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November 10, 1981
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Skokie Public Library, held Tuesday , November 1 0 , 1981 .
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 40 p . m. by Mrs . Diana
Hunter, President .
Members present:
Mrs . Diana Hunter , President; Dr . John Wozniak ,
Vice President; Mrs . Shirley Merritt , Secretary ; Mrs . Eva Weiner; Mrs. Norma
iss Mary Radmacher , Chief Librarian ..
Za tz; and M
Member absent :
Mr. Walter F lintrup.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 14 , 1981
Mrs. Zatz made a motion , seconded by Dr. Wozniak to approve the
minutes of the October 1 4, 1981 meeting a s writt en .
The motion was
approved unanimously.
FINANCIA.L STATEMENTS & BILLS
It was noted that the Selma Regan Petty Memorial F und has been
closed .
Miss Radmacher showed the trustees the tapestry entitl ed "With
A Littl e Help From My Friend " by Barbara Keune, which was bought for the
Young People and Children ' s Department with the $200 . 00 that was the total
amount in the Selma Regan Petty Memorial Fund .
The fol lowing motion was made by Dr . Wozniak , seconded by Mrs .
Merritt:
MOTION :
'Ihatthe financial statements for the General
Operating Fund , the Reserve Fund for the
Purchase of Sites and Buildings, the Report
on the Fin e Arts Acquisition Fund , and the
Report on the Selma Regan Petty Memorial Fund
be accepted , and that the lists of bills for
the General Operating Fund in the amounts of
$3 1,198.30 a nd $11, 085 . 68 and the list of bills
for the Reserve Fund in the amount of $70,000 . 00
be approved for payment subject to audit .
Th e motion passed unanimously.
�-2LETTER FROM FREDERICK E. THOMPSON, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SKOKIE (FNBOS)
The letter from Frederick E. Thompson of FNBOS regarding repurchase
agreements was duly noted.
REVISION TO PROCEDURES IN SKOKIE'$ FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Miss Radmacher reported that the Village has revised its procedure
covering payments to the Library for the Library's pro-rate portion of
monies received from the County Treasurer.
The Village will deposit the
Library's funds directly to the Library's First National .Bank of .Skokie
savings account at the same time deposits to the other Village accounts
are made.
CIRCULATION REPORTS & LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
Dr. Wozniak told the trustees that he has received a number of
compliments on the Skokie Public Library having such. an extensive collection
of books and patrons finding information from books in our Library that
cannot be found in other libraries.
The. Circulation Reports and the Library Use Statistics were duly
noted, and put on file.
GIFTS
Mrs. Weiner questioned the need for the small gifts of $5\00 being
on the agenda.
Mrs. Hunter said
of the trustees which they would
th~s
brings these gifts to the attention
o~rwise
The gifts of $5.00 from Mr.
be unaware of.
rnd Mrs.
David Afton and $5.00 from Mr. and
Mrs. Jos.eph Greenhol tz were duly noted.
CORRESPONDENCE
The thank you letter from Gail Miller regarding the Library tour for
her students (English. as a Second Langu.agel was duly noted.
commented on how nice it is· to get letters of praise.
The trustees
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PERSONNEL
Miss Radmacher reported that the custodian, Soon Chun Kim ' s
resignation will be effective November 21 , 1981 .
She has just hired another
custodian who will start working the end of this week.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Mrs . Zatz commented on todayrs Sun-Times artic l e about Ted Gall
and his affiliation with Fel - Pro .
Mrs. Merritt asked Miss Radmacher if anything is being done r egarding
our dissatisfaction with the visual aspect of the security system.
Miss
Radmacher said that the security system is being repiaced by one which has been
delivered and will be installed when the new carpeting is laid.
Mrs. Merritt thinks the architect should be made aware of how unhappy
the tru stees are with the looks of the s.ystem and also would like to know why
M\SS fl-'t~tWK({ c;/t.
the paint is chipping so fast and how that can be avoided. -Mrs. HuRter will
Q o i1Tr1C..T
c~ the architect .
Mrs. Hunter advised the trustees, that Charl ene Louis is sending out
a l e tter to al l Skokie companies which have
5~
or more employees to apprise
them of the services , facilities and programs in the Library in order to
increase their interest in using the Skokie Public Library.
Mrs. Weiner commented on her attendance at th e Illinois Library
Association (ILA) Conference .
She found the discussions regarding censorship
particularly interesting and she would like to get active in that area.
Mrs. Hunter reported that a letter had been sent to the Triodyne
Company regarding this firm ' s holding an exhibit at th e Library.
Mrs. Hunter announ ced to the Board that she and her husband have
donated a world globe to the Young People and Children ' s Department .
Board thanked Mr. and Mrs . Hunter very mu ch for their gift.
The
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RECOMMENDED CLOSING OF LIBRARY SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 & 27
Miss Radmacher recommended the Skokie Public Library be closed
Saturday and Sunday, December 26 and 27, 1981 explaining that staff would
work the first three days of the week and that the Library is likely to be
little used that weekend.
After a detailed discussion concerning the merits to the staff and
hardships for the patrons if the Library closed Saturday and Sunday, December 26
and 27, the following motion was made by Mrs. Weiner, seconded by Dr. Wozniak:
That the Skokie Public Library, for this
year only, be closed December 24, 25, 26,
27, 1981.
MOTION:
The roll was called:
Mrs. Merritt, No..
Dr. Wozniak, No; Mrs.. Zatz, No; Mrs.. Weiner, Yes;
The motion did not pass.
The following motion was then made by Mrs. Zatz, seconded by
Mrs. Weiner:
That the Skokie Public Library, for this
year only, be closed for Christmas
December 24, 25, and 26, 1981.
MOTION:
The roll was called:
Mrs. Weiner, No.
Mrs. Zatz, No; Dr. Wozniak, No; Mrs. Merritt, No;
The motion did not pass.
It was then decided, that in order to best serve the community the
Library will be closed only December 24th and 25th.
Mrs~
Hunter suggested
that a movie be planned for Sunday, December 27th, and she also would like
the staff to take a head count of the number people in the Library on
December 26th and 27th.
REPORT ON NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mrs. .. Weiner reported that at a meeting of the NSLS Board she reported
our Fel-Pro exhibit and heard their reports on their special programs and
activities in their various libraries.
NSLS memos and reports distributed to
the Board were noted by the trustees.
Mrs. Weiner said she will be attending
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a meeting regarding legislation and will bring a report back. to the Board.
POLICY FOR MEMORIALS
A discussion on the Board's policy regarding memorials was put
aside until the full Board will be in attendance.
BUILDING PROJECTS
Roofing - Miss Radmacher reported that the roofing project is completed.
The roofers did some repairs on the ceilings that cracked from vibrations
during the roofing and still have to take care of repairing the damage they
made to the lawn.
Mr. Llewellyn approved a check for the roofers of 90%
of the bill •.
Remodeling -
Miss Radmacher reported that the remodeling work will begin
on November 20 1 l981.
Carpeting - Barsamian expects to have the carpeting work completed by
December 18th. or l9th.
Miss Radmacher said the Library will have to be
closed from Friday, December 4th at 5 p.m. until Monday morning, December 14th.
The patrons will be made aware of this with notices being put up in the Library,
announcements in all the local newspapers and special bookmarks ..
Kitchen - Miss Radmacher reported that she has not been able to find anyone
to repair the existing appliances.
The following motion was. made by Mrs.. Weiner,
s.econded by Mrs .. Za tz :
MOTION;
The. Board of Trustees approves the addition of
Alternate One in the amount of $3,520.00, for
new appliances for the small kitchen involved
in the remodeling.
The roll was called:
Mrs. Merritt, No.
Mrs. Zatz, Yes; Dr. Wozniak, Yes; Mrs. Weiner, Yes;
The motion passed •.
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Ceiling work needed
- Miss Radmacher reported that Peter Feurich. has looked
over the ce.ilings and told her that there are 682 lineal feet of cracks in the
gypsum board ceiling in the original building.
There is a varying degree of
necessity in repairing the cracks but about 75% of them must be repaired.
should be done before the carpet is laid.
The cost to repair the ceilings
would run in the neighborhood of $5, 000 to $10, 000.•
Mrs. Zatz sq.ggested that a special mee.ting be arranged in order to
discuss the ceiling, the sidewalk, and what money is available for these
building maintenance projects.
A special meeting was set up for Thursday, November l9, 1981 at
5 p.m.
Den Koide of Business Interiors will be asked to attend.
AUTOMATION PROJECT
Mi.ss Radmacher reported that the RFPs for the automation project
are due December 4th.
The conunittee of the four libraries will be holding
a meeting to discuss financing, Monday night, November 15th.
PIANO REPORT
Miss Radmacher said there was nothing further to report at this.
time about the purchase of a piano, but she. hopes to have more information
by the next meeting.
JOHNS.ON CONTROLS
The subject of the Johnson Controls TABS estimate of annual
increases for monitoring fees will be discussed at next week's special
meeting.
The remaining items on the agenda were tabled until next month.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:18 p._m.
This
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In executive session of the Board of Trustees starting
i mmediatel y after adjournment or the r egular meeting, Dr . Herman S . Bloch
was sel ected to repl ace the vacancy on the Board due to the death o f
Richard Lindberg.
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