 LIBMHutchinson Public library Board Minutes
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Members present: Roger Vacek, John Paulsen, Guy Stone, Abby Dahlquist, Yvonne Johnson, Eric Jeli�, and
Mary Henke, Ex- Officio.
Members absent: Janet Vacek.
John welcomed Eric Yost, new city council representative to the Hutchinson library Board and ail board
members introduced themselves.
John called the meeting to order. In reviewing the minutes of December 15, 2008, Roger questioned the
wording under Old Business: 1. Senior Programmina: "to show movies as part of library programming for seniors. .
." Mary clarified that she will be getting a public performance license to facilitate this option. A motion to
approve the minutes was made by Guy and seconded by Roger.
PLS Report: Jack Sandburg provided Mary with summary notes (see attached) of the Ploneerland Library
System meeting on January 22, 2009. Mary also briefly explained the PI-5 board function to Eric Yost, new board
member.
Old Business,
1. William Kent Krueger author visit on A 014, 2 2009. Mystery writer who's popular with patrons. His novels
are set in the Boundary Waters area. He will present at 7 :00 p.m. and is willing to do an interview with
the media.
New Business:
1. Staff resin Lion of Linda Thom son Re lac ment grocess. This is the Library Assistant III position which
is an adult library position at the circulation desk. It was advertised In the Hutchinson Leader, Minnesota
Job Bank, and posted in the library. A large number of applications were received. Many of the
applicants had no library experience, Mary Is looking for someone with a customer service
background, strong computer skills, possibly with a library background, and someone who can multitask
and supervise other staff. It's a 17 hour a week position with no benefits. There are 3.95 employees in
total at the library currently. Mary is the only fulltime person. 4 are students - after school and in the
evening. Mary and Sherri will interview 6-7 people. This position wilt be filled as soon as possible. If
second interview are necessary, board members will participate.
2. Friends oft the Librafy donatlon to PC re lacem nt grolec t. PC replacement is scheduled for 2010.
Currently, we have 10 public and 4 staff computers with the hope of adding 4 more. The computers are
purchased from a State of Minnesota contract. Each computer station will cost approximately $1000 to
total approximately $18,000, Thus far, funding has been received from the Hutchinson Community
Foundation ($3000) and Friends of the Library ($10,000). This money Is in a PC replacement fund at PLS
earmarked for the HPL, Mary will be looking for additional funding from local and community sources
for additional computer replacement funding. Currently, Mary has applied for a $5,000 grant from the
Burich Family Foundation (Citizen Bank /Connle Lambert) to cover the remainder of funds required.
3. State funding chall n es Star TribunQ Letter to tW Editor Mary highlighted and noted the article
"Regional Library System Offers a Template for Cooperation" published 1/19109 as a good overview of
the excellent functionality of Minnesota's regional library system.
The next meeting will be on Monday, February 23, 2009 @ 4:30 p.m,
Roger made a motion to adjourn the meeting with Guy seconding the motion. The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Yvonne Meyer Johnson, Co- Secretary
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