Kane County Reporter

At a meeting this week, the Batavia Public Library District Board discussed upcoming events, including Banned Books Week next month.

Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the board.

w w w. B a t a v i a P u b l i c L i b r a r y. o r g

STATEMENT OF MISSION: The mission of the Batavia Public Library is to provide and ensure

access to materials and services to meet the lifelong learning needs of residents and organizations, as

well as to create a welcoming place to gather, exchange ideas, and participate in cultural events.

10 South Batavia Avenue • Batavia, IL 60510-2449 • (630) 879-1393 • FAX (630) 879-9118

AGENDA

Board of Trustees of the Batavia Public Library District

0BRegular Meeting

Tuesday ? 16 August 2016 ? 7:00 p.m.

Elizabeth L. Hall Conference Room ? Batavia Public Library ? 10 South Batavia Avenue ? Batavia

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

3. Call the Roll

————————————————————

4. Comments from the Audience

Comments are subject to the “Policy on Public Participation at Meetings and Other Communications,” copies of which are

available at meetings. Visitors are welcome to attend at any open meeting of the Board of Library Trustees.

————————————————————

5. Approve the Consent Agenda (ACTION ITEM)

Any Board member may request removal of item(s) to the regular agenda for further discussion, or the addition of item(s) from

the regular agenda to the consent agenda.

a. Minutes:—

(1) Public Hearing, Tuesday, 19 July 2016

(2) Regular Meeting, Tuesday, 19 July 2016

(3) Closed Session, Tuesday, 19 July 2016

b. Expenditures:—

(1) Expenditures (“Cash Disbursement Detail Report”): July 2016

c. Other Action Items:—

(1) A Resolution Certifying the 2015–2016 Illinois Public Library Annual Report (IPLAR):

RESOLUTION 2016–004

(2) A Resolution Repealing a “Personnel Policy on Performance Bonuses” (Standing Committee on

Services): RESOLUTION 2016–005

(3) A Resolution Extending a Leave of Absence without Pay (Standing Committee on Services):

RESOLUTION 2016–006

AGENDA ? 16 AUGUST 2016 ? PAGE 2

(4) A Resolution Accepting Several Works of Art (Standing Committee on Outreach): RESOLUTION

2016–007

————————————————————

6. Approve the Agenda

7. Financial Reports: July 2016

? 2015–2016 Working Budget — through 30 June 2016

? 2015–2016 Statement of Revenue and Expenditures

? 2015–2016 Investment Report — NO REPORT / FIRST REPORT FOLLOWING 1ST QUARTER

8. President’s Report

9. Good News / Comments from the Board

10. Correspondence and Communications

11. Director’s and Librarians’ Reports: July 2016

12. Committee and Official Representative Reports:—

a. Standing Committee on Facilities (Deitchman) — NO REPORT / NO MEETING

b. Standing Committee on Finance (Von Lunen) — NO REPORT / NO MEETING

c. Standing Committee on Outreach (Henders)

d. Standing Committee on Services (Sullivan)

e. Batavia Public Library Foundation (Schuster)

f. Friends of the Batavia Public Library (Von Lunen) — NO REPORT / NO MEETING IN JUNE AND JULY

g. Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC) (Scheetz)

h. Batavia Access Television (BATV) (Schuster)

13. Future Agenda Items (REPORT)

14. Next Meetings or Events:

a. 150th Anniversary of Library Service in Batavia (1866–2016), January–December 2016 — Theme: “A

new story… 150 years in the making”

b. Staff Development Day (4th Friday in August), Friday, 26 August 2016, Library Closed

c. Library Card Sign-Up Month, September 2016 — launched in 1987 as a national campaign: “every child

should obtain a library card”

d. Sunday before Labor Day, Sunday, 4 September 2016, Library Closed

e. Labor Day (1st Monday in September), Monday, 5 September 2016, Library Closed

f. Regular Library Hours on Sunday Begin (12:00 noon–5:00 p.m.) (Sunday after Labor Day), Sunday, 11

September 2016

g. Board of Library Trustees (Regular Meeting), Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth L.

Hall Conference Room, Batavia Public Library

h. Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read (since 1982), Sunday–Saturday, 25 September–1

October 2016

i. Teen Read Week™ (same week as Columbus Day), Sunday–Saturday, 9–15 October 2016 — launched in

1998 to encourage young adults to read for sheer pleasure as well as learning — Annual Theme: Read

for the Fun of It

j. Columbus Day (Observed) (2nd Monday in October), Monday, 10 October 2016, Library Open

k. Board of Library Trustees (Regular Meeting), Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth L. Hall

Conference Room, Batavia Public Library

15. Adjournment

?