Library Board Approved Minutes - April 2, 2015

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

  1. Call to Order and Roll Call
    • President Van Iten called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
    • Present : Borden, Englesby, Gorres, Van Iten, Ziegler.
    • Absent : Blount, Lawrence.
    • Also present : Berg, Newbegin.
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Englesby.
    • Second : Borden
    • Action : Approved.
  3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2015.
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Gorres
    • Second : Borden
    • Discussion : None
    • Action : Approved.
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • None.
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills : Englesby
    • Second : Gorres
    • Discussion : Berg noted there were many books ordered due to the weeding of the collection. She also noted the bill for the new self-check monitor and for the Pi Day cookies.
    • Action : Approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg reported that the library is doing more programming, and that she had finished weeding the adult fiction area and plans to weed the YA area soon.
    2. President's - None.
    3. Village Update - None.
  7. Old Business
    1. Update on Madison Community Foundation Challenge Grant.
      • Berg reported on the meeting she and Newbegin had with Tom Linfield. She discussed the formal grant process and the need to apply, and stated the next round deadline is July 1st. There was discussion about challenge grants.
  8. New Business
    1. None.
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. None.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn : Borden
    • Second : Gorres.
    • Action : Approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m.

The May Board Meeting will be Wednesday, May 6th.

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