August 2025 Board Meeting

Geneseo Public Library District
Board of Trustees Meeting
August 11, 2025

The Board of Trustees of the Geneseo Public Library District met in the Foundation Room at the library on Monday, August 11, 2025. President Karen Cathelyn called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Members in attendance were Tom Domino, Sally Eberhardt, Lee Fluck, Jim Henson, Jan Klavohn and Monica Vorac.

Citizen’s Input

There were no citizens present.

Secretary’s Report

The minutes from last month’s meeting stand approved as printed.

Financial Report/Bills to Be Paid

Monica moved to pay the current bills. Sally seconded the motion and all members in attendance voted “yes” by roll call vote. Karen moved to approve the Financial Report. Tom seconded the motion and all members in attendance voted “yes” by roll call vote.

Happenings at the Library

The Reading Garden is coming along nicely. The Illinois Public Library Annual Report (IPLAR) came out: 51,508 materials were checked out of our library; 2,647 materials were sent to other libraries and 4,080 materials were borrowed from other libraries.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Reading Garden

Pat Mahar reported that the compasses will be painted in a week or so.

Budget

The Budget and Appropriation Ordinance was presented. Monica made a motion to accept it; Sally seconded it and all members in attendance voted “yes” by roll call vote.

NEW BUSINESS

Building

Pat Mahar gave the board options on dealing with the ponding experienced after the big rain; the board agreed to have more dirt brought in and have it seeded. Art and his crew will also cover the tire tracks with dirt and seed them.

Audit

Claire reported that the audit report will be here in September.

Trees-Reading Garden

Jim (Henson) will get more detailed information on the trees to enable the board to make a decision on the four trees that will be planted inside the Reading Garden.

Use of Meeting Rooms

No action was taken on this topic; however, Claire made the board aware of a situation with respect to a disruptive podcaster using a meeting room.

Addition to Manual

Karen made a motion to add a paragraph to the Employee Policy Manual regarding items or empty containers taken from the library with respect to library liability. Jim seconded the motion and all members in attendance voted “yes” by roll call vote.