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PORT T0I,,jt'q' EtAD LIBRARY BOAFE
September 25, 1'7114
Pr esent : Laurie Stewart, S.ue Sidle, John h° arckworth, Cheryl Van Dyke,
Vii -k.i Lea -S'he1 ton, Bever1 ` Lamb
The meeting
!�,,aE called to order 7 :40; vouchers were signed.
Librari an' s- r'epor,t-- fending concerning 4�1LN.
F.ek, rreported that there is nek�.t 1 egi sl at i on
The proposal is to turn WLN into a publ i c non -prat i t corporation Small to
ena-bl e i t to act more like a. buwi ness. than a state agency.
1 i bras i es i n the state are !.4iorr i ed that their access may be further
limited by the concept. The board authorized Bev to attend a library
Director's meeting Sept. 28 where the issue and possible courses of
action v)ill be discus. ed.
The 1 oca.l a.utt-jor = l /publ i =.hers' reception wi 1 1 be Sunday October 21
from 1 -5.
The formal 1 65 budget request has, been submitted to the city.
comm i t tee Repor t'=—
Sui ldirig cc'mmi tteW
Sue vii 1 l i rive-.t i r�. =!te possi bl e don., ion s. from Puget Power for a
nev, +1 a.g pol e or ;,,ihate ,er .
Federal gu i de 1 i ries nou,i requ i re that depar tmen is rece i v i ng
revenue shay, i r funds h E,c-ii n comp I -, i n wi th 1 -awM concerning handicapped
accessibility. o+ 0lctober 17 aII programs ottered must be in areas
i,.oi th handicapped accessi bpi 1 i t,• unless such compl i ance would require
structural changes. k1i thin three ;: Ears, a.l 1 services and programs
must be accessible. The 1 i bra.ry h.a.:: money budgeted from revenue
sharing, therefore pre- -.ChoCI1 Storx hours and other children and adult
proF-4r- .a.ms k,ii l l have to be offered upstairs or elsvihere.
Computer commi ttee
i:�:ii 1 1 meet soon to discuss gu i del i nes, programs, and how to
handle money no!,-i coming into computer -Fund.
blew Su s, i n e s. _. --
I,JILL C:cnference- `�-_:ue, vick'i, and Bev. attended the Workshop in Library
Leader-ship Confer -er,ce in Yakima sponsored by the Washington Library
Friends and Trustee Assoc i .a.t i on . The conference was very informative
and motivating, packets o+ information concerning all aspects of
tru_tee re=.ponw.i bi l i tyY` are al.�ai 1 abl e for the board to read.
Mini - C,JILL conference tie held at the WLA annual conference April
19- in 'Seattle.
The next meeting ir,iill be held October 30, pol icier will be the major
agenda item.