Library Board Council Update #56
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Library Board of Trustees Update
From the Meeting of
June 24, 2008
Present: President; Diann Guns, Secretary, Kristen Smith; Paula Connors, Beverly Kolz,
and Elizabeth Leeper.
Excused: Becky Hauder and Michael Shubatt
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May marked 92% of the fiscal year passing with expenditures at 90%. Revenue
generation was at 117% of projections.
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Over 2,100 children and 240 teens have signed up for the summer reading
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program. June 9 was the first day of the summer reading program sign up and
total visitors to the library on that day was 2,004.
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Circulations in May were up 3% and reference questions continued to grow; up
12%. Downloadable video and audio formats are showing slow growth.
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Susan Henricks met with Christine Schiesel, who is the Director of Operations at
McGraw Hill’s Dubuque Distribution Center located on Chavenelle Road.
Christine offered to donate space in the McGraw Hill warehouse for library
material that will need to be stored during the renovation as well as pallets and the
option to purchase boxes at their cost.
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A meeting was held with the Finance Department and the City’s insurance
company, Friedman Insurance. A review of all art and antiques was completed to
confirm adequate coverage as well as insurance on the part of the collection that
will be in storage.
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173 applications were received for the position of custodian and a decision should
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be made during the week of June 30. Advertising is taking place for library
clerks and the Youth Services Manager. The Youth Services Manager job listing
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will be active until July 10.
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A possible contract for library services with the Dubuque County Library under
the Envision recommendation for west side service was tabled pending a decision
by the Dubuque County Library Board of Trustees to further evaluate the
proposal.
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The Library Board of Trustees received an offer to purchase the Curtis collection
from the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, TX for $1.1 million. The Board
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will vote on this at their July 24 meeting.
Library Board of Trustees
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Diann Guns, Board President Susan Henricks, Director
Kristen Smith, Board Secretary
Paula Connors
Becky Hauder
Beverly Kolz
Elizabeth Leeper
Michael Shubatt