04-21-2008 LBOT MINUTES - APPROVED
CITY OF ORANGE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes of Board Meeting held April 21, 2008
Staff Conference Room, Orange Public Library & History Center
407 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange
I. CALL TO ORDER (3:20p.m.)
1.1 Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Douglas Westfall led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.2 Roll Call
Trustees Present: Chair Douglas Westfall, Vice Chair Jonell Schlund, Trustee Nancy
Collins, and Trustee Mark Clemens.
Trustees Absent: Trustee Paul Hughes
Staff Present: Library Services Director Nora Jacob, Admin Assistant Jan Reichert.
1.3 Adoption of Agenda
Trustee Clemens moved to approve the agenda as presented; Vice Chair Schlund seconded
the motion, and it carried unanimously.
1.4 Approval of Minutes
Trustee Collins moved to approve the minutes of March 17, 2008 as presented; Vice Chair
Schlund seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
II. LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT
2.1 Monthly Report for March 2008
Director Jacob reported on the highlights for the month:
• Staffing recruitment update: Jean Ong has been hired as 20-hr Librarian I in Children’s
Services. Linda Cundiff has moved from Taft to become 40-hr Library Assistant in
Children’s Services at Main. Final interviews for the Adult Services/Local History
Librarian position will happen soon. Ten applicants will be interviewed on May 8 for the
Lending Service Supervisor position.
• On Monday, April 21, the final audit for the Main Library construction project will begin.
Ten percent was held back from this project by the State until everything is finalized.
• Various monetary donations have come in to the Library Foundation. Monday, April 21,
is the start of the “Four Bikes for Books!” fundraiser. Four beach cruisers will be
displayed at Main through May 1, then they will rotate to the branch libraries and back to
Main. Tickets are $5 each. The goal is to raise $10,000 for children’s books.
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2.2 Financial Report for March 2008
Received and filed. Director Jacob reported that OPL is well within its allocated budget. All
departments are being encouraged to review their funding and give back to the City any money
that is not spent or encumbered, as part of recent belt-tightening efforts in the current economy.
III. BOARD REPORTS
3.1 Report from Chair Westfall
Chair Westfall reported that he has been elected Chairperson of the Santiago Library System
Advisory Board (SLS/SAB), where he represents Orange Public Library. The major topic of
discussion at this month’s SLS/SAB meeting was whether to dissolve SLS and merge it with the
adjacent Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), which serves most of the L.A. area.
SLS member libraries are being asked to consider this consolidation. The next System Advisory
Board meeting is in June. SLS is asking for a commitment on the consolidation by September.
Library Trustees asked for more information regarding the consolidation; Director Jacob will
provide material at the May meeting of the OPL Board of Trustees.
3.2 Report from Foundation Liaison
Vice Chair Schlund reported that the upcoming Library Foundation Party on June 22 will include
performances by OC Swing (a dance group) and the ever-enjoyable Overdues rock band. This
event will honor Mike and Brenda Carver & RJ Noble Company. There will be opportunity
baskets, a live auction, and a scavenger hunt. Save the Date cards have been mailed.
3.3 Reports from Trustees
Trustee Collins will be meeting with Nora to discuss the Library Spelling Bee. Chair Westfall
visited the Katie Wheeler Library in Irvine.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
4.1 Update, 2nd Annual Library Spelling Bees
Trustee Collins gave an update on assignments: Trustee Hughes will write the Bee sentences;
Vice Chair Schlund will assist with the Children’s Spelling Bee in November; Trustee Clemens
and Rick Collins (Nancy’s husband) will be the “go-to” persons for the Spelling Bee. Director
Jacob will get Spelling Bee information onto the City Council calendar. Trustee Clemens
mentioned the prospect of AT&T as a Spelling Bee sponsor again this year.
V. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 FY 08-09 Budget Workplan Objectives for Orange Public Library
Director Jacob reported that City staff is in the midst of budget presentations. The library budget
was submitted in late January and presented to the City’s Budget Team in February. Three
public hearings were held in March and April. The Library has three CIPs for this year: 1)
Further work on expansion of El Modena Branch Library; 2) El Modena Library Lighting; and 3)
El Modena Library Rehabilitation – which covers exterior painting, new ceiling tiles in the
community room, new carpeting, and new or reupholstered chairs. She also noted the need to
refurbish Hollingsworth the Dinosaur at El Modena Branch Library.
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Vice Chair Schlund inquired about any long-term plans for the exterior entry walkway at El
Modena Branch Library. She feels that it could be safer. Trustee Collins inquired about adding
floodlights to the area. Director Jacob noted that any floodlights would need to be carefully
designed for that area, and that before moving forward with this, OPL would need to take into
consideration any neighbor issues and/or concerns.
Director Jacob then reported that Orange Children & Parents Together (OCPT) received
notification from the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) national organization that it is RIF’s only
California grant awardee. OCPT included the El Modena Branch Library as its partner in the
grant award, since the two organizations have worked together to provide reading programs for
children for the past 25 years. OCPT has been invited to send representative(s) to Washington,
D.C., June 16-18 at RIF’s expense to accept this honor in a special ceremony for all grant
awardees. Site Supervisor for El Modena Branch Library Irma Morales has been invited to
attend the award ceremonies. Director Jacob added that Ms. Morales and the OCPT
representative(s) will also be honored at a future City Council meeting.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
o Happy 1st anniversary, Orange Public Library & History Center! Special recognitions all day,
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 407 E. Chapman Avenue.
o “Four Bikes for Books! Four Chances to Win!” bikes raffle by the Library Foundation, April
21-June 23, 2008. Tickets $5 apiece, on sale at all library checkout desks.
o “A Step Back in Time – The ‘40s,” Library Foundation gala – Sunday, June 22, 2008, Orange
Public Library & History Center, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Schlund moved, and Trustee Clemens seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting
at 4:25 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. The next meeting will be held on Monday,
May19, 3 p.m. in the Staff Conference Room, Orange Public Library & History Center.
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Nora Jacob, Library Services Director Attested on