12-15-2008 LBOT MINUTES - APPROVED
CITY OF ORANGE LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes of Board Meeting, December 15, 2008
Staff Conference Room, Orange Public Library & History Center
407 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange 92866
I. CALL TO ORDER (3:05 p.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, and Trustee Paul
Hughes
Trustees Absent: Trustee Nancy Collins and Trustee Mark Clemens
Staff Present: Interim Library Director Yolanda Moreno, and Executive Assistant Jan
Reichert.
1.3 Adoption of Agenda
Vice Chair Schlund moved to approve the agenda as presented; Trustee Hughes seconded
the motion, and it carried unanimously.
1.4 Approval of Minutes
Trustee Hughes moved to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2008 meeting as
presented; Vice Chair Schlund seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
II. LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT
2.1 Monthly Report, December 2008
Interim Library Director Yolanda Moreno gave a verbal report:
• Maya Rad’s artwork has been installed and will be displayed at the Main Library through
January 30, 2009. Articles about Maya and her artwork will be in the Plaza Review and
possibly the Foothill Sentry and other local papers.
• Nora Jacob’s last day with OPL was Friday, December 18. Her official retirement date is
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.
• Orange Public Library (OPL) has been awarded $5,000 in federal Library Services &
Technology Act (LSTA) grant monies to fund the Orange Public Library’s Shades of
Orange: El Modena Barrio Project. Taft Branch Site Supervisor Irma Morales wrote and
submitted the grant.
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• At the request of City Council, the City Mgr asked each department to submit a voluntary
Furlough Interest list for its entire staff, and if they would be willing to furlough 1 or 2
days per month. This is just a fact finding assignment only.
• We have been asked by the City Mgr. to submit the impact on our frozen positions.
2.2 Financial Reports for November 2008
Received and filed. The library is on target with its spending to date. We will get our budget cut
number for next fiscal year soon.
III. BOARD REPORTS
3.1 Report from Chair Westfall
No report.
3.2 Report from Foundation Liaison
Ms. Schlund reported that the Foundation had a good meeting last week. At that meeting,
Interim Library Director Moreno gave a presentation on what is happening with the library.
OPLF President Jim Beam will be stepping down in January and current Board Member Kim
Nichols will take over as President. The new slate of officers for OPLF Board of Directors 2009
is: Kim Nichols (President), Tom Searles (Vice President), Priscilla Selman (Secretary), and
Jonell Schlund (Treasuer). OPLF Executive Director Nora Jacob submitted a list of programs
that the Foundation would like to do for the library. Interim Library Director Moreno will
present this list to the library management team before committing to any program.
Board Member Kim Nichols will have a holiday party at her home on Monday, Dec. 29, 2008.
OPLF Executive Director Jacob and OPLF Campaign Coordinator Julie Kramer have settled into
their new office, which is on the 2nd floor of the library in the southeast corner of the building.
Their phone number is 714.288.2470.
The City Council approved to pay half of the OPLF Executive Director’s salary for six months.
OPLF will pay the other half.
OPLF will revisit its fundraising areas and opportunities in the New Year and make any
adjustments because of the economic bad times.
3.3 Reports from Trustees
Trustee Hughes reported that Orange County Archivist Phil Brigandi did a book signing at the
Orange Barnes & Noble last week. His latest book is Orange (Images of America: California).
Trustee Hughes asked if the library will be receiving a copy of the book. Interim Library
Director Moreno reported that we would get a copy for local history.
Trustee Hughes added that if the library has an author speaking series he would be interested in
helping with contacts. He has a list of names.
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Interim Library Director Moreno thanked Trustee Hughes for being part of the Library Board of
Trustees and for all his contributions.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
None
V. NEW BUSINESS
Interim Library Director Moreno asked the Board to be thinking about the library literacy program and
how we might come up with the $10,000 needed to run the program. Please bring your suggestions to
the January meeting.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Hughes moved, and Vice Chair Schlund seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting
at 3:45 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. The next meeting will be held on Monday,
January 26, 3 p.m. in the Staff Conference Room, Orange Public Library & History Center, 407 E.
Chapman Avenue.
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Yolanda Moreno, Interim Library Services Director Attested on