Farnsworth Board Minutes

Farnsworth Public Library
Board of Trustees Meeting, June 30, 2009

The meeting was called to order by President Lacourciere at 7:00 p.m.
I. Roll Call: Present - Ballestad, Gering (arrived at 7:30 p.m.), Gilbert, Heiser, Lacourciere, Peterson, Young and Director Murphy. Absent - Bucheger, Loberger

II. Minutes of the May 26, 2009, meeting were approved as written.
M/S/C Ballestad, Peterson

III. Director's Report
A. Bills dated May 26, 2009, in the amount of $864.67, June 2, 2009, in the amount of $1,374.89 and June 23, 2009, in the amount of $645.55 were approved as presented. M/S/C Heiser, Young
B. YTD Library Expenditure Guideline Report was distributed to reflect the status of the library budget at the halfway point of this year.
C. Updates - Director Murphy shared some statistics which involved the following: Wireless Use - April: 9 people, 27 days
May: 14 people, 26 days
Smart Access Manager (SAM) - May: 299 sessions for a total of 4,357 minutes
May, 2009, circulation was 34,396 items, an approximate increase of 10% over May, 2008
Clarification: Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS) is made up of 8 counties, 7 of which belong to OWLSNET. Brown County (of the NFLS) is not a member of OWLSNET. OWLSNET is a consortium of 9 counties.

IV. Committee Reports - none

V. Correspondence - none

VI. Old Business
A. Young is very concerned about the condition of the roof and the estimated cost. This is a project which needs to be addressed in the very near future.

VII. New Business
A. Election of Officers: President - Jim Lacourciere; Vice President - Karl Ballestad; Secretary - Amy Peterson.
Committee Appointments: Administration- Gilbert, Guse, Peterson. Building & Grounds - Gering, Lacourciere, Young. Finance - Ballestad, Bucheger, Loberger.
B. Oconto Library Service Plan 2010-2014 was reviewed and discussed by Ballestad who served on the planning committee.
C. Delinquent Patron Accounts
Director Murphy is concerned about the growing number of patrons with overdue library materials. Currently, among the worst offenders are 13 patrons with a combined total of $2,706.67 worth of library materials, of which one patron has 29 items worth $703.53. Another 27 patrons have a combined total of $700.09 worth of overdue materials. All patrons with overdue materials receive notices, follow-up phone calls and lose library privileges. Motion made by Gilbert, seconded by Ballestad, to turn over the names of those patrons with a $100.00 or more in fines/overdue items to the city's collection agency. Motion carried.

VIII. Adjournment
Board members thanked Mary Heiser for her years of service as a trustee. Dan Guse is the new trustee effective July 1, 2009.
Motion to adjourn at 8:05 p.m. M/S/C Heiser, Peterson


Respectfully submitted,

Mary L. Heiser, Secretary