03-27-2017 LIBMLibrary Board Meeting Minutes
Monday March 27, 2017
Present: Dianne Wanzek, Gerry Grinde, Jack Sandberg, Steve Bailey, Julie Lofdahl, Katy Hiltner, Ex -Officio
Excused: Kristine Leuze, Mary Christensen
Review and approve minutes from the February 27, 2017 meeting. Motion to approve by Jack Sandberg,
seconded by Steve Bailey. Motion APPROVED.
Old Business:
One Book, One Community: The Hinckley Firestorm: Could It Happen Today?
It was a snowy day, but about 50 people attended this event. It drew a different crowd from the first
event. There were also younger people in attendance. The presentation was at the fire station. Fire
Chief Mike Schumann and DNR representative Wade Mapes gave a great presentation. The Hutchinson
Health started a book club and this was their first book.
Family History Research Series
Intermediate Classes have finished. There was hands-on training at the museum and Glencoe Library for
the microfilm machine. Library staff has seen an increase in people doing genealogy research. This fall,
the Advanced Classes will be held in Brownton, Glencoe, Hutchinson, and Winsted.
Winter Reading Program Dessert Buffet
The dessert buffet will be held Friday, March 31st. A total of 99 people have indicated they will attend.
Dede Hard will be catering and Veronica Jacobs will be playing keyboard. It is an open house event from
7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Food for Fines
Fifteen items were brought in for a total of 28 pounds of food. The project seemed to be a reminder for
people to pay their fines because many people paid fines when they came in.
Hiring of Young Adult Librarian
Teen Services Librarian Rachelle Golde started on March 20th. She will be working 10 hours a week.
She will be on the desk Mondays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is scheduled Tuesday afternoon/evenings to
do teen programming. Rachelle has a lot of energy and ideas. She will be going to a Summer Reading
Program with Sherry this coming Wednesday at Pioneerland Library Headquarters in Willmar.
Library Board Appointments
New terms begin April 2017. Kristine Leuze and Carolyn Ulrich have been appointed.
New Business:
Annual Friends "Spring" Used Book Sale
Saturday, April 1st, 10 am to 5 pm in Library Meeting Room. Sale will feature children, non-fiction and
fiction books. The Spring book sale is a smaller sale compared to the Fall book sale.
One Book, One Community: The Hinckley Fire Museum Presents
Sunday, April 2 at 2 pm at the Hutchinson Event Center. Carl Jerdin from the Hinkley Fire Museum will be
showing a video from the museum. There will also be another speaker. Legacy funding was used for
speaker fees and Event Center rental. More book groups have tackled this book as a reading selection.
People were surprised how much they enjoyed this non-fiction book. Also the book Sherlock Holmes and the
Red Demon has been checked out multiple times. This is a fiction book about the Hinkley fire.
Legacy MN Author Event with Julie Klassen
Tuesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at the Woodstone Senior Living Center. Author visit is to celebrate National
Library Week. Julie is a Minnesota author who writes historical romance. Katy has been receiving good
recommendations on her books. She will be speaking in Glencoe that same evening. Woodstone Senior
Living staff will be providing refreshments for this event.
Thank you to Roger Vacek and Dianne Wanzek
Thank you for the time Dianne has served on the Hutchinson Library Board. She served six years. During
that time she was Vice President and President. Dianne said the best part of serving on the board is getting
to know everyone. Katy wanted Dianne to know that it has been wonderful having her on the Board.
Thank you to Roger for his six years on the Pioneer Library Board. We appreciate your years of dedication
and service!
Other
Board Positions: Next month the board will have to approve new board positions.
Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 23 - 29th. Katy, Sherry and Julie will work on a thank you event for
that week. The library is greatly supported by volunteers. There are 18 regular volunteers, Friends of the
Library, and the Library Board.
Miscellaneous Items:
• Jack is still working on library goals.
• Position of Teen Services Librarian is important. Rachelle will be able to reach teens.
• Katy wants to increase large print books with more current books like James Patterson books.
• Some E -book readers are going starting to download audio books onto their phones.
• Put a suggestion box at front desk.
• Community needs a place for musicians to rent a room to practice instruments.
Library Buzz: This is a new ending for our meetings. Board members will share recommendations of books,
movies, or TV shows.
Gerry: Latest Constable Hamish book by M.C. Beaton that takes place in rural northern Scotland. It was a
good book, and a new book. He also likes Daniel Silva.
Steve: Likes fiction: David Baldacci. He also recommended Fareed Zakaria who appears on CNN; he shares
the future as he sees it.
Dianne: Megyn Kelly autobiography. She worked hard, got everything she wanted, poor family, lawyer,
wanted to be journalist. She recommended going to the movie "Lion" at the State Theatre. She gives this
movie a 12 out of 10 rating. "Hidden Figures" is really good too, but different from the book.
Jack: The Bonfire of the Vanities, Birth of Venice, and I, Mona Lisa. He liked I, Mona Lisa but not Birth of
Venice.
Motion to adjourn by Jack, 2nd by Gerry - Meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm
Next meeting: April 24, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
February 2017 Donations
Paul Knudson (3-year subscription Atlantic magazine) $ 50.00
(Jack complimented him for donation)
Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library $6,397.35
(reimbursement for adult/YA audiobooks and DVDs in 2015)
(once a year they do this reimbursement. With the change from Pam to Katy, it was missed)
Total $6,447.35