HomeMy WebLinkAbout082800PORT TOWNSEND LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
Port Townsend Library
August 28, 2000
Present: President Bill Maxwell, Sarah Muirhead , Eileen Price, John Sullivan, Kate Schumann
Staff: Linnea Patrick (Director), Carol Costello (minutes)
Guests: Larry Thomas, Julia Owens
After a brief celebration for retiring Board member John Sullivan the meeting was called to order
at 5:35PM. Larry Thomas and Julia Thomas were introduced. Larry has been appointed to the
board to replace John Sullivan effective September 1", 2000.
The minutes from the last meeting were approved with the addition of the discussion of the
Library Development Plan being deferred to the August meeting. Unanimous approval.
Communication: Linnea reported that the LSTA grant written by Carol Cahill has been
approved. The grant will provide for the digitization of the Morning Leader newspaper for the
period 1900 -1910.
Carol Cahill has applied for a Fullbright scholarship to Norwich England.
A complaint was received from a patron regarding the vegan materials on the library's free
materials table. Linnea reminded the board that anyone could place materials there. A disclaimer
will be displayed on the table stating that the ideas and opinions expressed are not those of the
library staff.
Director's Report: The library budget is due to the city on September 8`s.
One substitute staff member has resigned from the library. One substitute has partially resigned
due to an illness in her family. Linnea is preparing a presentation for David Timmons to
reorganize the staff without the use of substitutes and with Monday evening instead of Thursday
evening open hours. It will take an additional $8,000 to do this.
John Sullivan moved that the board approve the plan for library substitute hours to be reassigned
to regular employees and that open hours for the library be shifted from Thursday night to
Monday night. Unanimous approval.
Friends: Linnea mentioned that the L & I forms from the Friends book sale are still missing.
Linnea also suggested that the Board members fill out volunteer forms.
Friends' treasurer, Marilyn Rose, has recently had surgery. Kate will send her a card on behalf of
the Board.
Foundation: The Foundation will meet September 20'h at 8 AM in the library. Bill will attend
the meeting as a Board representative.
Larry will serve as the head of the personnel committee and a member of the building and
grounds committee.
• Linnea has received the earthquake report from Bob Little.
Staff: Local children's book illustrator Dyanna Wolcott will be signing copies of her new book "I
• am Me" at the gallery walk on September 2 "d. All proceeds will be given to the Friends of the
Port Townsend Library for children's books.
No committee reports
Old business: The board discussed the first three goals in the 1997 -2001 Library Development
Plan. Objectives that have not been fulfilled include:
• Objective 1.1: City funding for increased staff is 1.25 FTE short
• Objective 1.2: The city materials budget has not been adequate to meet inflation and demands
on the collection from increases in population and library use
• Objective 1.3: Additional staff time to recruit, train and supervise volunteers has not been
provided
• Objective 1.6: The director will lead a book discussion group for adults beginning this winter.
• Objective 1.7: Cooperative financial agreements with major distance learning providers in
Jefferson County have not been formed
• Objective 2.1: A different drop off area for books donated for the Friends of the Library book
sales has not been found
• Objective 2.2: We are not as far along as we had hoped to be in planning for future space
needs
• Objective 3.1: An infant "lap sit" story time is still being worked on
• Objective 3.4: An adequate space for young adults (ages 12 -18) has not been provided
• Objective 3.4: City.funding for a shared youth services staff person has not been provided
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM. The next meeting will be Monday, September 25`h.