HomeMy WebLinkAbout032784PORT TOWNSEND LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING
27 March 1984
Present: Cheryl Van Dyke, John Marckworth, Vicki Lea - Shelton,
Beverly Lamb 7k
Minutes of March 1, 1984 approved. Clarification: Sue Sidle
will meet with Dave Grove to gather more facts about city
valuation, levy lid lift potential, and councilmatic bond
possibilities.
An official agenda was requested. Items for discussion at
meetings should be listed at end of meeting minutes. If changes
for the agenda are made, Cheryl will contact each board member.
Minutes of each meeting will be sent out as soon as possible
to each board member after each meeting.
Beverly reported on the highly successful volunteer's project
of painting the library. About 12 -15 people helped each day.
The lighting is much improved and the appearance of the library
much more pleasant.
The Friends of the Library has purchased 100 discs for the
computer to make available at the library. Beverly will check
further about selling them.
. Book and material circulation is increasing again.
The Friends of the Library are sponsoring a trip to the China
exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. The trip is co-- sponsored
by the Friends of the Jefferson County Library.
WLA Conference attendance is to include Beverly, Vicki, Sue and
possibly Cheryl.
John Marckworth presented the time -line graphs prepared for
presentation to the city council. The complete packet will be
discussed on Tuesday, April 10, 8:00 am, at the Library.
John and Bev are working on a definition of building; needs.
Sue and Bev are researching funding sources.
Cheryl and Bev are fine - tuning the 1985 Budget.
The complete packet will be presented to the city council on
April 15, 1984.
Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Grant proposals
are due May 1. The Port Townsend Library intends to prepare
a grant proposal that would make other libraries' materials
more available to the public, particularly the law library,
the Historical Society's library, and possibly a church
library. Title III has available up to $72,000 to encourage
multi -type library cooperation; Title I" has available $402,000
to help bring library services toward the documented "Criteria
for Adequacy" prepared by the Washington Library Association.
A second proposal for Title I funds will be made to expand
Adventures in Learning to be staffed as an on -going community
education project. Further discussion at April 10 meeting.
Board Minutes - 27 March 1984
The photocopy machine broke 3 days after the warranty ran out.
Motion to contract with Ranier Business Products for maintenance
• and supply contract at a cost of 34 per copy for one year.
Approved.
Bev has been requested to be an advisor for a study at the
Shelton Public Library on space consolidation in a small public
library. The project has been funded by the Washington State
Library Commission. Bev will check further on advantages of
participating and time /cost of participation.
Discussion on grounds maintenance. Motion to authorize Pete
Kaiser to oversee grounds maintenance with a projected expendi-
ture of no more than $200 for the year. Approved.
Discussion of the "$1 Bill ", State Supplemental Funding for
Public Libraries.
Discussion of the Workshop in Library Leadership to be held
in Yakima, September 20 -22, 1984, for trustees.
Legislators are to be invited to a board meeting. Vicki is to
contact Barney McClure about such meeting.
Bev and Sue will check further on "Pilot Study on Financial
Trends".
49 Library Board meeting will be at 7:00 on AQril- 24.
The May board meeting will be on May 22 to avoid Memorial Day
weekend.
The West Area Library Service group will meet in Port Townsend
on May 18.
The Library Evaluation was'presented after the official board meeting.
Welcome axe e Elizabeth Marckworth: