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July 17, 1985
Minutes of the regul ar meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Skokie Public Library held Wednesday , July 17, 1985 .
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 34 p . m. by Diana Hunter,
President .
Members present:
Diana Hunter, President; Dr. John M. Wozniak ,
Vice President ; Shi rley Merritt , Secretary ; Dr, Herman S. Bloch; Norma L .
Zatz; and Mary Radmacher, Chief Lib rarian .
Members absent:
Observer present :
W
alter Flintrup, Eva Weiner .
Cristina Drost, 8150 Keeler, Skokie , Illinois
60076.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 12, 1985
Dr . Bloch requested the following corrections;
page 2, under
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INSURANCE , 2nd paragraph, add the following to
the end of the sentence :
"in accrued interest to be distributed by the
county" ; and on page 3, under " SHOULD THE LIBRARY CUT VILLAGE BUDGET TIES? "
THE SKOKIE REVIEW MAY 16, 1985, the sentence "Dr. Bloch said this artic l e
i s misleading and incorrect" should be stricken from the record.
Dr. Bloch then mad e a motio n, seconded by Mrs . Merritt to approve
the minutes as corrected .
The moti on passed unanimously .
Dr . Bloch then made a motion , seconded by Dr. Wozniak :
MOTION:
That the Skokie Public Library Board
approves the following items on the
Consent Agenda, subject to audit:
1 . Financial Statements
2. Bills
A roll call vote for approval was unanimous.
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Dr . Bloch then made the following motion , seconded by Dr. Wozniak
MOTION :
That the Skokie Public Library Board place
on file the following items on the Consent
Agenda :
1 . Circulation Reports
2. Library Use Statistics
3. Reports from Department Heads
A roll call vote for approva l was unanimous .
It was the consensus of the Board to move to Automatlon until
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:Zstz ane W:r F l i nt;i;yp a r rim;id .
AUTOMATION
It was reported that there have been some delays and problems
with the disk drive and that the computer has been down since last
Thursday .
Mrs . Zatz entered the meetin g .
Dr. Bloch h as not had a chance to talk to Joyce Mitchell yet
regard i ng infrared scanning , electrical engineering need, etc .
RETIREMENT BRUNCH , SEPTEMBER 29 , l985
Personnel changes , price increases and menu changes have been
a few problems encountered by the connnittee organizing the brunch honoring
Miss Radmacher on her retirement .
Miss Radmacher is embarrassed that the t rustees are going to
such trouble and are planning the occasion on such a large scale .
She a l so
expressed embarrassment about the staff and other friends who have bought
dinner and brunch tickets
for the 20th and 25th anniversary parties and are
now being asked again.
Mrs . Hunter suggested we ask Mayor Smith to declare Sunday,
September 29 as "Mary Radmacher Day in Skokie ."
The trustees agreed.
Mrs. Hunter will contact Mayor Smith and ask for this to be put in the form
of a reso l ution .
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Dr. Wozniak made the following motion , seconded by Mrs. Merritt:
MOTION :
That the Skokie Public Library be c l osed in
honor of Mary Radmacher as well as to permit
the staff members to attend the brunch in her
honor on Sunday , September 29 , 1 985.
A roll call vote for approval was unanimous .
Mrs . Hunter thanked Mrs . Zatz for doing such a stupendous job .
REPORT ON APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF LIBRARIAN
Mrs . Hunter thanked the Search
Committee, Dr. Wozniak and
Mr. Flintrup, for contributing their time so unselfishl y during this project
PAR.TIC1 PAr1 o IJ I >J THE" tJJTc:Rl/1 ~vJ Pl2.ocf""SS ,
and thanked the entire Board for their eomplet.e soRce r R ;ma j cte;r:est: in-the
kibrary .
Carolyn A. Anthony from Baltimore County Library has been chosen
as the new Chief Librarian to begin Thursday , September 19.
last official day wil l be Friday , September 13 , i985.
Miss Radmacher ' s
Miss Radmacher has
First, that after her retirement she
made two requests upon her retirement .
be allowed to continue to purchase books through the Library and second, that
she may utilize the photocopy equipment.
The trustees added that Miss
Radmacher should receive a lifetime Skokie Pub lic Library borrower ' s card
and not have to pay fines for overdue
libr~ry
materials.
Dr. Wozni ak made the fo l lowing motion , seconded by Dr . Bloch:
MOTION :
That Miss Radmacher, after her retirement, be
a llowed the following privileges:
1. Purchasing of books through the Library
2. Utilizing the photocopy equipment
3. Receiving a borrower ' s card for life with
no fines charged for overdue materials .
A roll call vote in favor of the motion was unanimous.
It was reported that Mrs. Anthony has already been sent assorted
informational material s about the Village of Skokie and the Skokie Public
Library and our Personnel Code.
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Mrs. Hunter reported accommodations will be arranged for
Mrs . Anthony at the North Shore Hilton.
with Budget Rent- A- Car.
Library .
Arrangements have also been made
Both the hotel and car will be charged to the
Neil King, Armond King Real ty , will meet with the
to discuss their housing needs.
Anthon~
Mr . and Mrs. Anthony will be here for
a weekend in mid- August .
The s uggestion was made f o r Mr. and Mrs . Hunter to take Mr. and
Mrs . Anthony and Miss Radmacher to dinner.
Charl ene Louis will get o ut the press releases on Mrs. Anthony ' s
appointment after Labor Day .
Mrs . Hunter read Mrs . Anthony ' s mailgram accepting the position
of Chief Librarian , a copy of which is attached to the official minutes .
Dr. Wozniak said t;.{lat staff
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Discussion ensued regarding a breakfast in the Board Room at
9 a . m. for department heads to meet Mrs . Anthony.
No date was chosen .
BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PROJECT
Interviews have been conducted and a candidate chosen for the
position of Project Manager of "A Demonstration Project for Integrated
Services to the Blind and Physical ly Handicapped " .
No appointment has been
made as we are sti ll awaiting return of the signed contracts from the Il linois
State Library.
The Kurzweil Reading Machine (KRM ) was conditional ly ordered
and is ready to be shipped when Kurzweil is notified the order is confirmed.
USERS SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED WEEK OF JULY lS, l985,
PUBLIC LIBRARIES)
(FROM OUTPUT MEASURES FOR
The survey is a necessary part of making application for the Per
Capita Grant.
princfple .
Tsii_Jl.e•n·s a g o we d id a Rt1Lge:r:3 Stlr vey which i!! the same
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REPORT ON NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Discussion ensued regarding the memo from Mr. McClarren,
$ystern D.irec.tor, North Suburban Library System, regarding downstate
Illinois support to help build the Chicago Public Library.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Mrs. Hunter was re-appointed to two ALTA Committees for
1986.
Mrs. Zatz distributed an article regarding the Chicago Public
.Library hiring a company for $10 1 000 to find a new administrator, and
then not accepting their work.
Dr. Wozniak commended the Adult Services Department for
procuring a book for a colleague of his which had been difficult to obtain.
Dr. Bloch discussed the budget and moved to reconfirm his motion
from the May meeting seconded by Mrs. Zatz;
MOTION:
That the resolution of the May Board Meeting
be made effective retroactive to May l for a
6% across the board cost of living increase.
A roll call vote in favor of the motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Bloch questioned the figures which appeared in the Sunday Life
listing our budget as $2,787,o.10.
We adopted a budget for $2,497,000.
Miss Radmacher said that perhaps this figure includes our Reserve Fund for
the Purchase of Sites and Buildings since funds must be appropriated to be spent.
Miss Radmacher will clarify this with Dan Ryan, Finance Director, Village of
Skokie.
Dr. Bloch requested that we review Skokie Public Library salary
schedules and practices.
A copy of our current salary schedule will be sent
to trustees before the next meeting.
schedule is open-ended.
Dr. Bloch's concern is that our salary
We should define cost of living increase.
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Mrs . Merritt questioned the air conditioning .
it i s doing fairly well .
Miss Radmacher said
Some days there have been problems , but there
are fewer complaints this year than in previous years .
Mrs . Merritt would
l ike Johnson Controls/Air Conditioning put on the agenda i n the fal l.
Mrs . Merritt questioned the carpet situation .
Mr . Barsamian has
been giv en the job and has been call e d three times to come do the work .
Miss Radmacher will contact him again .
Also , Mrs . Merritt referred to
the poor qua l ity of the carpet ing .
Mrs . Zatz said there will be a workshop for trustees in Normal ,
Illinois that is supposed to be very good .
Because Mrs . Hunter will be out of town on September 11, she asked
if the trustees were agreeable to changing the date of the regular September
Board meeting to September 12 .
The trustees agreed .
It was dec i ded that the last Board meeting Miss Radmacher will
attend, either August 14 or September 12 , will be a dinner meeting and
Miss Radmacher will decide which date and the menu.
REPORT ON AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 104TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, JULY 6-11 ,
1985 , CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
tbstof th e trustees were involved with interviewing dur i ng the
American Library Association Conference .
'Pft.erg was :muoh promotion of videocasset;tes
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 03 p . m .
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Boar d went into Executive Session immediately following the
regu lar meeting .
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