The preliminary budget proposal for 2002 was presented to the board members present at the meeting. Wentzel and Kling described each line item and board members made a variety of suggestions to tighten the budget for submission on September 7 to the village administrators and finance director. The monthly report for July was presented. The library web site shows continued use of the site on all of its pages. Patron visits are up in both locations.
Programs reflect the summer reading program and the reader s group.
A quarterly report from OWLS that shows the number of resident library cardholders was also presented. Kling reported on the summer reading program and preparations for the upcoming preschool storytime programs. A total of 2628 children, teenagers, and adults participated in the summer reading program. Of that number over 400 adults participated in the library s first-ever program for adults. Kling and the staff talked to a large number of businesses, agencies, and individuals to obtain the bulk of the prizes awarded for the teen and adult programs.