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August 12, 1981
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Skokie Public Library, held Wednesday , August 12 , 1981 .
Mrs . Hunter , President ,
noted a quorum was present.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p . m. by Mrs . Diana Hunter,
President .
Members pre sent:
Mrs. Diana Hunter, President; Dr . John Wozniak ,
Secretary; Mrs . Walter Flintrup; Mrs. Shirley Merritt; Mrs. Eva Weiner;
Mrs . Norma Zatz ; and Miss Mary Radmacher, Chie f Librarian.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 8 , 1981
Dr . Wozniak made a motion , seconded by Mr . F lintrup , to approve the
minutes of the meeting of July 8 , 1981 , as written.
The motion passed
unanimously.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following motion was made by Mr s . Zatz, seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
MOTION :
That the financial statements for the General
Operating Fund , the Reserve Fund for the Purchase
of Sites and Buildings , the Report on Fine Ar t s
Acquisition Fund , th e Report on the Selma Regan
Petty Memorial Fund , and the Report o n t he Bookmobile Grant be a ccepted , and that t he lists of
bills for the Genera l Operating Fund in the
amounts o f $61 ,324.16 and ·7,646 . 24, and the b ills
for the North Suburban Library System (NSLS)
Coordinated Acquisitions Program on Liter ature (CAP)
in the amount of $2,318.57 be approved f or payment ,
sub j ect to audit.
The motion was unanimously approved .
It was noted that there is a balance of $1 , 390.50 remaining from the
Bookmobile Grant.
The fo llowing motion was made by Mrs . Zatz, seconded by
Dr. Wozniak:
MOTION :
That the balance of $1 ,3 90 .5 0 , remaining from the
Bookmobile Grant be used for al l ied uses to the
Bookmobile.
The roll was called and motion passed unanimously.
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CIRCULATION REPORTS
The trustees were pleased to see how well circulation is going.
Dr. Wozniak made a motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup to have the Circulation
Reports placed on file.
The motion passed unanimously.
GIFT OF $5.00
The gift of $5.00 from Mr. & Mrs. David Afton, in memory of the
mother of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Agulnik, and of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Carlson, was
gratefully acknowledged.
LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
Miss Radmacher reported that due to the large attendance at the
movies, and in order to keep a control on the number of people the auditoriwn
can accommodate (a few over 200), it was necessary to streamline the movie
policy and issue tickets for each of the three showings for four films.
Andy Frain
ushers were used at a couple of the movies, and they will be
hired again if and when they are needed.
Mrs. Hunter noted that the Children's Programs were doing well in
attendance and she is pleased to see this.
The Library Use Statistics were then placed on file.
CORRESPONDENCE
The letter from Rhoda Esserman expressing her condolences on the
death of Mr. Lindberg, the letter from Dorothy Rose regarding the book
depository, and the letter thanking the Library for the use of the facilities
for the Girl Scouts from Martha Hughson, were all duly noted.
PERSONNEL
Miss Radmacher reported the appointment of Vimal Nanavati, as
Bookmobile Driver.
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COMMENTS FROM LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Mrs. Zatz reported that she had received a phone
use of the Library for an insurance planning seminar.
cal~
regarding the
She told the caller
to contact Miss Radmacher.
Mrs. Merritt asked Miss Radmacher if the Security System is in its
finished condition.
Miss Radmacher replied that theoretically it is.
It
was decided to talk to Mr. Hannnond about the way it looks and see what can
be done to improve the looks of it.
Mrs. Merritt passed out some articles from different newspapers
regarding censorship of books in libraries.
She said she is fearful that
this is going to become a problem.
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mrs. Weiner reported that when she attended the July meeting of the
NSLS she recommended to the Board that a workshop be held for new NSLS
members and thoseon the Board in order for to get a better understanding of
the issues before the Board.
She said a regular NSLS meeting will not be held
in August, but that a workshop will be held prior to the September meeting.
Mrs. Weiner said that she volunteered to be on the Legislation
Committee, and was appointed chairman of that committee.
ROOF REPORT FROM MR. LLEWELLYN
Mr. Flintrup said that he questions the advisability of having
Mr. Llewellyn looking into only Trocal roofing.
After some discussion it was
decided that Miss Radmacher will talk to Mr. Llewellyn about alternative
types of roofing to make certain that what we get would be the best for the
building.
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BOOKMOBILE
Miss Radmacher reported that the bookmobile has been going out
since July 27th.
She went out with it the first few days and she said the
response to it was wonderful.
She said that the young man driving the book-
mobile, Vimal Nanavati, is great.
There will be a featured article in the
Skokie Lerner newspaper regarding the bookmobile within the next couple of
weeks.
Miss Radmacher also reported that she was contacted by Dan Brown
of the Skokie Park District and he suggested that the bookmobile be brought
to the Skokie parks for the day camp programs.
It is too late this year to
do this, but the trustees would like to see this implemented for next summer.
PROGRESS ON REMODELING
Miss Radmacher reported that the bid opening was extended a week,
and they will be opened next Friday, August 14.
Six or seven contractors
have picked up the specifications from the architect.
AUTOMATION PROJECT
Mrs.. Hunter reported on the meeting that was held today.
She said
the group found it necessary to come up with a name for the cluster for
the purpose of identification, opening a bank account, etc.
COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LIBRARIES {JCPL) .was selected.
The name JOINT
The Deerfield
representative is to be the treasurer, and will open the bank account.
start, each of the four libraries in the group will put in $3,000.
Mr.
Flintrup made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Zatz;
MOTION:
That the trustees approve the advancement of $3;000
to the Joint Computer Program for Libraries.
The motion passed unanimously •.
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Mrs. Hunter also reported that Mr. Matthews was asked how he felt
about the size of the cluster increasing and he said that at this time he
does not recommend it because our four libraries could be the optimal for the
The Deerfield, Morton Grove and Highland Park libraries
equipment to handle.
were against the inclusion of another library.
Therefore a letter will be
sent to· the Park Ridge Public Library stating that at this time the cluster
will remain at the present level of four libraries.
REVENUE: SHARING FUNDS
The Agreement between Niles Township and the Skokie Public Library
allocating $15,312.50 in Federal Revenue Sharing Funds to the Skokie Public
Library was duly noted and acknowledged with appreciation.
Mrs. Hunter suggested that Miss Radmacher contact the Executive
Director of Ravinia and ask him for his expertise regarding the Library's
purchase of a piano.
PER CAPITA GRANT
The trustees noted the application for a Per Capita Grant.
Mrs. Zatz made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak.;:
MOTION;
That the Skokie Public Library apply for the
Per Capita Grant and the grant money available
should go towards computerization.
The motion passed unanimously.
LETTER FROM JIM EDGAR
The letter from Jim Edgar re libraries' entitlement to an allocation
of personal property replacement revenues was duly noted.
Library is receiving its allotment •.
The Skokie Public
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REPORT ON FLOOD
Miss Radmach er reported that approximately 3 , 000 books were damaged
by the heavy rain J uly 12th .
Al so the f l oors in the Board Room and the
Librarian ' s office wer e damaged .
to l ook
She said an insurance adjuster came out
around , and eve n went up on the roof.
The trustees discussed the question of the e x tent of the insurance
company ' s liability for the carpeting and the r oof , and i t was d ecided that
the insurance agent and Don Lyon;
the library attorney, s hould discuss this .
PUBLIC OFFICIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
A discussion regarding the Public Official Liability Ins urance will
be hel d over to next month ' s meeting.
REED, ROBERTS ASSOCIATES INC .
The c l aims status s ummary fro m Reed , Roberts Associates was d uly
noted.
TRIBUTE TO MR . RICHARD C . LINDERG
Dr. Wo z n iak made the following motion , seconded by Mrs . Zatz :
MOTION:
That the Skokie Publ ic Library give the sum of
$500 to the Intellectual Freedom Committee in
memory of and as a tribute to Richard C. Lindberg ,
Vice President o f the Skokie Public Library
Board of Trustees.
The ro l l was ca lled and motion passed unanimo u sly .
VACANCY DUE TO DEATH OF MR . RI CHARD LINDBERG
einer :
Mrs. Zatz made the fo llowing motion, seconded by Mrs . W
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That Dr . John Wozniak ~/the office of Vice
MOTION :
President of th e Skokie Publ ic Library Board
o f Tr u stees .
The motion was passed by unanimous ac c laim.
Mr. Fintrup made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Weiner:
b~ oJ.cc.J:iR_Tu~
MOTION;
That Shirley Merritt take the office of Secretary
of the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees .
The motio n passed b y unanimous acclaim.
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Mrs. Hunter read to the trustees the law regarding the Board's
options as to its handling of the vacancy on the Board due to the death
of Mr. Lindberg:
Mr. Flintrup made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak:
MOTION:
That the vacancy in the Board of Directors
of the Skokie Public Library caused by the
death of Mr. Richard Lindberg will be filled
by the appointment of a candidate by the
Board of Trustees.
The motion passed unanimously.
Candidates will be invited to be interviewed by the Board at the
September Board meeting.
The September Board meeting will be scheduled
as an early meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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