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OKANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
r�INUTES OF A REGULAR NiEETIN�
January 19, 1987
The regular meeting of the Orange Public Library Board of Trustees was
called to order at 4;30 p.m. by Trustee T1cEwan at Taft Branch Library.
Present: Trustees Courtney, Gorham, McEwan, Saenz and Way. Also present,
Taft Branch Manager, Hazel Wang, Director Karen A. Leo and
Sheila Gannon, Secretary to the Library Director
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as received.
Reports Presented and Discussed:
The Library Director's monthly report was reviewed and discussed. It was
noted that the videocassette program has been well received at Main, and
both branches will be instituting their programs very soon.
?Zaren Leo reported that interviews will be held on Wednesday, January 21,
for the Librarian II position at laft Tsranch. She stated that there are
about ten candidates, of whom two are from out of state.
Director Leo introduced the topic of library expansion and stated that the
killefer Park site has been proposed as one possibility. Trustee Saenz
offered to obtain a copy of the school district plans for future growth so
that the Board might take that into consideration when cnaking a decision
on the location of a new main library. Trustee McEwan suggested that the
Board take a field trip to see what might be available as a site. It was
moved by Trustee Way and seconded by Trustee Gorham that the Boara follow
this suggestion. Motion carried. The trustees agreed to meet at 4 p.m.
on February 23 at El Modena Branch for the purpose of touring East Chapman
Avenue.
Karen asked for the Board's support of the Service to the Homebound program.
She stated that Nora Jacob, President of the Friends of the Orange Public
Library, will attend the next Board meeting to explain the intentions of the
proposed program.
Director Leo reported that the retrospective conversion contract with OCLC
has been signed. Terminals are expected to arrive about February 13 and
training will begin shortly thereafter. The RFP to hire a library automa-
tion consultant is being issued today. There are three phases involved.
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January 19, 1987
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The tirst phase will determine the need and provide cost estima�esw The
secon�. phase is writing an RFP �oz an. �.utomated �ys�.em which incluc�es evalu-
ating the responses to the RFP an�. negotiating contracts with the selected
vendor(s) , The third phase will be implementing �.nd mc�nitoring the system,
She stated that she wou1�. like to have the RF�' writ�.en by the end of June
for submission �o vendors by Ju1y 1 and responses due by mid-August.
Karen said the li�brary wi11 pay �or the attendance of any Board member who
wan�s to at�Cend the workshop on library leadership sponsore�. by CALTAC in
Carlsbad on March 7, 1987.
Karen. explained tha� th.e :i3rown Act Amendments affec�G all meetings of Council-
appointed commissions and boards as well as City Council itself. It is
stated in the Sta:te Code that library boards are subjec�t td �the �3rown Act..
Karen noted that if a trustee has a matter which he or �he wishes to discuss
that might possibly include �c�arc� action, it must be p.ut on the agenda. She
askea that �rustees call the secretary with this inf_orma�ion a week ahea�. of
the scheduled zneeting� I�aren inf orm.ed the Board that agenc�as are po sted a.t
all three libraries on �.he ':C.hursda.y aft�rnQon pre�edi.n.g the Boar�. meetin,g,
Announcements�
Directox Leo made the �t��lowing an.nouncements:
All job classif ica�ion $�uc�y question.nair�s f�.�.led out by li.brary
employees were ha�.ded in to her tQd.aya Karen stated th.at there are
700 em�loy�es in �he City o� Orange working under 2S0 cl�.ssif.ications.
The purpose of the s�udy is to study e�is�ing jobs to see if cbmbining
some classifications tc� �.ecrease this number is justifi��., T1�e �tudy
is be�.ng conducted b� Ral��, Anders�n, & Ass�ciates �,r�.�a have done a lQt
of work for th.e League c�� Ci�Cies�
The Friends have received a gif� from �Iichael anc� Sharon Radin af an
Ii3M-PC mcanitor, two floppy disk drive� and a computer table. Initially,
it will be used for re�GrQspec�ive conversion at the Main Library; the
donor has ind3cated tha�k �� is �o be ma�.e avai�.able for p?�.bl�.c use
fo�lowing th.e re�rospective conversion project,
Truste� �orha�n repor�ed t�.at th� Book.sa.le �en�er in. t�,e E�dwar�.s Ho�.se is
ready �Qz the January 3U opea::�ing A He said books r,�i,�� be �n box�s by cate-
gories in the basement of the Main build�ng an� then will, be broug�� up fio
restock the shelves �.n �.he Center as needed during. the salea Sale prices
will be 25� for paperback baoks and 5�� for hardcover book,s.
�iazel Wang reported that the Taft Branch parking lot wi11 probably be com-
pletecl by the ana�ddle of February� She stafied that future plans are fc�r a
3,3Q0 square �oot extensian of th.e library bu�lding which would involve
remova�. of the Salter Annex�
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lrustee Way complimented Karen Leo and Nora Jacob on their presentation at
the Friends' program, "Everything You Ever Wanted to I:now About The Orange
Public Library."
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
I1ext Library Board meeting will be on Monday, February 23, 4 p.m. at the
�;1 Modena Branch.
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Karen A. Leo, Secretary At est T ebruary 23, 1987
to the Library Board
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