Library Advisory Board Minutes - 02/16/2016LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
February 16, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Kay Story
James Ball
Arthur Bea Williams
Donna Jane McGough
Roylene Quintero
Ex- Officio Members Present:
Lesley Daly, Library Administrator
Librarian's report:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Carolyn Watt
Kimberley Latham
Amy Bobrowitz
Staff Update:
The good news is that Susan Cooper and Celena Bradley have been hired to replace Kathy Vossler and Danielle Marsh in
the Youth Department as Youth Services Manager and Youth Services librarian respectively. The bad news is that due to
staff shortages in the city clinic, they will not be able to stare work until they have completed the requisite physical and
drug screening: everything crossed for a start date during February!
Februar
Food For Fines is going well — we have a staff target to reach 500 donated items by the end of the month, and it looks as
if we're well on the way. The lesson that we have already learned is that in the future we may want to insist that people
donate cans rather than 'non - perishable foodstuffs' — one individual has already donated a case of water in order to
have $24 in fines waived............
Our internal inventory is progressing nicely. All of the Youth collections are now complete and this week we started in
Adult Fiction. After that, we will move into Adult Nonfiction and that should wrap things up for us. We are hoping to
finish the sweep by the end of next week, and have everything finalized by the end of the month.
Upcoming events include:
Staff have completed the first major objective in creating a Family Place Library by ordering and receiving $6,000 worth
of furniture and educational materials (toys). Staff have more than happy to unpack and conduct quality control
measures on the various items (!) The goal of a Family Place Library is to provide a welcoming space to accommodate
families and to also have the Community come to think of the library itself as a Family Place that focuses on literacy,
early childhood development, parent education, family support, and community education. In the coming months, we
will need to plan a physical space where families can gather to read, learn and play together, as well as offer programs
and workshops designed to foster early literacy.
During March we will be celebrating Mad for Plaid month as well as celebrating Robert Sabuda's birthday on March 81n
Mr. Sabuda is a popular author who creates three - dimensional, or sophisticated 'pop -up' books that hold appeal for
children and adults alike.
Staff also has plans to develop a Seed Library for the community. There are plans to attend the upcoming Community
Gardening meeting and seed swap at the MLK center, and to hopefully generate some interest in having the library be a
community bank for seeds, as well as related programs. Both Arthur Bea Williams and Jane McGough mentioned the
Master Gardeners group and the upcoming Home and Garden Festival — we are hoping that with the drought Coming to
an end, that this year will be an active one for green thumbs!
t' There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 pm
Next meeting is March 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm
onna .cane McGough, Chair