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To: Kate Schumann; Eileen Price; Bill and Sue Maxwell; Theresa Percy, Carol Costello; Pam Kolacy
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Subject: Library Advisory Board meeting 12 -15/05
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COMMITTEE OUTLINE MINUTES
Port Townsend Library Advisory Board
December 15, 2005 9:00 A. ME. Pink House Julia Owens
Members present: Larry Thomas, Eileen Price, Bill Maxwell, Kate Schumann, Julie Owens
Staff present: Theresa Percy
Topic: Minutes. Action: Approved.
Topic: Communications.
Holiday gathering will be Jan 6 at 6:30 P. M. Recommendation. Be there!
Next regular meeting will be on Jan.19. Recommendation: " "
Theresa received a complaint that YA books being less innocent and more realistic or "porn." Action: Theresa
responded with an Email asking for more specificity.
Follow -u
Theresa will wait for a response.
Two complaints have been received about the new computer user inter face. Action: Theres
has responded to the correspondents.
Fallow -up: Theresa will ti
to Ray Serebr.in about putting a bit more
pressure on the vendor.
A newspaper story delineated problems with the new system. Action: Kate
some of the information in the story was misleading.
Follow -up: Staff will give
correct information to users.
Topic: Friends.
Considering getting; a better cash register for the library. Follow -up:
Report on progress.
New member has volunteered to help with shelving.
Topic: Foundation.
Work is going forward. Three new people have joined the board. A general meeting will
be held in January.
Topic: Director's Report:
There are some problems with report generation on the new system. Action: Staff
working on getting the information into the proper form.
Christine Pivarnik gave the staff a workshop on customer service, which was well
received. On request she has created a notebook on desirable actions and attitudes.
Theresa is looking for city input on personnel policies on use of sick leave and vacation. Follow -up. Thee
will talk to the city.
Bill asked for a list of staff with brief job descriptions. Follow -up.
Theresa will provide.
PC Cop arrives in January so questions are arising about the nature of service on the 2nd floor. Follow -up.
Continuing reports.
Friends and Foundation are not entirely pleased with their version of the new logo. Follow -up. The
artist is corning next week and problems and
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possible solutions will be discussed.
Theresa is working with a demographer to get a better grasp on local demographics and
how they effect library service to focus it more clearly on the whole community.
Topic: Old Business.
There will be a meeting of the Library Advisory Board, Friends of the Library Board, Follow-up. W
will work on finding a date.
and Foundation board at the end of January.
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