Connecticut Library Association

Executive Board Meeting

December 7, 2006

Cora J. Belden Library – Rocky Hill

I. The meeting was called to order at 10:20 by President Barbara Bailey following the holiday brunch. Betsy Bray welcomed everyone to the Cora J. Belden Library.

II. Board Introductions: Members of the Board introduced themselves.

III. Public Comment/Notes from CLA Office: none

IV. Additions to Agenda or Action Items: none

V. Votes Taken: Mary Etter moved that the Minutes of November 2, 2006 be accepted. A few minor corrections of program titles were noted. With that notation, Ted Wilmot seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

VI. President’s Report: Barbara Bailey read a letter to members thanking them for assisting colleagues in the Gulf region and asked for continued support in this rebuilding effort. Barbara informed the Board of an email update received from ALA and Connecticut’s Representative, Brendan Gallagher in the Emerging Leader Program. CLA donated $500 to support Brendan of the Middlebury Library in this program. The correspondence outlined various project ideas for candidates. Barbara reported that the President’s Blog and the CLA Conference Blog are up and running.

VII. Treasurer’s Report: Jan Fisher distributed the CLA financial report showing a checking account balance of $25,491.98 and Investments totaling $122,255.54 for the end of October. It was noted that the Investment account balance did not reflect the $4,000 transferred to the checking account in early November. Jan informed the Board that the Finance Committee will be meeting with a Schwab representative to review our present portfolio.

VIII. Past President’s Report: Alice Knapp is presently working on a slate of Officers for next year. She reported that the 2008-2009 CLA President will be Kathy Leeds from Wilton Library.

IX. Vice President/President Elect: Carl Antonucci reported that the Conference Co-Chairs for 2008 are Randi Ashton Pritting of the University of Hartford and Paula Cook of Manchester Community College. The Mystic Marriott will be the site of the 2008 conference.

X. ADA: no report

CLC: Mary Etter reported that they are working on promoting CLC funding (InfoAnytime) as part of the CLA legislative agenda.

Awards: Barbara Bailey read Ramona Harten’s report. She asked members to contact her by December 31^st if planning to present awards or scholarships at the annual conference. A nomination form will be published in the January issue of CT Libraries.

Business & Economic Development: no report

Career Recruitment: Debbie Herman announced that the scholarship forms are on the website and that the committee is meeting tomorrow with Carl Antonucci, Hali Keeler and Karen DeLoatch to discuss LIS Education in the State. The committee is planning 2 sessions at the annual conference.

CEMA: Gayle Bogel reported that the CEMA Annual Conference was successful and that the CEMA Board is reorganizing with the goal of reaching out to other library boards in the State.

Children’s: Jane Ash thanked the Board for providing the opportunity for her to attend the Children’s Book Fair Dinner. She reported that her committee is busy preparing 5 programs for the annual conference.

CLASS: John Cayer reported on the success of the fall conference at Manchester Community College with the highest number of attendees to date. He has been asked to make a presentation at the Annual Conference for the Council of Librarians for Connecticut Community Colleges scheduled in Bridgeport, January, 2007.

College & University: Linda Hawkes reported that the committee cancelled their fall conference due to low registration.

Conference: Mary Ann Rupert reported that the program schedule is now set with just a few empty slots. She informed the Board that the parking rate at the convention center increased $1 since previously reported and is now $11 per day.

CSL: Sharon Brettschneider distributed the State Library’s report that included BlogJunction, developed and used to provide the latest news and information about Division services and events. CSL encourages all library staff to visit the blog and subscribe to the RSS feed. She reported that the next round of LSTA grants have been announced and the applications are due March 2^nd. Riding the Wave, the results of the 2006 Survey of Public Library Personnel in Connecticut is published and will be distributed to all public libraries in the State. The Connecticar School has 2 more December sessions and one scheduled January 19, 2007. The purpose of the workshop is to introduce libraries to the new labeling and packaging procedures for Connecticar.

Customer Service: no report.

Editorial: David Kapp reported that the deadline for the January newsletter is 12/8/06.

Friends: Mary Engels reported for Anita Wilson. Friends are working on their pre-conference program on fundraising, “Show Me the Money.”

Intellectual Freedom: Barbara Bailey amused the Board with details on the Vanity Fair magazine photo shoot of the Connecticut Four at the State Library.” She reported that they are preparing for an interview with ABC for an upcoming program on the John Doe case.

Legislative: Barbara Bailey reported for Mike Moran. The revised draft of the

CLA Legislative Agenda is now a permanent draft and will be posted on the website. The committee is preparing and updating fact sheets on the agenda items. The committee is planning the Legislative Potluck scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2007 chaired by Sue Phillips of Hall Memorial Library in Ellington and Suzanne Maryeski of Farmington Public Library.

Membership: Jan Fisher reported for Janet Woycik and Sandy Ruoff that the committee has been meeting to revise the CLA brochure and review membership rates.

NELA: Mary Etter reported that they are in the process of strategic planning sessions.

Procedures: no report.

Publicity: Betty Anne Reiter informed the Board that the application forms for Publicity Awards is on the web site.

Public Libraries: Hali Keeler updated the Board on colleague Nancy Young (Stonington) who is in the hospital.

Technical Services: Jackie Toce discussed the success of the recent conference on Authority Control which brought in 45 attendees and made a profit of $700.

YA: Katie Bunn discussed the success of the Patrick Jones conference attended by 55 people. A $700 profit was made and feedback, via survey monkey, was all positive.

Region 3: no report

Region 4: Lauren McLaughlin reported:

FLAGG co-sponsored “Change on the Cheap” at Easton Public Library. 40 people attended.

Michael Golrick is now director of a library in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Bridgeport Public is looking for a new director.

Barbara Blosveren, former Assistant Director at Stratford Library is now Director and they are looking for a new assistant director.

Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison will be speaking at Wilton Library on December 7. She will be discussing her new book, The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books that Matter Most to Them.

Region 5: Bridget Quinn Carey indicated that a lot of expansion projects are in the works and recently Westbrook’s project was passed.

Region 6: no report

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:05.

Attendees: Kirsten Kilbourn, Linda Hawkes, John Cayer, David Kapp, Jane Ash, Jacqueline Toce, Norma Holmquist, Ann Marie Naples, Katie Bunn, Gayle Bogel, Jan Day, Mary Etter, Sharon Brettschneider, Lauren McLaughlin, Siobhan Grogan, Mary Ann Rupert, Mary Engels, Kat Lyons, Betty Ann Reiter, Hali Keeler, Theresa Conley, Ted Wilmot, Gerald Seagrave, Karen DeLoatch, Sandy Brooks, Bridget Quinn-Carey, Carl Antonucci, Debbie Herman, Alice Knapp, Barbara Bailey, Jan Fisher.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pamela Najarian

Recording Secretary