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July 13, l983
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Skokie Public Library held Wednesday , July 13, 1983.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p . m. by Diana Hunter ,
President .
Members present:
Diana Hunter, President ; Dr. John Wozniak,
Vice President; Shirley Merritt, Secretary ; Dr . Herman Bloch, Walter
Flintrup ; Eva Weiner and Norma Zatz ; and Mary Radmacher, Chief Librarian.
Dr. Wozniak thanked everyone on the Board for the flowers and
cards sent to him while he was in the hospital.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 8 , 1983
The following changes and corrections were made t o the minutes of
the June 8 , 1 983 meeting .
Page 5, l ast paragraph, line 4 - de l ete "this thing".
Page 6 , 2nd paragraph, first line - change wording to "an on "
going employee .
Page 6, last paragraph - question mark after "operational " .
Following sentence to read:
" Who would quit a job they
a lready have? "
Page 7, lst
paragraph, line 3 - delete words "start it and ".
Page 7 , last paragraph, line 2 - delete words "was the only
one who " .
Page 8, 2nd from last paragraph - de l ete l ast sentence ,
" Ours is also ... " .
Page 8 , l ast paragraph - capitalize
" ~pple " .
A moti on was made by Mrs. Zatz, seconded by Dr . Bloch , t o approve
the minutes as corrected.
The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & BILLS
Dr . Woznaik made the following motion , seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
MOTION :
That the financial statements for the General Operating
Fund, the Reserve Fund for the Purchase of Sites and
Buildings, and the Report on th e Fine Art s Acquisition
Fund be accepted , and that the li sts of bills in the
amounts o f $34,783.99 and $13 ,189.52 be approved for
payment, subject to audi t.
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The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
The following motion was made by Mr. Flintrup and seconded by
Dr. Wozniak:
The Board of Trustees approves the transfer of
$15,312.50 from the General Operating Fund to the
Reserve Fund for the Purchase of Sites and Buildings
.to cover expenditure for the Auditorium stage floor.
MOTION:
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
CIRCULATION REPORTS
It was noted that the
circulati.an~was
down in.comparison with the ..
s"ame time last year, which could be due to an upswing. in the; economy. ·:A motion
was made by Mr. Flintrup, seconded by Dr. Wozniak to place the Circulation
Reports on file.
The motion passed unanimously.
LIBRARY USE STATISTICS '
Miss Radmacher reported on the Eunice Lee violin recital held
Sunday, June 26.
The music was magnificent; the reception provided by
Eunice's parents was lovely and the whole affair was a huge success.
Total
attendance was between 450-500 people -- the largest for any Skokie Public
I
Library affair to date.
Mrs. Merritt commented. on the Saturday afternoon reception to view
paintings by outstanding Philippine artists held June 11.
She said it was
a great success.
The Library Use Statistics were placed on file.
CORRESPONDENCE
The letter from Benjamin
H. Cohen complaining about the low seats
that make it difficult to look at ·the reader/printer screen without
discomfort, was duly noted, and Mrs .. Weiner asked that the Library staff
look into whether this situation can be alleviated.
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PERSONNEL
Miss Radmacher reported the resignation of Vimal Nanavati,
part-time supportive staff in the Adult Services Department.
AUTOMATION PROJECT
Miss Radmacher reported the Request for Proposal was mailed to
22 vendors on June 29, 1983.
The proposals will be opened on September 2,
1983.
Dr. Bloch reported that he tried to attend the meeting on automation at the ALA convention in which Joe Matthews was on the panel, but he
was unable to get in because it was so overcrowded and arrangement s for
the meeting were mishandled.
Dr. Bloch spoke of his meeting with the Vice President of DataPhase
who does not recommend laser scanners and is not too enthusiasti c about IBM
because IBM software is not transferabl e.
Dr. Bloch recommends· that the JCPL group consider hiring a
second consultant in order to get a second opinion since it will be very
Mrs. Hunter
hard to make a decision about these very complicated systems.
said that she will see to it that this recommendat ion is put on the agenda
of the next· meeting ·of the JCPL libraries board: ·presidents';.
BUILDING
Miss Radmacher reported that installation of the new stage floor
in the auditorium is in progress and will be completed shortly.
The trustees read over the proposal from Brod Electric regarding
wiring for the dimmer system for lighting in the auditorium.
motion was made by Mrs. Zatz, seconded by Dr. Bloch:
The following
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MOTION:
The· Board of Trustees accepts .Brod El:ectr.i.c~s· ·
proposal in the amount of $834.00, for wiring as
outlined in said proposal of June 10, 1983.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Wozniak made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Bloch:
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees approves that Vara-Light
Dimatronics be awarded the sum of $7,251.00 for
completion of the auditorium lighting.
The roll was called - Mr. Flintrup-No; Dr. Bloch-No; Mrs. Weiner-Abstain;
Dr. Wozniak-Yes; Mrs. Zatz-No; Mrs. Merritt-Yes.
The motion did not pass.
Dr. Bloch. then made the following motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
MOTION:
The Board ·of Trustees awards Vara-Light Dimatronics the
contract for the sum of $7,251.00 to complete the
auditorium l.ighting, subject to the approval of our
legal counsel.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
Miss Radmacher will clear with Don Lyon.
REPORT ON NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY· SYSTEM
The trustees congratulated
Mrs~
Weiner on her being elected
Secretary of the NSLS Board of Directors.
Mrs. Weiner said that she would appreciate it if any of the
trustees would attend a NSLS meeting at some time.
Mrs. Merritt suggested that Mrs. Weiner be reimbursed for her
gas mileage in connection with the NSLS meetings, but Mrs. Weiner thanked her
and said she will use it as a tax deduction this year.
REPORT ON PLAQUE
Mrs. Hunter
s~ggested
that a committee be formed to look into
purchasing a plaque for the Library.
Mrs. Merritt, and Dr .. Wozniak.
Board meeting.
The connnittee is - Mrs. Zatz, Chairman,
They will submit their report at the next
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LAST RESORT FOR DEALING WITH DELINQUENT PATRONS
The trustees read over the sample letter that the Village of
Skokie Legal Department suggested be sent to the Library's delinquent
borrowers.
The trustees would like to see the second paragraph of that
letter deleted, but will leave the wording to Tony Siciliano, Circulation
Department Head, and the Village Legal Department.
The following motion was made by Dr. Bloch and seconded by Mrs.
Zatz:
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees approves the Statement of
Authorization as set down by the Village of Skokie
Legal Department regarding dealing with outstanding
Library fines in excess of $20.00.
The roll was called - Mrs.
Dr.
Bloch-Yes~
Zatz-Yes~
Dr.
Wozniak-Yes~
Mr. Flintrup-Yes; Mrs·. Merritt ....Abstain.
Mrs. Weiner-Yes;
The motion passed.
Mrs.. Merritt suggested that the Library also have a general
amnesty day.
Miss Radmacher will ask the Legal Department if a general
amnesty would in any way nullify or violate the code as it now stands.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Dr. Bloch. proposes that a photograph. or copy be made of Mrs. Hunter's
award so that the Library can keep it permanently exhibited.
Mrs. Hunter recommended that personal cards be made up for the
trustees.
The following motion was made by· Mrs·. Weiner and seconded by
Mrs. Merritt;
MOTION:
Individual cards are to be printed for all the
trustees and for the Chief Librarian of the
Skokie Public Library.
The motion passed unanimously.
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Dr. Wozniak asked about the Monday evening book discussions , and
was told the sessions are highly successful.
Mrs. Merritt wants to talk further about the American Library
Association annual conference.
She wants the tru stees to voice their
criticisnsand relate what they l iked and what they didn ' t like.
Mrs . Hunter
suggested that the trustees make notes or be prepared to make their comments
for the next meeting .
The comments wi l l be incorporated into a letter to
be sent to the ALA regardi ng the conference.
Miss Radmacher pointed out flyers for the trustees ' information
and Mrs. Hunter asked Miss Radmacher to send a large
t1/elm ~tt.
~
of the Vatican
Collection flye rs to th e Park District for them to distribu te .
ADJOURNMENT .
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Secretary
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