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Wheaton Public Library Board Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2017 I. Call to Order and Roll Call: The Board of Trustees of the Wheaton Public Library held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017, in the Library Board Room. Mrs. Fenne brought the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Before taking roll call, President Fenne led the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present at roll call were: Mr. Cho, Mrs. Fenne, Mrs. Lindsey, Mr. McHaley, Mrs. Metanchuk, Ms. Porter, Mr. Sanguinetti, Mrs. Stec and Mrs. Wonser. Absent: None. Betsy Adamowski, Library Director, and Lisa Christell-Sandri, Library Finance Manager and recording secretary for this meeting, were in attendance. II. Citizens to Be Heard: None III. Department Presentation – Matt Binder, Reference Librarian/ESL Coordinator: Mr. Binder explained his job responsibilities. He has a vision for how the Wheaton Library can be a central place that the ESL (English as a Second Language) community and the agencies that provide support for them can meet and learn. He has made the ESL collection more functional, both the tutors and these patrons. He also leads book clubs and teaches computer classes. He then took questions from Board members. CONSENT AGENDA IV. Minutes for the March 20, 2017 Board Meeting V. Financial Reports for March 2017 and Bill Listing for April 2017 Payment: Mrs. Metanchuk moved and Mrs. Lindsey seconded to approve the Consent Agenda items. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mrs. Wonser Mr. Sanguinetti Mr. McHaley Mrs. Metanchuk Mr. Cho Mrs. Lindsey Mrs. Fenne Mrs. Stec Nays: None Abstain: Ms. Porter Absent: None Motion Carried VI. Friends of the Library Report – Mrs. Adamowski: Mrs. Adamowski reported that the Friends of the Wheaton Library sponsored an Employee Appreciation Breakfast. In addition to providing delicious baked goods, fruit and beverages, they handed out thank you cards to each employee that gave them a $5 discount at the Friends Book Sale. They even sat and greeted the staff as they went in to enjoy the refreshments. It was a very nice thing to do for the staff. They will have their Annual Meeting on May 11th. Also, in addition to giving the Library $40,000 for use in FY2017/2018, the Friends are purchasing new banners for the parking lot which will hopefully up by May 11th. VII. Library Director’s Report for March 2017: The City Council will now receive a monthly report from Mrs. Adamowski with monthly highlights. Door count graphs for March 2017 were handed out. Mrs. Adamowski noted that the counts, that use the data from the new door counters, were close to what had been recorded before. She will provide a quarterly report of the Library’s door counts to the Board. Pete Leonard, Café on the Park, will be giving Mrs. Adamowski his first annual report on the progress of the café. She will report back with that at the May Board meeting. Wheaton Public Library Board Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2017 VIII. Unfinished Business: None IX. New Business: A. Staff Update: A listing of the Staff positions was given to the Board and will be provided on a yearly basis at the beginning of each fiscal year. In the last couple of months, 2 full-time staff have left: Media Services Supervisor and Reference Services Department Head. Mrs. Adamowski has filled the Reference Department Head position with Dana Tieman, who has worked at WPL in different capacities for many years. Mrs. Adamowski took the opportunity this gave her to dissolve Media Services and create a new department called Community Engagement which will include media; Courtney Tedrick has been made the Department Head. Mrs. Adamowski moved two Reference Librarians over to this area. Also in that department there will be a Marketing Supervisor in addition to the Graphics Designer we already have. She noted that many libraries have this department which focuses on partnerships and participation in local organizations and events; it will help define further WPL’s role in the community. X. Board Member Comments (Round the Table): Mrs. Adamowski will have the Annual Report for the Board at next month’s meeting. XI. Adjournment: There being no further business of the Wheaton Public Library Board of Trustees, Ms. Porter moved and Mrs. Stec seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mrs. Wonser Mrs. Fenne Mrs. Stec Mr. Cho Mrs. Lindsey Mr. McHaley Ms. Porter Mr. Sanguinetti Mrs. Metanchuk Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Lisa Christell-Sandri Finance Manager Wheaton Public Library