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PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING -- October 28, 1981
The meeting was called to order at 8:05pm. Present: Conrad Schwenke,
John Marquarth, Vicki Lea - Shelton, Hazel Lewis, Jim Singleton, Bev Lamb.
.trim Singleton presented his dilemma concerning the display case he has
had on contractual loan from the library since 1978 or 1979. He is
currently goin through bankruptcy and is willing to either return the
case or offer 250 for purchase. It was determined that the board
would have to offer the case to the general public through a bid system
and was unable to accept his offer. The display case is to be returned
to the library. He turned in an offer of $200 for the bidding process.
The minutes of the September library board meeting were read and
approved. Some discussion followed about the selection of the day
for the Board meetings.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to have the minutes of the
library board meetings mailed out prior to the next meeting as a
reminder of the meeting and to give an opportunity for board members
to think about them prior to the meeting.
The Librarian's Report:
1) Showed circulation for September up 16% from September 1980.
2) Reflected enthusiastic response to the volunteer orientations.
3) Reported on the state -wide InterLibrary Loan meeting in Seattle
on October 16. The ILL Interest Group of the Washington Library
Association sponsors the annual meeting which offers interaction
between ILL library staff and ILL policy makers in the state.
This meeting showed the need for better training of staff to be
able to find information within their own collections. Last
year's meeting resulted in an improved ILL request form. Work
continues toward equity in the ILL format for the future.
4) Mentioned that the Planning Committee for Libraries in Port
Townsend and Jefferson County had planned a trip to Kitsap
Regional Library in Bremerton on October 15. Turn out was
primarily librarians (5) with Al Latham (county) and Bernie
Beck (P.T.) attending. The next meeting will be November 23,
7:00pm, at the Chimacum Grange building; it will feature Jan
Blumberg from the Washington State Library and Theresa White
from the North Olympic Library System (Clallam County -Port
Angeles); the topic for discussion will be annexation and other
types of cooperative ventures for libraries.
Laurie Stweart's bill has been paid and a thank you letter sent from
Bev. Bev will offer that as a possible project for the Friends. When
decided, a request will be made to the Leader for a news item with
photo.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to declare surplus a display
case not needed in the library. It will be opened for bids soon
according to city policy.
1982 Budget. The preliminary budget from the mayor has not been made
available. The board will wait until it is available to take further
action which might include discussion with the Finance Committee.
Monthly board meetings will be held on the last Tuesday of each month
at 8:00pm in the library. The next meeting will be November 24, 1981.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:15pm.
Vicki Lea - Shelton
Acting Secretary