11/12/1992 - Packet AGENDA
71GARD LIBRARY BOARD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1992 - 7.00 P-M.
TIGARD CITY HALL -FANNO CREEK CONFERENCE ROOM
13125 SW HALL BLVD.
TIGARD, OREGON City of Tigard
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: DeBERNARDIS BURGESS CUNDIFF
GROSSEN _ HARTZELL KOSTOL
3. Approve Minutes for October 8, 1992.
4. Monthly Report for October, 1992.
5. Friends of the Library Report.
6. Cooperative Library Advisory Board Repoli.
7. Space crunch update.
8. Planning to Plan.
9. WCCLS ... what it means to Tigard.
10. Adjournment.
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TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
October 8, 1992
MINUTES
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m., Chairman Amo DeBernardis presiding.
Roll Call: Carl Kostol, Marilyn Hartzell, Jed Cundiff
Absent: Yvonne Burgess, Susan Grossen
Guest: Liz Newton
Reports: Minutes for September approved as written.
Monthly Report was summarized by Library Director. Loreen Edin
arranged "walk through" of library to address safety concerns.
Innovative library programs will be promoted through media on a
monthly basis. Recruitment for 3/4 time Young Adult Librarian will
begin mid-October. Cooperative efforts with school have begun
in form of teachers packets and resource sharing. Jody
Westerman is filling in as Young Adult Librarian. Educational
Services Indoor Park Program is looking to relocate to Odd
Fellows Hall. George Fox College Program has 64 students
enrolled.
Friends of the Library: No report.
WCCLS: Librarian served on subcommittee to address the
admission of new public libraries to WCCLS. The
recommendation was to limit Garden Home facility to the
$1,000/yr. grant specified in existing document, and to readdress
the issue of grants in detail during goal setting for WCCLS. If
grants are to be continued, establish criteria for expectations of
recipients. Multnomah County will have issue of utility tax for
library service on spring ballot. There is concern that carryover
from negative campaign surrounding this may impact WCCLS levy
which will be on same ballot.
Cooperative Library Advisory Board (CLAB): No report.
Washington Square Issue: Librarian summarized pro's and con's of establishing branch
at the Mail. Report produced in 1990 will be updated with new
numbers reflecting proposed '93-'96 WCCLS levy amounts. Issue
will be considered along with other possibilities for meeting library
and city service goals.
Letter to the Editor: Copies of the letter were distributed. Two negative responses
appeared in Times,two positive responses were received in library
- one via phone and the other in writing.
Consecutive Challenges to Library Materials: Board wished to have time to review policy
of other libraries that address this issue. No action taken.
Planning for Board Involvement: Reviewed "Library Board Responsibilities" document.
Discussion focused on the challenge of representing "the library
needs of the community"to City Council. The question was posed
"how do we identify the needs of the community?" DeBemardis
suggested ongoing feedback from people who use the library
everyday. Davis agreed this would be very useful, but does not
reach non-library users in the community who are also taxed.
Hartzell suggested designing user specific surveys. DeBemardis
asked if areas of use could be identified by computer system.
Davis shared information on "pin map" survey that had been done
5 years ago. This would be a good time to repeat. Suggestion
was made to form a subcommittee to brainstorm ideas regarding
community feedback, education on how the board and library
function and how to inform the public about the WCCLS levy.
Davis will contact DeBernardis to facilitate this idea.
Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy L. Davis
Library Director
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