HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Committee - Minutes - 6/5/2006Minutes of the Bayfield County Library Board
June 5, 2006 1:00 p.m.
Washburn Public Library Meeting Room
Washburn, WI
Members Present: Dee Kittleson, James Crandall, Thomas J. Gordon, Karlan Williams,
Darrell Pendergrass, Carol Eder. Absent: Roberta Menger, Suzanne Widmar, Gina
LaGrew, Catherine Fleming, Betty Braunstein. Others present: John Sill, Connie
Coggers; Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
• Meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.
• Election of Officers:
o Chair: Dee Kittleson (nominated by Tom Gordon, seconded by Darrell
Pendergrass – vote carried)
o Vice – Chair: Tom Gordon (nominated by Darrell Pendergrass, seconded by
Dee Kittleson – vote carried)
• Approval of Minutes from April 3, 2006 Library Board Meeting: motion to accept
the minutes by Karlan Williams, seconded by Darrell Pendergrass; motion carried
• Discussion and Action on Cable-Namakagon Joint Library application
o Presentation by John Sill – Forest Lodge Library Board Member, Namakagon
representative
o Darrell read a letter submitted by Betty Braunstein
o Discussion regarding statistics, local control, libraries of Bayfield County
o Motion by Tom Gordon to approve the application by the Towns of Cable
and Namakagon to proceed with the joint library formation process; seconded
by James Crandall, motion carried
• Library Updates:
o Washburn Public Library: Darrell discussed the current dilemma regarding
maintenance of effort re: City Washburn, Attorney General’s Office, and its
monies allocated and spent.
o Forest Lodge Public Library: Hours are increased for summer from 30 to 42,
now open 6 days a week; children’s programming for summer; collaborative
effort by Iron River, Drummond, and Forest Lodge to purchase audio books
for collections
o NWLS: County Planning Workshop; Strategic Planning initiative being
developed this summer; quick overview of services provided by NWLS
presented for benefit of new board members of Bayfield County Library
Board
• Next meeting date is set for July 10, 2006 1:00 p.m. at the Washburn Public Library
Meeting Room
• Motion to Adjourn by Tom Gordon, seconded by Karlan Williams, motion carried