At a meeting this week, the Batavia Public Library District Board considered a measure to seek membership in the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN).
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 ? 20 September 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
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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.
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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) Regular Meeting, Tuesday, 16 August 2016
b. Expenditures:—
(1) Expenditures (“Cash Disbursement Detail Report”): August 2016
c. Other Action Items:—
(1) Policy on Sick Leave (Standing Committee on Services): RESOLUTION 2016–008
(2) Policy on Alcoholic Beverages (Standing Committee on Services): RESOLUTION 2016–009
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6. Approve the Agenda
7. Financial Reports: August 2016
? 2016–2017 Working Budget
? 2016–2017 Statement of Revenue and Expenditures
? 2016–2017 Investment Report — NO REPORT / FIRST REPORT FOLLOWING 1ST QUARTER
8. President’s Report
AGENDA ? 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 ? PAGE 2
9. Good News / Comments from the Board
10. Correspondence and Communications
11. Director’s and Librarians’ Reports: August 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) — NO REPORT / NO MEETING
d. Standing Committee on Services (Sullivan)
e. Batavia Public Library Foundation (Schuster)
f. Friends of the Batavia Public Library (Von Lunen)
g. Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC) (Scheetz)
h. Batavia Access Television (BATV) (Schuster)
13. Strategic Plan: Objectives / Projects for Year Two (July 2016–June 2017) (Standing Committee on
Services) ACTION ITEM)
14. An Ordinance Providing for the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Authorizing
Membership in the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN) (Standing Committee on Services)
(ORDINANCE 2016–007) (ACTION ITEM)
15. Future Agenda Items (REPORT)
16. 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. Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read (since 1982), Sunday–Saturday, 25 September–1
October 2016
c. 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
d. Columbus Day (Observed) (2nd Monday in October), Monday, 10 October 2016, Library Open
e. Board of Library Trustees (Regular Meeting), Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth L. Hall
Conference Room, Batavia Public Library
f. ILA Annual Conference (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont), Tuesday–Thursday, 18–20
October 2016
g. Daylight Saving Time Ends (Standard Time Resumes) at 2:00 a.m. (1st Sunday in November), Sun, 6
November 2016
h. General Election Day (in even-numbered years, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November),
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
i. Veterans Day, Friday, 11 November 2016, Library Open
j. Board of Library Trustees (Regular Meeting), Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth L. Hall
Conference Room, Batavia Public Library
k. International Games Day @ your library® (formerly National Gaming Day) (3rd Saturday in
November), Saturday, 19 November 2016 — launched in 2008 to focus on the social and recreational
side of gaming
l. Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, 23 November 2016, Library Closed at 5:00 p.m.
m. Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November), Thursday, 24 November 2016, Library Closed
n. Day after Thanksgiving, Friday, 25 November 2016, Library Open
17. Adjournment
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