EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
JUNE 7, 2007
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:15 a.m. by President Barbara Bailey.
II. Board Introductions were made, new members noted.
III. Public Comments/Notes from CLA Office: Henry Dutcher updated the CLA Board on the status of the Connecticut Book Party. To date, between $15,000-20,000 has been raised to benefit librarian affected by Hurricane Katrina. The committee is encouraging librarians to continue promoting the effort. He stated that he still has 500 Katrina tee shirts available for sale.
Chris Bradley noted that CLA received a video sent by the Louisiana Library Association. As a sponsor of the CT Book Party, CLC will show the film at its upcoming annual meeting.
Betsy Bray asked that the CLA Board consider meeting every other month. It was agreed that the CLA meeting frequency will be an agenda item for the August meeting.
Pam Najarian distributed a copy of the new CLA Executive Board Committee list. She reminded Committee and Section Chairs that annual reports are due this month.
IV. Additions to the Agenda and/or Action Items: none.
V. Votes Taken: Peter Ciparelli moved to accept the minutes of the May 3, 2007 meeting. Mary Etter
seconded. One abstention. Motion passed unanimously.
VI.
President’s Report:
Barbara Bailey read a letter from the CT Children’s Book Fair requesting
a $1,500 donation. It was decided that
this item will be added to the August meeting agenda. She also read a letter
from Stan Wishlaousky who is
interested in establishing a
VII.
Treasurer’s Report:
Jan informed the Board that the deadline for budget requests is Friday, July 20th. The CLA office will email the budget request forms to all Board members.
VIII. Past President: no report.
IX. Vice President/President Elect: Carl Antonucci presented outgoing President Barbara Bailey with an engraved clock in appreciation for serving the Association this past year.
X. ACLB: Stan Siegel read the report for Suzanne Lee which included the “Trustee Boot Camp” Leadership Conference scheduled for October 12 in Westbrook. He also reported that the new ACLB website is up and running and that work is underway to recreate a comprehensive database of Connecticut Library Directors and Library Board Trustees/Directors through ACLB Digest Online.
Business and Economic Development: Michelle Foyt reported that her committee met and discussed the recent conference among other things. BEDS members were disappointed in the conference programs.
CLASS: John Cayer has again been elected chair of this committee. He reported that the committee is looking for new ideas and help with their fall conference. The planning committee meeting will be held June 21st at ECSU.
CLC:
CSL: Sharon Brettschneider updated the Board on the public library statute revision that was passed the night before by the Senate. The Finance Committee took out a provision changing the cap on public library construction from $500,000 to $1 million (to be including in the bonding package) but otherwise is passed unchanged. The bill strengthens the confidentiality provision for public libraries, broadens the wording for library services provided at no cost, and mandates the state aid to public libraries does not revert to the general fund of the town.
Eight Library Services and Technology Act grants were awarded to libraries at the CSL Board meeting May 23. Awardees included Canterbury Public, Jonathan Trumbull (Lebanon), New Canaan, Hartford Public (2), Beacon Falls, Fairfield Public, and Plumb Memorial (Shelton).
Conference: Paula Cook, 2007-08
Co-chair distributed and discussed the evaluation summary of the April 2007
conference. 134 conference attendees
participated in the evaluation. A copy
is available through the CLA office.
Highlights of the summary included the high ratings of the facility (
Editorial: David Kapp reminded the Board of the June 29th deadline for the summer (July/Aug) edition of CT Libraries.
Friends: Anita Wilson informed the Board that the Friends annual meeting is June 9, 2007. CT Book Award winner, Roya Hakakian will be the keynote speaker.
Intellectual Freedom: Barbara Bailey reported for Peter Chase who
was in
Legislative Committee: Peter
Ciparelli reported that the legislature continues to debate and discuss the
proposed budget; that CLA Lobbyist,
NELA: Mary Etter invited everyone
to Counterparts, NELA’s one-day conference to be held at
Procedures: Sandy Brooks reported that the addition to the By-Laws this year includes CLA’s conflict of interest statement. She also thanked Mary Etter for help with wording for motions and other procedural matters at CLA meetings.
Publicity: Betty Anne Reiter reported on an early literacy program “One Book, Every Young Child” that the Community Foundation approached her with for support. It was agreed that this item will be discussed at the next meeting.
Region 5: Bridget Quinn-Carey that there are many
renovation and expansion projects underway in region 5 including
New Business: Henry Dutcher reported that the CET (Commission on Educational Technology) has proposed $800,000 for online additional content desired by the K-12 schools. They used the iCONN model to explain how they would do something similar.
Barbara Bailey thanked the Board and members of the Executive Board for their assistance and support during her 2006-2007 term as CLA President.
Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
Attendees: Kirsten Kilbourn, Mike Moran, Ted Wilmot,
Kathy Leeds, Jacqueline Toce, Gayle Bogel, Jane Ash, Paula Cook, Alison Wang,
John Leonetti, Jaime Hammond, Debbie
Herman, Rob Walsh, Mary Etter,
Respectfully Submitted,
Pamela Najarian
Recording Secretary