At a recent meeting, the Aurora Public Library Board held a public hearing on library service reductions that recently have been implemented.
Below are the minutes from this meeting, as provided by the board.
COMMUNITY MEETING
BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS
AURORA (ILLINOIS) PUBLIC LIBRARY
August 8, 2016
CALL TO ORDER: at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Trustees Stewart Beach, Norma Gobert, Richard Hawks, Maria Lozano, Archie Needam, and
John Savage
Absent: Jeffry Butler, Walt Meinert, Andrew Smith
Also present were Executive Director Daisy Porter-Reynolds, Deputy Director Michaela Haberkern,
Director of Neighborhood Services Heather Sturm, Administration Manager Kathleen Fennell, Director
of Operations Linda Whitmill, Communications Manager Amy Roth, and Foundation Manager Laura
Stoney. Approximately 90 community members were in attendance.
Norma Gobert moved, seconded by Stewart Beach to open the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Board members introduced themselves.
DISCUSSION OF SERVICE REDUCTIONS:
John Savage addressed the board and the community members on the details of service reductions.
Topics included a snapshot of Aurora Public Library cardholders by location, visits by location, and
circulation by location. Budget information for 2012-2016 was presented as well as projections for 2017.
New hours for each facility were presented. Mr. Savage explained personnel reductions as well.
Community members asked a variety of questions on topics including how the hours reductions were
determined, what other options the library considered, whether the building of the Santori Library was
the cause of the budget deficit, and the possibility of a tax increase to alleviate the budget problems.
Several questions touched on the Express Center closure slated for December 2016.
Mr. Savage thanked everyone for their input.
ADJOURNMENT:
Stewart Beach moved, seconded by Norma Gobert, to adjourn at 8:37 p.m.
All in favor.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE COPY
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Secretary, Board of Directors
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