SKOKIE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD
MEETING
Wednesday,
November 14, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
BALANCE SHEET FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 10/31/12
YEAR-TO-DATE
BUDGETARY STATUS
BILLS
APPROVAL OF AUDIT
– 2011-12 FISCAL YEAR
- Skokie
Public Library Auditor’s Communication to the Members of the Board of Trustees
for the Year Ended April 30, 2012
- Skokie
Public Library Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended April 30, 2012
CIRCULATION
REPORT
LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
REPORT(S) FROM
DEPARTMENT HEAD(S)
CORRESPONDENCE
- Letter from
Richard Basofin to John J. Graham dated November 14, 2012 re resignation
GIFTS
- $25. from
Dan and Catharine Cole in appreciation
- $100. from
Richard Basofin in appreciation
- $100. from
Ross Stores, Inc. for Winter Reading Club
PERSONNEL
Terminations:
- Gus Palas,
part-time Circulation Clerk, Circulation Department, effective November 4,
2012
- Anthony
Vitale, part-time Technology Assistant, Adult Services Department,
effective December 2, 2012
Retirement:
·
Camille
Cleland, Assistant Director for Technical Services and Automation Coordinator,
effective December 31, 2012
Hires:
·
Kevin
Toomey, part-time Technology Assistant, Adult Services Department, effective
October 15, 2012
·
Paul
Jin, part-time Circulation Clerk, Circulation Department, effective October 30,
2012
·
Wanda
Young, part-time Circulation Clerk, Circulation Department, effective October
30, 2012
DIRECTOR’S
REPORT
DIGITAL MEDIA
LAB PRESENTATION (Mick Jacobsen, Supervisor of Computer Lab Assistants, will be
present)
- “Father,
Daughter Team Up On Cup”, Chicago Tribune, October 14, 2012, (video to be
shown)
RENEWAL OF
LIBRARY INSURANCE COVERAGES (does not need approval until December meeting)
APPROVAL OF DIRECTOR’S
AUTHORIZATION LIMIT
REACHING ACROSS
ILLINOIS LIBRARY SYSTEM (RAILS)
- Report from
Mrs. Parrilli
COMMENTS FROM
TRUSTEES
COMMENTS FROM
VISITORS
FLYERS
- November
2012 Films
- November
2012 Classes, Performances, Presentations
- Grapevine,
November 2012
- Skokie In
Motion: A Movie & Media Festival
YOUTH SERVICES
- Activities
for Kids, November 2012
RECITALS
- elements
Contemporary Ballet, October 15, 2012
- Rachel
Brown, violin; James P. Barnett, piano, October 21, 2012
- The 31st
Young Steinway Concert Series of the Skokie Public Library presents John
Paul Pendowski, piano; Marianthie Wank, cello; Sunday, November 4, 2012
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- Delicious
Chocolate Treats to Read
- Harlan
Coben Readalikes
- New Adult
Fiction Books at the Library in the Past 30 Days