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MEE'T'INGS IN JANUARY 1988
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 20
AGENDA: to discuss wage rates of staff, with staff, in preparation
for Retreat of January 23.
RETREAT, JANUARY 23.
In two parts:-Board and Staff, summaries of work of past year,
and plans for coming year.
-- Regular Board Meeting,
MORNING SESSION with entire Board and entire Staff; Council Member
Julie McCulloch attended part of the session.
Sidle commented on her year in the Chair, and on various projects.
Director Lamb described Staff objectives:
- Signs in Library indicating key locations, cost about $50 in budget.
. -- Public Relations: shaped toward specific targets, on available
services such as bibliography.
- More efficient Work Stations.
- Wage rates - comparable with City, with County.
- Up to date job reviews and descriptions.
- Children's Librarian added idea, from Amer. Library Assoc.;
of Cards for Kids; emphasize belonging to Library.
- Janet Anderson, Asst., described Discovery Program, and Career
Develppnt, computer program, yearly, bought for 1987. An
expensive program; possibly joint with schools. Other
funding possibilities.
Use of Leader articles explaining Library's Young Adult Program.
Director: Circulation figures, increase first 5 years (about 60%) then
decrease as County Library came onstream; 1987 back to previous
peak. Children's (first floor) steady increase, triple in
11 years, also steady increase in % of total, nearly double
in 11 years to 1987 - 439/6 of total;.
- Book policy, selection and weeding; policy is in place but
should be reviewed. Watson suggested publicizing special funds;
for memorial, or by special groupsle+c-
Chidren's Librarian: 'first floor' includes pre - school, youth from
6th Grade up, and Young Adult, to 18 -20 yr. age. First floor also
sees many families.
-- Increasing % circulation reflects cumul. response, e,g* talks at
schools, topical tie -ins like Garfield.
- Accessing is big job; reading reviews for selection. Paperbacks are
easy for kids to handle, in packs etc. Withdrawals at rate of
about 400 per year, out of dais, damaged.
- Community Work - at Grant School about 40 times last year; class
visits to Library; wish lists for new library.
- Group activities - Story Time, 40 times, 6 to 20 persons,
with parents. Summer programs - movies at Baptitt church
(for sufficient room). T -shirt printing - 90 persons.
Reading support project, beginning.
Thanked Board for funding her at Young Adult Program at University„