HomeMy WebLinkAbout072006Port Townsend Library Advisory Board Minutes
July 20, 2006 9 :00 A.M. Pink House
Members present: Bill Maxwell, Julie Owens, Kate Schumann, Eileen Price
Absent: Mark Decker
Staff present: Theresa Percy
Public: Larry Thomas
Scribe: Eileen Price
Minutes of last meeting: Approved with the following correction — Reserve info for library
materials (for example, number of holds on a given item) can be viewed on the website
under "title info."
Communications: none
Public Comment: Larry Thomas asked .Theresa if it is possible for a patron to request an
interlibrary loan item online. Theresa explained that some institutions charge a fee for the
loan but the selection criteria for the patrons could be limited to those that do not.
Theresa will investigate further. Julie asked why, OCLC is accessible on library
computers but not home computers. Theresa was unaware of that and will check on it.
Director's Report:
• Carol Cahill will not be returning to Port Townsend Public Library but will continue to work
in Seattle. Theresa wants to hire someone with a MLS to replace her
• Friday, July 21, Sweet Laurette's restaurant is hosting a dinner with cookbook author Susan
Loomis. Theresa will attend and sell the author's bo
• Community Read -- Theresa has contacted a Seattle -bed group, Washington Humanities, and
hopes to secure a $ 10,000 grant for the ,community program. So far there are 2 major
sponsors: The Friends and The Leader. WA Human es requires the library have a humanities
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advisor and Robert Reedy has agreed to fill that role 'W anities also requests letters of
support from the community and the owner of the H t rn will be writing one. Theresa
also hopes to garner the support of the Satterberg Fo , also based in Seattle.
• Caldwell Architects of Seattle was chosen for the 1' building project
• Theresa will be meeting with Dave Timmons next k to discuss 2007 staffing issues.
• Summer reading program is going very well and events have been well attended.
• Circulation is higher than this time last year i
Foundation: Theresa will meet with the executive board soon
Friends: Book sale takes place on Saturday, July 22.
Misc: Possible date for our joint mtg. is Sat., Oct. 21
Kate will replace Bill as our Foundation liaison
• Meeting adjourned at 10:30A.M. Next Meeting is August 17 @ 9:00 A.M.