HomeMy Public PortalAboutLBT Minutes 2002 11/21Library Board Meeting
21 November 2002
I. Call to Order: 4:08
II. Attendance: Anne Kantola, Connie Johnson, Robyn Armstrong (secretary), Ed Hershberger
(facilitator), and Ed Hershgold. Susie Reddick absent.
New handsome suggestion box was displayed for board. Needs label and lock.
Susie's nomination for board membership needs to go before City Council in December. Anne will
recommend the decision and Mayor needs to approve it.
Anne announced a gift of the book "Reasons to Remember, A Tribute to Unsung Heroes in Vietnam
War from the CHC Foundation in south Idaho. The Star News did a story and photo on the book for
the library in this week's paper (11/21/02).
III. Minutes: Silently read and approved by all.
IV. Staff Report: Board reviewed the Monthly Department Report and Circulation Statistics. Up
to 2,400 records automated, with approximately 36-40,000 records in total inventory.
Between 1,500-2,000 need to be weeded. Anne estimated that it would take 2 years to
complete the entire inventory (weeding and automation) from when she started to complete
the automation task, which is August 2004. Board talked about other options such as a grant
or money from city to help complete this faster. Asked Anne to graph books by month for
completion of automation.
1. BDPA status: Council has considered and tentatively approved it.
V. Budget and Stats: Starting a new fiscal year
VI. Old Business:
1. Reinstatement of Susie. Ed Hershgold motioned to recommend Susie to Library Board.
Robyn Armstrong seconded it. All approved December City Council will approve her 5-
year term.
2. Visibility of board suggestions: Try for article in Star News every week. Perhaps list of
new book 4 times/year and McCall Top Ten 2-3 times/year. Ed Hershgold brought up
literacy classes.
VII. New Business
1. Policy development — censorship
a. Anne's version/ Draft 1
b. Sample Library Policies for the Small Public Library
c. State's Policy
d. Collection development policy and McCall's existing
e. Materials Selection — Salem Public Library example
f. Internet Policy
g. Homework for board: Review all policy examples and try to pick the best one
for McCall.
2. Vice chair of VMLC is Anne Kantola from McCall. Alice Kelly from Cascade is the
Chairman. The secretary is from Payette and Treasurer is from Homedale.
3. Newsletter. Susie is creating a quarterly newsletter. We should have "Message from the
Board" section identifying ourselves and our availability (phone and emails?). Look into
Friends' bulk mailing permit. Possibility to distribute future surveys through newsletter.
(Introduce suggestion box to public?) RA added later.
4. Tree dedicated to Gloria died. Asked Anne to look into who donated it and consider
getting another tree to plant in the spring.
5. Tom Grote offered to take the shelf list to the basement of the Star News for
safekeeping.
VIII Adjournment
Decision not to have a December board meeting due to the 2 Strategic Planning meetings in
December. Next Meeting will be on January 16,2003.