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04.20.1987 LBOT MINUTES pti 1 IBR 4g �-- R,p� pF �k? �"/ .. I:J��.� ,�/j.,��\��pPPORqTf,o�+� C' � - � � � `~ �.,: * �=` _-' �� c�t of oran e ��,y �-� _ y Y g ;. 9 � C� ��`,4� ,,�.Cf.4AFiL 6.�80 \EO q��E C�;1��'�� ���NTY�P� orange public library. 101 north center.orange, california 92666•(714) 532-0391 OFANGE PUE�L I C L I E�RAFY BOflRD (�INUTES OF A fiEGULAR hiEETING Apr-i 1 Lt), 19$7 I. The regular meeting af the Or�nge Public Library E�oard of Trustees was called to order at 4:�_�5 p.m. by Trustee Way at the Main Libr�ry. F'resent: Trustees Courtney, Gorham, Saenz and Way. Also present, Karen A. Leo, Library Director; Sheila G�nnon, Secretary to the Library Director; and Andre� Dietze, Library, Science �tudent �t UCLA. Absent: T'rustee McEwan II. The minutes of the previo��s meeting were �ppraved �s received. • III. The Litarary Director's monthly report was reviewed and discussed. IV. Fersonnel �h�nges were noted. V. A. Director Leo said retrnspective conversion is going very well. Adult non-fiction will prob�bly he finished in about two weeb;s. B. I��ren Leo stated that Peat, Marwick, Mitchell ��c Company have been awarded the libr�ry �utomation consult�nt contract. She said they have more e;;perience in worl�ing with libr�ries and have li.br�ri�ns on their staff. In addition, they ��ibmitted the law bid. Their corporate office is located in San Francisco, but they also have �n Orange County office. VI, Y�:aren reported on mid-year budget req�iests. Co«ncil has approved �2,�7s7U for E1 Modena E�ranch ta realign their shelving in the j��venile are�. ThiS will be done in canjunction with str�etching the carpet so that moving all of the books and the shelving will ❑nly have to be done once. This wi11 necessitate that the library be closed a weel�, �nd the re�ommended period is from May 18 through M�y 25, F'�sblicity is planned for the newspapers, alI three libr�ries and cablevision. It was moved by Trustee Courtney and seconded by Trustee Saenz that the E1 hlodena ti�anch Library may be closed fr-om May 18 through May �5 for carpet stretching and shelving rearrangements. Motion c�rried. Q����� �'����� L������ ����� ����T�� �' Apr-i 1 �i.�, �.��37 �'�g� �wca T}��e tc� the f�ct that we �t�ve crn 1�€ beg�.�n tc� f u11 gr �.�t i 1 i�e [3CLC �i n�e �7un�, �.9�b, in���f�i�i�nt fund� we�-� b�.adget�d fcar- thi� �erv��e. ���.�nci�. h�� �pp�^c�ved �he ne�e���r-y addi ti�nal. f��nd� %n th� �mount caf �1?,:�c.�sr. ��►�.sn�i 1 �1�o appr-c�ved �he �pprgpr-i ati crn ca� �1,�u�J far- �c�n��tr-ucti can of a �tr��� b i n �ne 1 c��c.{r-e �t �he hl��.n �.i b�ar-y. The Rar-k:�.nc� 1 c�t i� �1 r-��d�r b�a�Rgeted f c�r� rede�i gn and �-e�urf�ci ng; th� tr��h bi n �n�1ca��.��� w�11 tae con�tr-ucted �� �the ��m�+ time. VII. I3i����kas� �ec� r�par-��d th�t the pr-capc�s�d 19�?/8� budc�et ha� been f�vc��-�b I y reeei r�ed. The Ci�y l��n�ge� h�� �p�Rr�c�v�d al mcrst , e�re�-ythi ng c�n th� mai nt�n�s�ce 1��rel. He i� hc�1 di ng Off ort twc� � i fiem�s the r-eq�.�e�� fc��° f i ve pec��l� to �tte�nd CLA and �h� �eque�t �+��- � rr�a� f�i b��r i�n I I pc��i ti can �t the E�. Mcaden� �E�r�nch. �7th�r- �t���-�� r�f �ancer-fi�i nty ar�e« � �.�r-ge �cr�en �el evi�i Qn �n Audi c►vi���al whi ch wc�o.�1 d t�e �.c�ed by the enti�-� �i t�; mi crc��omp�.4t�r� f c�r- Ta�t and �1. �c�den� �ranche�y �n� � de�k:, wha.�h i� nee��d i f the Li br��r�i�� T� �� E1 f�c�d�na i� ��prr�ved. k:.�r�en ncate�i that tt���-� wer-e f a.f�y�—f i ve �e��.���t� thr-eaughau� fihe �i ty fQr� n�►� per��c�r�nel i n the �'�' 87/88 hud���k. �h� ��tated th�t �he La�r-�ry ha� al�o ���:ed fc�r- �a 19—haur- �r�cr�ta�r, pri m�r-i 1� �f�r �1 I�+�den�, au�t .a1 s� tc� k�e ��€�d �t T'af� and .. �lai n. Tr��k�t�ee ��en� c�ffe�-�d tc� dr�a�� � 1et��r fr�am �he E�c��rd to �l�ycrr� � I�er-e� r-ec�mmend i ng the �dd i t i c�n a�F � Li k�t��ri�n I I pca�i ti can �t th� . E7. Mc�d�na �r�nch �J I I I. �h� �i r-�� �ne�t a ng �f � new Hi�pani� Li i�r-�r-y t�dvi�ary �ammi tte� v�i 11 b� held c�� A�ar�al ��, 5; i� �.m, , at �1 Mc�den� E��^aneh �.�.br-ar�r. Tl�� c:cammi�te� wa.l l pr�ab�bl y �neet quart�**r-1 y. �1 1 i�t of name� af pcatent i�I membe�-� c��F the Hi���r�i c Li br�ar�+ Adva.�c�r-y Gc�mmi�ktee vr��► pr-��ri�led by �layar F'�r�e�, �oun�ilman �ar-rer� and �ar-bara �Sr��h�r-t�an. . T�^u�te� ��en: ��i�i m�ny i n the H�.�p�n a,c cc�mmun i ty need tc� be e��ucated i n th�i r- c�w� ].�ngu�g�, �nd he �dvac�ted the �ur�cha�e c�f .mo�-� el emen�ar-y �p�ni�h bc�a�;� �ui t�b�.� �f ar �d�:�l��. �k. l�ir-�c�k�rr L.�ca ma�le �he f�llc�wing �nnc��.�n�emen��: A. �a.ty C�aunc�.l ha� appr-c�ved the L.�.bra�-y ��r-�ri�e t� th� Hcame�ound ��c�gr-�m, �nd a.� i� hoped th�t �h� �er�aa ce wi 11 begi n �.n �ep��mbe�. E�. A� �nergy a�.cdi t �t th� h�ai n L�.ar-�ry► cr�ec,arr-ed ,a.n �'�b�ua�-y �h�-ough � gr�n� .�fr�cam the C�li��rr-r�a.�a �net�gy �ammi��ion 4��C} . .' We ���:ed �h�� they e�pe�i�11 y_g�.ve u� x nf c►r�ma�i an �n c��lr- h�ati ng �nd �a.r� ccand i�i c�ni ng �y�tem. An .en�rgy c�n�c.�l.tant f�-Qm � '�. - ORANGE pUBL�C L I E��At�Y �OAFtD h�I hIUTE� � Ap�i1 ��, 1987 - F'a�e thr-ee . San F.ranci�co came on Apri1. 17 tQ provide .a more det�iled analy��is than.the fi�-�t consultants were able to provide. The � report fram the CEC is c�ue the end a�F thi� month. - C. I�aren Leo wi 11 be i'n '�acr�mento �I�ay 1�, iL and 14 far Legi�lative D�y, the Califarni� Lihr-�ry Service� F�oard meetYng and committee wor�. D. M;aren wi 11 al so attend a worl,shop on recr�.�i ti ng students ta . Librarianship at the �tiversid� City and Co��nty F'ublic Library . an h��y 11. , . E. The Amer-ican Liar-ary A�so�i�tion (ALA) Conference will be held - in S�n Fr�ncisco J��ne ^7 - July 2. �'�ren tentativel:y plan� to attend a pr-econference on "Co�t Finding for �ublic Libra�ie5. " �lar.gar-et Donnellan, Ha�el Wang �nd Jo�n C�mpbell will ae attending the ALA Gonference, als�a. F, Tr�.rstee .Gor�ham r-epor�ted that the bool� sal e at the Mai n Li brary v�ent very well. The ne�t bao4� �aie, which will be the. last until the Fall , will be �t the E1 I�oden� E�ranch on May 16. He al sa r-epar-ted th�t the Fri end� ❑f the Dr-ange �'ubl i c Li brary have 'a new lago which will appear- on letterhead and envelope�. , He stated that twQ crr three of� the Fra.end� �re worwing as valunteers on the retrospective conver�ion project. G� Tr�,��tee �lay stated �khat she attend� meetings af the Fr-iend� of the L�.bt�ary Fo�tndati on two or� three ti mes a year. 8he sai d the ' Foundat i on i s goi ng to h�ve � f��nd r ai�er f�e�turi ng an author.., � Donald �t�nw�ood, on Sund�y, �I�y 17, fr-om :� p.m. to 6 p.m. to be hel d �t the home of E1 i�aaeth �nd Tom Ti,er-ney at �41� rilesa _ D�ive, ��nt� An� Height�. Tru�tee �aen� announced that the br-ange Unified School Di�trict ' wi11 have � p�renting conference offer-ed in Engli�h, Vietn�mese and Spani�h on �lay .1�4. E�ar-b�ra E�rotherton wi11 be conducti.ng a worE��hop on how to. u��. librar-y re��urces-. � , , - � � . Tru�tee Gorham �nnounced that the IMasonic Lodge in Orange will pre�ent a pl�ay i n thr-ee a�cts enti tl ed, "It Happened i n P'hi 1�de1 phi�. " Thi� presentati on, i n honor- of the F�i cQntenni al of the United 5tate� Gon�tit�.�tian, i�s eo-�pon�or-ed by the Fr i�nd� of The�Qr-�nge �ubl i c Li br-ary and i s f r-ee to the pub 1 i e. The p�^e�entata.on wi 11 t�ke p 1�ce at the �Ia�oni c Lodge, 7c.� F'laaa Sq�.�ar-e, at 7:�U p.m. an �lay i9. ,� ORflNGE F�BLIG LI��fl�Y �QA�D MIN�TES April 2G, 1987 F'age four k;aren Leo st�ted that the Friends will be planting a tree at each of the libr�ries in celebratian of the L�icentennial of the Canstitution. Essay contests wili be held and the winners will read their essays at the tree plantings. It was announced that George Gorham had an article puhlished in the Masonic magazine, "New Age. " The F�oard extended their congratulation� ta George on this accomplishment. The meeting adjourned at b: i� p.m. Ne>;t Library Board meeting will be on Monday, May 18, 4:3U p.m. , at the Main Library. , � � , r'" � � � � ;. l��-�.- ; �� ,�� , �� , �� t ,;;� ,� � M1..., I�'aren A. Leo, Secretary Attestect"�hlay 18, 1987 tn the Library board !SG