11/11/1993 - Packet AGENDA
TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1993 - 7:00 P.M.
TIGARD CITY HALL-TOWN HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
13125 SW HALL BLVD.
TIGARD, OREGON City of Tigard
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: BURGESS— CUNDIFF_ GROSSEN
HARTZELL IRWIN KOSTOL LEWIS
3. Approve Minutes for September 9, 1993.
4. Monthly Report for September and October, 1993.
5. Friends of the Library Report.
6. Cooperative Library Advisory Board Report.
7. Goals and Objectives - comments/discussion.
8. Library Expansion - update on timeline/opening dedication.
9. Report on State Library sponsored workshop "Building a Library Board of the 90's"
(Irwin and Lewis).
10. Senior Librarian recruitment.
11. Approval of Policy: "Video Collection" and "Donations."
12. Working with C.I.T.s (Citizen Involvement Teams).
13. County-wide Telephone Reference?
14. Adjournment.
TO ENSURE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, PLEASE CALL LIZ NEWTON
AT 639-4171, EXTENSION 308 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.
TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
September 9, 1993
MINUTES
Call to Order: 7:05 p.m., by Cad Kostol, Board Pro-tem Chairperson.
Roll Cal: Carl Kostol, Yvonne Burgess, Chris Lewis, Nancy Irwin, Susan Grossen, Marilyn
Hartzell, Jed Cundiff. Staff: Kathy Davis.
Selection of Nominations were taken. Burgess moved to cast Hartzell as Chairperson and
New Chairperson: Kostol as Pro-tem Chairperson, seconded by Irwin.
Minute Approved as written.
Reports: JulvLAugust Monthly Reports were summarized by Library Director. A Work Space
Allocation Committee has been formed with four library staff members and Brian
Ries acting as facilitator. Circulation for July reached an all-time high with 42,841.
The Butterfly Garden has been created in memory of Helen Steyaert and a
collection of butterfly resources added to the library Reference area.
Two new members have joined the Library Board: Nancy Irwin and Chris Lewis.
A$500 donation was received from a businessman in appreciation of the way TPL
is run. August 20, George Anne Miller passed away with cancer of the bone
marrow. There will be a stuffed animal and picture book display in GeorgeAnnds
memory. In August a pilot project started in association with third grade teachers
at Mary Woodward School for the development of a "Tigard Specific*civics class.
Ed. Services registration begins September 16.
Friends of the Library: Fund raiser of annual Solicitation Letters to be mailed in
September. Preparation Is taking place for new letterhead and envelopes for these
letters. Entertainment Coupon Books are available again. Cost is$40 each. Still
working on"Baby Kits." Treasurer's report of$6,183.27. Received$500 gift. There
is$662.50 in memorial for GeorgeAnne.
C.L.A.B.: Has formed the Roles Committee in order to review the entire role of
WCCLS. WCCLS has implemented a new computer program for WILI where one
can dial up WILI through their home computer and put books on hold. WCCLS will
be trying new system to send *holds*through mail. Will be voting this month on
whether to approve a$1.00 per book fee for this service.
Intro of New Nancy Irwin and Chris Lewis gave brief descriptions on how they came to be on
Board Members: the Board and their personal backgrounds.
Budget Update: Director Introduced end of fiscal year 1992-93 report. 1993-94 budget is relatively
the same. There was an Increase in the 613000 account due to more publicity for
the library. There was approximately$930,000 budgeted for 1993-94. As there Is
an FTE cap, there will be no increased personnel city wide.
Expansion Update: Six bids were received. High bid is$195,000, low is$151,000. Total budgeted for
the project is $170,000. Final cost may Include a 10 percent over run for
unforeseen expenses. Library is in need of approximately$28,000 for furnishings
which also needs to come from this project budget. If bid is accepted,completion
date for end of November.
Goals& Objectives: Director highlighted Goals 1-6.
Newspaper Clippings: Provided copies of articles on Senior Open House and Ed. Services Tiny Tikes;
Indoor Park program.
Book Complaint: Pre.,, ad letter and librarian response regarding I jok complaint on*The Boomer
Bible." Director summarized complaint process.
Meeting Adjourn Burgess motioned to adjourn meeting at 8:30 p.m., seconded by Hartzell.
Video: A short video of"Serving on a Library Board"was presented.
TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
October 14, 1993
MINUTES
.Call to Order: 7:05 p.m., by Kathy Davis, Library Director.
Roll Cal : Chris Lewis, Nancy Irwin, and Jeri Cundiff. Staff: Kathy Davis.
Absent: Marilyn Hartzell, Yvonne Burgess, Carl Kostol, and Susan
Grossen.
A formal meeting was not held due to the lack of a quorum.
Kathy summarized the library expansion. Expected completion date
will be the first week of December.
There were four qualified candidates for the Senior Librarian position.
Interviews will take place October 21 and 22.
Chris Lewis and Nancy Irwin gave a brief overview of the State
sponsored workshop "Building a Library Board of the 90's." Details
to follow at next meeting. Enclosed you will find a self-evaluation for
trustees. Please fill it out and bring it to the next meeting.
It was the consensus that we will meet on November 11, despite the
holiday.
REMEMBER: If you are unable to attend a Library Board meeting, please be
sure to contact Liz Newton at 639-4171 X:308. If It looks like
there wont be a quorum, you will be contacted as soon as
possible.
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continuing to criticize the'Multnomah Coun- hours contributed in public libraries in tiros.
tyLibrary and,by implication,other Oregon 1991.92 was more than 267,000. If paid staff Promulgate mandatory extra: punishmer
libraries as being too big a drain on the tax- members were used, even at minimum for any crime committed with any firearm.
} payers (Oct. 25 editorial). The fact is that it wages and benefits, it would have cost Ore- without exception and without parole.
is hard to find a government service more gon taxpayers an extra$2 million.
pxotpctive of the taxpayers'pocketbook than Additionally, restore prisons to what the;
' Oregon's libraries. According to the Census Bureau,expendi- were supposed to be, institutions for aton(
In 199192, all of Oregari's public libraries tures on libraries comprised about half of 1 went,not some rehabilitation sanitarium.
percent of total state and local government HUGO NEYENHUI:
derived 12 percent of their income from non- expenditures'in 1990.91. In 1991-92, libraries Northeast Portlam
goKernment sources, including fees, fines, checked out to the public more than 24 mil-
endowment funds and many entrepreneurs- hon books, answered 1.7 million questions
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al activities, such as bookstores and coffee
shops.The Multnomah County Library does reading programs to more Find the off switch on TVs
even better: 15 percent of its income in than 346,000 children,all at a cost to Oregon To the Editor:I am pleased to see that Al
1992-93 came from nongovernment sources. taxpayers of about$19 per capita. torney General Janet Reno is getting inti
What other government operated public Lets see you compare per-capita costs of the act of responding negatively to violent
service in Multnomah County is this taxpa- libraries with schools,police,4ire and other on TV. But I would ask fellow parents b
yer friendly? What other government-oiler- government services before concluding the consider once again that a very grass-root
atetl;•public service comes close to public li- libraries are the ones.-that need to do the way of dealing with violence on TV is not ti
4 braxies in utilizing volunteers? reinventing. watch television.
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mier�ted its paid staff in 1992-93 with more State librarian — parents, TV executives, writers—coup
th4d 31,000 hours of volunteer time. Salem offer for allowing children to watch a prc
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