Minutes - 07/27/1993 - Library CommissionLIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
JULY 271 1993
Members Present: Joe Fullan, President
Barbara Benezra
Barbara Haffner
Also Present: Karen Bushy, Village President
Gerald McInerny, Trustee
Bob Leslie, Oakbrook Terrace Alderman
John Vallie, Oakbrook Terrace Alderman
Joanne Fritter, Librarian
The Oak Brook Library Corrmission met Tuesday, July 27,
1993, at 6:00 p.m. in the lower level conference room
of the Village Hall.
Barbara Benezra moved that the agenda be adopted as
presented. So moved.
Joe introduced new village trustee, Gerald McInerny,
liaison to the Library Corrmission and welcomed and en-
couraged him to be an act -ive advocate of the library.
Alderman Bob Leslie from Oakbrook Terrace presented a
proposal requesting Oak Brook to consider providing
library service to approximately 100 Oakbrook Terrace
families residing primarily along Spring Road just
south of Roosevelt. Oakbrook Terrace currently contracts
for library service with Villa Park library and will
continue to do so. Their request to Oak Brook is in
addition to their contract with Villa Park. Alderman
Leslie then distributed a draft of an agreement for
library service and noted that the non - resident fee for
a library card for a family card for one year at Villa
Park is $94.00 which is identical to Oak Brook's fee.
Oakbrook Terrace also pays a $3.00 bookkeeping fee. If
a family wishes a system card, they are personally re-
sponsible for paying the difference.
Joanne did not see the request as a burden for our staff
or resources.
After discussion of the proposal, it was the recorrrnenda-
tion of the Library Corrmission that Joanne bring this
item to the Village Board for their approval.
Joanne reported that staff polled four sourrounding
libraries as to whether they allowed non - resident
children to participate in their sun -mer reading programs.
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We were interested in knowing the possible impact on our
program. Hinsdale and Westmont responded, 'no,' Elm-
hurst, 'yes,' and Downers Grove, 'yes' if they attended
Downers Grove schools.
Trustee McInerney suggested we might try to coordinate
our summer activities with those of the Park District or
the Bath and Tennis programs.
Joe attended an Open House of the new regional talking
book service which is housed at the DuPage Library System
building in Geneva. The open house was well attended
(and judging from the glowing letters of users of talk-
ing books they are providing an exceptionally well managed
operation).
The Library Commission attended the Committee of the Whole
meeting of July 12, 1993, regarding Sports Core manage-
ment and want to make it known that they were disappoin-
ted in Trustee Shumate's recommendation for a management
company to operate the Sports Core. President Bushy
stated she was also disappointed. And that the proposal
does not follow the intent of the original referendum
at the time of the Sports Core purchase.
Joanne shared a memo from herself and Vince Long, Acting
Sports Core Manager, addressed to the Village President
and Board of Trustees regarding a request to receive
nronesals from urban planners rec-ardina the development of
the Snorts Core. Both the library budget and Sports Core
budget each have fi35.000 for this item.
Joe expressed the desire of the Library Commission to be
involved in the planning-of the Ion; range development of
the Sports Core. Barbara Benezra, "this is the biggest
window of opportunity for the library by being included
in the long range plan for the Sports Core."
President Bushy believes that it would be very difficult
to sell a stand alone building to the community but likes
a multipurpose building where each special use area could
share utilities, washrooms, parking, etc. Timing is
critical - should have a referendum ready by the time the
Sports Core is fully paid for in 1994.
Joe will write a letter on behalf of the Library Commission
to the Village Board concerning its desire to be a full
fledged partner in the Sports C ^re long range plan.
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. The next regularly
scheduled meeting will be October 26, 1993, at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully,
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Joanne Fritter, Librarian