Sauk County Library Board Meeting

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Sauk County Library Board Meeting
July 16, 2019​
Kilbourn Public Library
Minutes

Board members present:  Sue Meise, Joan Fordham, Craig Braunschweig, Terry Slack, Barbara Morford, Pat Andreessen, Peggy Heidenreich

Others present: Lauren white, Martha Van Pelt, Sue Kucher, Emily Judd, Carrie Portz, Jessica Bergin, Katie Schofield, Cathy Borck

1. Braunschweig called the meeting to order at 9:10 and verified compliance with open meetings law

2. Meise moved and Morford seconded to approve agenda, Passed

3. Slack moved and Andreessen seconded to approve the minutes of May 14, 2019, Passed

4. Budget discussion led by Kucher.  Increases included additional mileage expense, actual required payments owed to adjacent counties. Budget sub-committee recommended reimbursement at 85% for 2018 circulation by Sauk County rural residents.  Distribution of budgeted technology funding will be discussed at November meeting

Budget packet will include statistics on Sauk County Libraries 2018 – Year at a Glance, and the proposed revised service plan.  ​Kucher will present budget to the County budget committee, with Braunschweig or Slack attending. 
Slack moved and Morford seconded approved proposed budget, Passed

5. SCLS report presented by Van Pelt. Van Pelt discussed upcoming All Directors’ meeting, Marathon County’s possible merger into SCLS, and Waunakee new building.

6. Librarians’ Reports – Directors in attendance

Sauk City Public Library - reported by Emily Judd
The conceptual design for the renovation of our new building is finished. Projected total costs are $800K with an expected move-in date of August 2020. We will begin fundraising in the next few months. We are facing some challenges with the building being on the state and national historic registers.

We added Sprint hotspots to our Verizon hotspots. So far it is going well with Sprint, which are about half the price of Verizon, so we will probably switch completely to Sprint in the next few months. If we switch entirely to Sprint, we’ll be up to 8 available hotspots.
Recent Programs​
Zoozort-206 attendees
Planet Mini-golf
Teen-Post-it Wars
Circus Dogs-Dash and Cooper
Give Back program- Tie blankets
Giant Steps-John Heasley
Local Author Showcase, 7 local authors-65 attendees
Teen Light Up Canvas
Home-made Planetarium
Upcoming Programs
Giant Steps for Kids-John Heasley
Build-a-Bot
Create Your Own Space Creature
Smarty Pants Balloon Show
Wisconsin’s One Room Schoolhouse
Cow Chip Parade for 1000 books before kindergarten kids

Reedsburg – reported by Kucher
Library had over 500 children registered for the Summer program. 
Senior Monday Funday, started to provide opportunity for seniors to meet others and keep their minds active.  Program features games, crafts, puzzles and other activities.

Baraboo Public Library – reported by Bergin
Spending most of my time working on the building expansion project.  We've completed strategic plan, building design, building budget, and public support.  Have been on a major PR campaign and grassroots advocacy work. Have gotten many citizens involved in the project and people have been contacting city alders.  City alders will make decision Aug 13 about the timing of the expansion.  We are seeking to be returned to the schedule at 2021. Last year we got bumped to 2028. We had 120 people at a city council meeting where we presented our plan and asked to be moved back up. Alders have been receiving an avalanche of mail, email, and phone calls from library advocates.

Summer programs, star gazing at Devils Lake,  rocket launch in the park, alien fashion show. Upcoming teen lock-in. 

Spring Green Community Library – reported by Portz
Youth Programs:  Dean Robbins with John Heasley – Children’s books “The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean” and “Margaret and the Moon : how Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing”
o Coding Club
o Community Wide Scavenger Hunt
o Children’s Booth at the Art Fair
Adult Programs
· Beginner Knitting
· Beginner Watercolor 6-week Series – part of Spring Green Area Arts Coalition and Wisconsin Arts Board Grant
Friends of the Library · July 12 & 13 – Community Wide Garage Sale

Other
· Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue and Madison Herpetological Society Foster program – our first Leopard Gecko just found his new home. Getting a crested gecko soon

Kilbourn Public Library – reported by Borck
Interviewing new library assistant
New passive programming projects including crafts and projects
Partnerships with schools offering free lunch, book mobile, and school garden
Art classes​
Booksale in Sep.

Prairie du Sac Library – reported by White
Starting 6:8 Storytime, 1 per month
Planning a book mobile stop at Bluffview

Rock Springs – reported by Schofield
Offering summer programs in church basement
Mural panels being created for future library building
Offering Spanish language storytimes, adult book club, baking and making programs
Fund raising, and working on grants for new building

7,  Next meeting Tuesday, November 19, at 9 a.m. at Sauk City’s new building, located at 615 Phillips Blvd, across from Culver’s .

Andreessen moved and Meise seconded to adjourn, passed