HomeMy WebLinkAbout082803PORT TOWNSEND LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Port Townsend Library
August 28, 2003
Present: Co -Chair Kate Schumann, Eileen Price, Larry Thomas, Bill Maxwell, Deb Carroll
Staff: Lmnea Patrick (director), Carol Costello (minutes)
Guests: Leslie Cox (Foundation); Karen Long (Friends)
Chair Kate Schumann called the meeting to order at 9 AM. Foundation representative Leslie Cox was
introduced.
Bill collected ten dollars from each member of the board to purchase a panel from the fence surrounding
the former Aldrich's grocery store. Linnea purchased a panel by herself. Home schoolers and young
adults from library groups will decorate the panels.
The minutes from the July 24"' meeting were approved as read.
Director's report: City manager David Timmons approved Linnea's request for forty hours per week of
additional staff time between October 1, 2003 and September 30, 2004. Kiesy Strauchon will have ten
hours per week added to her schedule. Kathi Johnson will work thirty hours per week. Carol Costello
will receive a nine -month appointment as head of circulation. These changes will enable Linnea to have
more time to organize her last three months as director and will give the new director time to become
acquainted with the staff and library.
Old business: Director search: The search committee will interview four finalists on September 16'h. The
finalists will individually meet with the interview team and staff during the day. There will be a public
reception that evening during which each candidate will make a presentation. The meeting will be
announced in the city utility bill mailing. The final interviews schedule will be e- mailed to the board
members. Each candidate will be asked the same questions in the early part of the interview. Later they
will be asked questions relating to specific things that each one wrote in their application. Larry will
prepare an official set of questions for the board members.
Candidates for the position may be announced in the Leader the week before the interviews. Their
permission is needed first. Kate will emcee the public event.
Linnea has received an estimate of $10,900 for additional shelving to replace too tall and unsafe adult
nonfiction shelving upstairs.
Friends: "The Stone Reader" a benefit for the Friends of the Library will be held Sunday, September
10, at noon at the Rose Theater. Linnea will speak at 12:30 on the topic of "One Book Wonders." The
movie will start at 1 PM. Tickets are now on sale at the library for twelve dollars apiece.
Author Lumea Ruth Whitney will read fiom her book "Slim" on October 9'h, 7 PM, at the library.
Communications: Kate read a letter from Janet Mortenson.
Staff: Karen Goettling, Washington State Public Library consultant will facilitate a meeting about
director transition for the staff on Friday morning, September 5'''. The library will be closed until 1 PM
for the meeting.
New business: Requests for the 2004 budget are due to the dc t finance � director before �n Septxcalbs r .fie
Linnea is asking for money for interior touchup painting an percent
new library catalog system is due in 2005. Additional money will be needed in the budget to purchase the
system.
Since Linnea's last day as director is December 3l�`, she will ask Dave about training the new director-
s there could be an overlap for a few hours a day for as long as it takes to transfer the information.
The next regular meeting of the advisory to th ethird Thursday of each month because of conflicting dates far is scheduled for September 25th, Board meeting
November and December were changed
holidays.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 AK
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