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Minutes of the Bayfield County Library Planning Commission
Thursday January 30, 2003
Washburn Public Library, Washburn, WI
Present: Verne Gilles
Lee Gehrke
Roberta Baggerly
Carol Eder
Cheryl Hanson
Mark Ables-Allison
Dee Kittleson
1) After a short tour of the Washburn Public Library, Gilles called the meeting to order at 1:15.
2) The previous meeting's minutes from November were approved.
3) Library updates:
▪ Bayfield Carnegie Library has a newly formed Friend’s group.
▪ Gehrke reported that the Drummond Library has many issues facing its
Board.
▪ Planning for the Book Across the Bay is underway at the Washburn
Public Library.
4) Library Brochure:
▪ Because of short deadlines the brochure was not completed before the
end of the year tax bill mailing.
▪ Discussion of what could be included in the brochure.
▪ Gehrke to assist Hanson on brochure.
5) Bayfield County Libraries booth at Fair:
▪ Hanson to send letter to Theresa Kummerow requesting space inside the
new building.
▪ Hanson will also send a request to Chequamegon Telephone regarding
Internet access for Merlin.
6) Other topics discussed:
▪ Expansion of library services in outlying areas of the county. Hanson to
gather statistics from County libraries as to the use of existing libraries by
northern townships.
▪ Placement of an ad in the Daily Press and/or County Journal with
library’s hours and services perhaps for free if a Public Service
Announcement.
▪ Gehrke inquired about the availability of grant monies to fund remote
kiosks or a staffed laptop in different areas.
▪ Ables-Allison asked about how the Bayfield County funding to NWLS is
determined and what amount of funding Iron River received and what
this was based on.
▪ Short discussion about cross-county borrowing between Ashland and
Bayfield counties.
7) The next meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2003 at 1:00 at the Drummond Public Library.
Meeting adjourned.