07/09/1979 - Minutes 0
TIGARD
LIBRARY
PUBLIC Phone 639-9511
12568 SW Main-Tigard, Or. 97223 MINUTES Tigard Library Board July 9, 1979
Call to Order The regular meeting of the Tigard Library Board was
and Roll Call called to order by Chairman Betsy Chick at 7:30 PM.
Present: Dick Bendixsen, Yvonne Burgess, Jean Carlisle,
Jim Sidey. Guests: Carolyn Laurentz, Sharon Takahashi
and Madalyn Utz.
Reports: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. The
monthly report was noted and there was sane discussion
on the Washington County memorandum regarding the com-
puterized circulation system.
Old Business:
Serial Levy Contract Yvonne Burgess and Jean Carlisle (or Betsy Chick) will
attend the next serial levy contract meeting on July 11
in Hillsboro.
SB 31 Librarian announced that the State Aid Bill passed the
legislature, amended to yield $.21 per capita the second
year of the biennium.
Loss of Books Librarian presented the Board with an estimate for
Problem installing an alarm system on the doors to curb book
thefts. The estimate was $540 and not considered feasible.
Jim Sidey offered to explore a more economical route.
Building Plans There was open discussion between the Board and Friends of
the Library guests regarding the launching of a building
campaign. Through consensus the group decided to begin
gathering information with which to formulate some plans
for approaching citizen groups and the City Council for
support. Dick Bendixsen will gather information on can-
mercial property, i.e. , availability, costs. Jim Sidey
and Dick Bendixsen will talk to Otto Sorg regarding possible
ways to utilize the present site. Irene Ertell will write
a needs assessment for presentation to groups and City
Council. Friends of the Library Board will ascertain
support of their membership and plan ways to integrate
background information being gathered into a planned
campaign. The group also agreed that as soon as possible
the City Council should be presented with a joint "letter
of intent" and asked to support the project.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Irene Ertell
Approved:
Approved as corrected: