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ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 101 NORTH CENTER STREET • ORANGE,CALIFORNIA92666
KAREN A. LEO • LIBRARY DIRECTOR (714)532-0355
ORANGE F'UBLIC �IBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
December 19, 1988
I . The regular meeting of the Orange Public Library Board of Trustees
was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chairman George Gorham in the
Corrmunity Room of the EI Modena Branch Library.
Present: Trustees Courtney, Gorham, Saenz and Way. Also present,
Dan l.ewis, Local History Project Manager ; Margaret Donnellan, Head
of Main Library; Karen A. Leo, Library Director ; and Sheila Gannon,
Administrative Secretary.
Absent: Trustee McEwan.
II . Trustee Courtney moved that the minutes of the November 21 meeting
be approved as presented. Seconded by Trustee Saenz. Mation
carried.
Itl . Legislative Update:
Director Leo announced that the swearing in of the new Council
member, William Steiner , will take place at the 3 p.m. Council
meeting tomorrow.
IV. Library Director 's Report:
The Library Director 's Report was discussed and it was noted that
there was an increase in circulation during the �nonth of November .
V. Director Leo asked for approval to move up Item V. D. due to the
fact that Dan Lewis had to leave the meeting early. Approval was
granted.
D. Dan Lewis presented his credentials and background to the Board
and reported on the Local History Collection. Margaret
Donnellan stated that, due to the fact that the Local History
Grant is only a one-year grant, Dan will be with Orange Public
Library until September 29, 1989. She said the thrust is to
set policies and procedures so that the staff can continue
after Dan leaves. She also said we aren' t actively encouraging
donations right now because Dan has enough to do at this time.
She said plumbing work will be done to prevent flooding in the
basement so as to protect the collection.
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V. 0Id Business:
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A. Director Leo said Council aut;horized the signing of the
contra'ct� with Inlex, Inc. for the Library Automa�Cion Project.
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B._ Library Facilitiss Needs Asses�ment Project Aeports .
t . Consultant Ray Holt has recommended for a new Main Library �
. a 107,00�0 square foot buildin:g on 4-5 a°cres o# tand. The
sites he recommends are either at Yorba and Chapman or the
present Iocation fihrough purchasing aII the properties on �
the block. If the Y'orba and Ch�apman site is selected, he
also recommends kee:ping a portion of the c�rrent bc� ildin�
for a .branch Iibrary. Trwstee Saenz m°oved to accept the -
recommen;datio�n by the consultant tha:t the Yorba and Chapman
site be the fiirst ,ch4ice for a new M�in Library. Seconded
� by 1'rustee Way. Motion carried. A discussion ensued on
th.e po$sib�ility of putting in a cvltural center on the
: Yorba Park site. Tru.stse 5�aenz moved that the City ,
consid:er incorporating a cultural center in the over�all
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project. S�conded by Trustee Courtney. Motion carried.
2. Director Leo �tat�d th�t C�uncilwaman Coort�z ha,s asked for
a branch facilities needs assessment which would result in
a study nfi the whole Iibrary system. The City Council has � �
been asl�ed to fund an� �11 ,400 extension Qf Ray Holt's
services for such a study. : y
, C. Director Leo announced tha�t she had seen Gduncilman Beyer and
C�uncilwaman Coontz and they are very, decidedly op.posed. to
having Playb:av magazine in the Library. Fol �owing a discussion
as to whether or not a subscr- iption to the mag:azine should be
obtained, TrusteP Saenz moved to rescind �the previous Board .
. action on.November 21 to uphold the staff recommendatian to
subscribe �o Play,_bov magazine. Secanded by Trustee Way.
Mation carried.
�. Orange Local Wistory Access Project Re,port wa•s moved up to the
. first item on the agenda. � � � �
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° � E. Information on s�aff attendance at Guadalajara International
� � �aak Fair will be carri�d over to �he n�xt r���ting du� ta�
YQland� Moreno being ill today. �
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ORAN�E PUBLlC L.iBRARY BOARD MINUTES
December 19, 1985
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V�i , N�ew Bus i ness
A. Trustee Courtn�ey reporte�d on the meeting ofi thFe Library Public
Relat ion�s Pro;gram Commi ttee. The Board comin�en�d�ed the Commi ttee
on th�e wo�r'k which they have done. They will meet on the second
Tuesday of e;ach month.
B:. Due to the fact that the third Monday in February, February 20,
is Presidents Day� the meeting of the Boa:rd �of Trustees will be
held on February 27.
C�. A discussion took p7ace on Chapter 8 of tihe Trustee Tool Kit
for Libr.ary Leadership and it was agre;ed that this chapter fits
in well with the Public Relations Program.
VII . I'ublic Presentations:
, There were no public presentations.
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VIII , A��nouncements: I
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A. Director L.eo repor'ted that the Holiday PotJuck hosted by Taft
Br.anch was one of the nicest staff dinners which has ever been
held and cvmplimented Taft Branch an a job we1l done.
B, Director Leo sai.d the Friends �re planning ta present a program
or� January 25. ?hey are hav i ng a s i �ent a�w�ct i on of books at
the M�a i n L i brary an�d he I d a book s:a l� at th�e I��a i n L i brary
B�oksale Center on Dec�mber 10,
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C. No other announcements w�re made.
I t� wa�s m'�ved by Trwstee Wa.y tFiat the me�t i ng ad j owrn:. S.��conded by Trustee
aaenz. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
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Karen A. �.ea, Secretary . . Attes d January 16, 1�8$ �
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