04.18.2011 LBOT MINUTES - APPROVED1.4
CITY OF ORANGE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Monday, April 18, 2011
Orange Public Library & History Center, Orange Rotary Conference Room
407 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange CA 92866
I. CALL TO ORDER (3:04 p.m.)
1.1 Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Collins led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.2 Roll Call
Trustees Present: Chair Nancy Collins, Trustee Steven Freeman, Trustee Marianne
Hugo and Trustee Patricia VanVoorst (arrived at 3:25p.m.)
Trustees Absent: Vice Chair Jonell Schlund
Staff Present: Library Services Director Yolanda Moreno, Acting Assistant
Library Services Director Rosanne Miller, and Executive
Assistant Jan Reichert
1.3 Adoption of Agenda
Trustee Freeman moved to adopt the agenda as presented; Trustee Hugo seconded the
motion, and it carried unanimously.
1.4 Approval of Minutes
Trustee Hugo moved to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2011 meeting as
presented; Trustee Hugo seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
II. LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT
2.1 Monthly Report for April 2011
Ms. Moreno gave a verbal report:
• 2nd Annual “Take a Break @ Your Library” was Wednesday, April 13, 8:30-
9:30 a.m. in the Main Library community room in celebration of National
Library Week, April 11-15. Coffee and refreshments were served. All City
Departments and City Council were invited to attend. The Library honored our
City Council members by selecting a book picked especially for each council
member and displayed the books in the community room. A book plate was
placed in each book. Mayor pro tem Tita Smith stopped by and was pleased
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with her book. A demo of Freegal was shown and the Friends of the Orange
Public Library (FOPL) sold a selection of books and made approximately $60.
• FOPL is having a big book sale on Thursday, May 5th through Saturday, May
7th. The May 5th book sale is for FOPL members only, 2-7 p.m. Friday, May
5th will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7th will be
open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday book specials include half-
price from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and buck-a-bag from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be
more than 10,000 surplus books (not from store stock) – children’s, performing
arts, history, fiction, science, antiquarian/collectible, and so much more.
• Local illustrator Jenny Lewis and author Derrick Brown creators of the
children’s book, Valentine the Porcupine Dances Funny, will host a special
children’s storytime where they will read the book on Tuesday, May 24, 6:30-
7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Community Room. Ms. Lewis and Mr. Brown
will autograph copies of the book, which will be available for $20. Ms. Lewis
was put in contact with Library Director Ms. Moreno by former mayor Joanne
Coontz who is a neighbor of Ms. Lewis.
• At the direction of Mayor Carolyn Cavecche, Ms. Moreno met with the library
support groups – FOPL and Orange Public Library Foundation (OPLF) –
regarding projected revenue for next fiscal year. She met with Chair Collins,
OPLF President Kim Nichols, and FOPL President Peter Wetzel. The FOPL
committed to a minimum of $20,000; the OPLF committed to holding another
Legacy Gala in 2012 including a “Raise Your Paddles for Children’s Books”.
• At the April 12th City Council meeting Ms. Moreno accepted two checks:
$18,500 from OPLF (included $11,000 from the 2011 Gala “Raise Your Paddles
for Children’s Books) and $30,235 from FOPL.
• Redeployment of library staff continues. Library Assistant Ronelle Ingram
moved from the branches to the Main Library in Children’s Services and Library
Assistant Monica Barrette is working at all three libraries.
• Attended two events at Chapman University along with Local History Librarian
Lizeth Ramirez – 1) Saturday, April 9, 150th anniversary of Chapman University
featuring former State Librarian Dr. Kevin Starr; and 2) Wednesday, April 13, a
reception for Sylvia Mendez who recently received the 2011 Medal of Freedom
award from President Obama. Ms. Mendez is the daughter of the Mendez family
of the historic desegregation court case Mendez vs Westminster. Chapman
University has a room dedicated to this historic case.
• Orange Public Library & History Center (OPL&HC) became a site for a
Maptitude Redistricting Workstation. The goal of redistricting is to adjust
boundaries of any or all Supervisorial Districts of the County so that the
Districts shall be nearly equal in population. The public will be able to give
electronic input to this process between April 4th – May 18th by creating a plan
and submitting it from this workstation.
• Received the name of a possible donor for the missing heron on the historic
fountain at the library. He was contacted and is willing to pay for someone to
make the bird. Additionally, Mike Vogelvang the original creator of the herons
said he was making another one and offered to donate to the library. Ms.
Moreno will follow-up with this donor.
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2.2 Financial Report for March 2011
Received and filed. Overall the library is under budget and staff only purchases what is
needed.
III. BOARD REPORTS
3.1 Report from Chair
Chair Collins met with Ms. Moreno last week to set the agenda for this meeting. She
also attended the Children’s Garden meeting. She added that she is very pleased with the
way things are going at the library and that the City Council is pleased as well.
3.2 Report from Orange Public Library Foundation Liaison (OPLF)
Ms. Moreno, in the absence of Ms. Schlund, reported that the Legacy Gala made a
profit of approximately $40,000. She also reminded Trustees about the “It’s Your
Money” workshops that started April 6 and runs through May 25 at St. Joseph’s
Hospital. The OPLF has boxes of the commemorative edition of the Orange Post
newspaper that was given out at the grand opening of the library in April 2007. The
remaining newspapers will be sold at the FOPL bookstore for $1.
3.3 Reports from Trustees
Trustee Freeman attended the April 12th City Council meeting. He mentioned that its
good visibility for the Trustees to attend meetings and other library events when
possible. Trustee VanVoorst reported that approximately 60 to 70 Assistance League
teen volunteers are looking for projects. Ms. Moreno said that the FOPL upcoming book
sale, May 5-7, would be a good project for these teens. She added that pre-book sale
help is needed to get everything ready for the event. She told Trustee VanVoorst to get
in contact with FOPL Liaison Linda Cundiff regarding using these volunteers.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
4.1 Homework Assignment on Gift Registry’s
Chair Collins contacted both Target and Barnes & Noble to inquire about starting a gift
registry for the library. The library would provide both stores with a “wish list” of
items which are then scanned into their system. Discussion continued about each of
these gift registries and others. Trustees and library staff were in agreement that a
collaboration with Target and Barnes & Noble would be beneficial to the library. Ms.
Moreno will present these ideas to the City Manager and if he approves the Library
Board will then move forward.
4.2 Library Board of Trustees – Fact Finding on Role of Trustees – updated
spreadsheet from Trustee
Trustee Freeman continues to update the spreadsheet with all the fact-finding info and
will email it to Ms. Reichert when it’s complete.
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4.3 Update on Children’s Garden
Ms. Moreno shared the Children’s Garden plans from OPLF and the Library with
Trustees. The goal is to incorporate both ideas into one design that will fit the library
and prospective donor needs as set forth in the guidelines for the Children’s Garden.
Ms. Moreno pointed out the different features of each plan. This continues to be a work
in progress. Both plans are currently with the Staff Review Committee (SRC). The
SRC will make comments, note any concerns and/or recommendations. Once the
comments are received they will be presented to the OPLF. Both groups will respond
to comments and recommendations. A meeting had been scheduled between the two
groups for next Tuesday but will probably be rescheduled to give ample time for both
groups to review the comments from SRC before meeting.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Trustees are interested in participating in the City of Orange July 3rd event again with an
information booth. Ms. Reichert will contact Community Services Department to find
out when booth applications are due and then email Trustees with the info.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
¾ Family Game Nights @ the library!, Wednesday, April 20, 6:45-8:15 p.m., Orange
Public Library & History Center, Community Room
¾ Monday Mysteries @ Your Library, Monday, April 25, Mistress of the Art of Death –
Ariana Franklin, Orange Public Library & History Center, Orange Rotary Conference
Room
¾ Free Teen Programs, Anime Nights, Wednesday, April 27, 6:30-8 p.m., Orange Public
Library & History Center, Community Room
¾ Officer Friendly, Safety Reading Program (all ages), Tuesday, May 3, 4:30-5 p.m.,
Orange Public Library & History Center, Steve Ambriz Storytime Room
¾ Free Teen Program, Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament, Wednesday, May 11, 6-8 p.m., Orange
Public Library & History Center, Community Room
¾ Reading ROCKS! (Reaches Orange City Kids), Tuesday, May 11, 6:15-7:45 p.m., Taft
Branch Library
¾ Saturday Science Fiction & Horror Book Club @ Your Library, How to Live Safely in a
Science Fiction Universe – Charles Yu, Saturday, May 14, 11a.m., Orange Public
Library & History Center, Orange Rotary Conference Room
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VII. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Freeman moved, and Trustee Hugo seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting at 4:15 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. The next meeting will be
held on Monday, May 16, 3 p.m., Orange Public Library & History Center, Orange
Rotary Conference Room, 407 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92866
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Yolanda Moreno, Library Services Director Attested on