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08.17.1987 LBOT MINUTES .� � . �pF oR9i� G�,S, ��pFPORqrE,o!v� � p : Q cit of r : .. �._ y o an e 9y�f 4pq/16.�80��E� � ���NTY�P� incorporated 1888 orange public library • 101 north center • orange, california 92666 (714)b32-0391 ORANGE PU�LIC LI�RARY E30F�PD 0� TRUSTEES MINUTES August 17 , 1987 I . The regular maeting of the drange Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 4:33 p.m. by Chairwoman Way at the EI Modena Branch Library. ' Present: Trust��s Courtney, Gorham, f�cEwan, Saenz and Way. Also present, Karen R. �.eo, Library �irector ; Joan Biumenstein, Children's Librarian; Barbara Brotherton, Br�ncr Manager ; and ShQila Gannon, Secretary ta the Library Cirector . I � . TrustPe Gorham moved and Trustee Courtrey secended a mctier, to approv� the minutes of tha July ZC, ��07 , ���eetin�, rfotion carried. III . The L.ibrary Directar 's monthly report was reviewed an� discussed. Barbara Brotherton and ?rustee Saen� re,r,arted on tne �uccess of the program in har,or of the Mayor of (�ueretaro, Mexico, which was neld on July 2. They noted that both Nora Jecob, Pres"ident of the Friend� of the Orange Public Lib''81'V, and !�uth Evans, member o` the Orange Unified School Board , spoke to t�he assemblage in Spanish. Barbara also r�marked on th� excellent presentat ;ons made t�y th� students from Queretaro. Trustee Saenz Said he and his wife took a group of 17 students from Qrange on a five-week taur of Mexiro an� spent tw� weeks in Queretaro where they stayed in the I-�ames of the �luerEtaro students who had vi� ited Orange. Trus�ee Saenz nrought back with him two boxes of books which wer� sent as a gift to vr�,nc�e Public Library from thE City of Gtueretaro. IV. Director Leo announced that the re�,art co the City Council on the potential funding frcm the County for a Main Library facility is on the �genda for the August 19 C�uncil Meeting, and she urged th� Trustees to attend. ,�'� ..��� �RAN�E PU�LI� LIBRA�Y �aAR� �INUT�� August 17, 19�7 P��s two It w�� moved by Trustee Co�rtn�y, ��conded by Tru��e� Way, �h�t th� agsnda be �m�nd�d to ta�e activn v� the p�tent6�i of �oi�ing the Orang� ��unty Library �y�tem. Moti�� c�rri�d. it w�s �vv�d by firust�� M�Ewa�, �gconded by Tr��t�s Cvurtn�y, th�t �s a re�ult at �n i� d�pt� di��u�si�n afi th� Libr�ry �o�rd Mea�ing af Augus� 17, � i��t�r �� r���mm�ndativn be pr�p�re� st�ting that th� Libr�ry �oard un�nimously su�ports th� �ontinuanc� �fi th� 4ra�ge Publac Libr�ry a� a �unl�ip�! public�libr�ry and th�t they d� n�� �n�or�e ��in9�g ��e �ra�ge ��unty Library �ystem. Mvtian �arrisd. V. Th� �oard member� di,s��s�gd � d�cum��t r���ived �r�m G�ry ��rong, Sta�e Llbr�rian, �n governance af public { i�rarie� in g�n�rsl I�w citl��. Th� i�su� v� being s�l�l� a� �dvisary baard a� oppased t� bei�g a man��in� board w�s �ai��d, Dir�ctor L�� s�id she w� i,i give �h� m�mb�r� c�ples vf .the �d�c�tio� code �hich pe��aln� t� publi� iibr�� i��, � Vlo air��tor L�� r�ported that �� 181 t�gsne) , Library ��nstructi�n �nd Re�av�tf�n ��� vf 19�8, is curre�tiy in the �s��m�iy Educatia� C�rr�ittee. Dir�ct�r ��a e�caurag�d the �oar� tv ��nd � � r��ommend�ti�n i� supp�rt �f Sg 181 , Trust�e 5aen� m�d� th� motiQn thafi th� Libr�ry �o�r� �f Tru�t�e� go vn r��ord a� bein� �upp�rtiv� �f �� 161 , s�co�d�d by 7rus�ee M�Ewan. �o�Ean c�rrlsd. Trustge Ca�rtn�y �ug��sted th� drafting of a form�t t�r a�tter� �� b� ��nt to I�gl�l�t�r� which c��ld be adapted ta �a�� th�m p�rtin�nt to �ny give� s���ec�. VII . J��� �fumens�ein gav� � r�par� v� the Summ�r �eading Prvgram. �he ��id Qir�ct�r Leo h�d �sked her to pr�p�re st�ti�tics aver � five-year p�wi�d sh�win� the grvwth �f th� �ummer �eading Pr4gra�. The tat�l nu�ber af b�oks read thi� year h�s mnre th�n doubled the tntal f�r 1965. Th�re ha� been a fanta�tic incr�a�� in �umb�r �f boa�s r�ad at �he EI Mvden� Branch and �h� total �t the Mai� Library h�� incr�a��d by about 6,0�4 bo��s. T�i� year, stati�tics in�rea��� toward th� end of th� pr�gram instead �f d�cre�sin� �s in past , y�ars. �h� ��id t��re hav� been many po�itive corr�nents from p�rent�. Al�n, she s�id the Chiidren's �e�ti�� h�s been req�est�d ta s�nd the �c�oQl� a llst af th� nam�s �f ahildre� wha hav� partfcip�ted 1� �he �urra�er Re�ding �rogram. She s��t�d that the ���p�ratian �f the sc�ools is v�ry much appreciated,. J�an al�a m�n�i���d h�� �ppra�f�tion af the many busin�gses who d�nat�d p� i��s, And �he �tated that the �u��e�� of the pragra� c�uld n�t h�v� been �c�vmplf�h�d wlthvut the h�ip �nd c�operation of t�e Glrculatian Se�ti�n wh� chec�ed o�t a�d ��ec�ed in �{ ! thos� b�a��. Sh� �or�n�nt�d th�t thi� ha� been a year �f great �w�r�ness (n r��dinga �R�N�E PU�LIC L16RARY �OARD MINUTE� August 17, 19+�7 Pa�e three Trustee Saen� mad� � m+ati�n t� s�nd a �arr�nendation tv those invalv�d in the S�rr�n�r RQading Pr��r�m. M�tian �arrl�d. V i I I . J�an B I umenste i n rcp�r�ed tha� th�e n��ct pra�.�@c� wh i ch w i I I i rrvo I v� Children's �ervices is th� "Library Car� fvr Ev�ry Chiid"' �ampafgn. Tl�e campaign will cammen�e on Octo��r 1 and wlll �nd by Thanl�sgfvlrrg. �h� stated that th�y plar� to requ�st � r��afutivn in fav�r �f th� cempa 6 gn fram the 4ra�nge C i ty Counc i I �nd th� t3rar�ge Unified Sch�al Qi�triGt 6oard. She safd tl�ey wlll b� corrfiacting bath pub i I c �nd pr- i va�� �ah�v I� �c� �ncourage cE�i 4 dr�r� t� get i i br�ry ca�rds. The ��m�aign �naampa�s�� �I�ildren in �e�and thrau�h �ighth grad�� Jaan said th�y wouid ffl�� to h�ve a public figur�� �u�h as an Ar�g�f� vr F�ar�� p I ay�r, �nd�arse th� prc�gr�m. IX� alrecfior L�a repar�ed thafi °khe volunt�er� far th� Homebc�und D�liw�ry S�ry i c�e F��v� r��e i ved two haur� ofi �ra e n i ng ar�� carr�n��ncem�nt of de�f i v�r i e� 1� �ch�du i ed far m i�-5eptem��r° , Th�� c�r�1 tt�� i s �t i I ! �nd�av�ring fio locat� pe�pl� wh� wo�ld lil�� to re�c� ive the ssrvice. ,. �. Director L�a s�f� th� �r��t r�port fr�m Pe�t, Marwlck an library ,Yl ��tam�tian ha� b�en r�o�iv�d and is 6n th� pro��s� af r�vigw. Si�e �ta�ted that the R�P will pr�►b�b6y b� written �n� �v�ilabie in m i d-Naver��er � 7�10 Th� �aard dis�u�s��d a letter rec�iv�� fram Gary �tror�g, Chi�f E���ufiive Ofific�r of the C�( ifiorni� Libr�ry �+�rvices ��ard, in re�a�rd t� 1�87/�8 r�lmbur�em�nt r�t��. Direct�r Lev nvt�d ti�at the r�i�bureement ra�ke fo o r i�ter I�i brary �I oan ha� g��,� �p ab�ut 12 cent� p�r item. �i I i e D i reGtor L�o �ra�de tMe f�I I ow f ng �nnoun�em�r���; A►» Ta�ft �r�n�h wi I I hav� an �p�n Hous� or, A�ag�ust 1�, frmm 2.30 t� 4 p.m. �. Friends activ4ties: � 1 , The �r �end� have fund�d a tree t� be plar�t�d �t ��ch af the I f br�r i e� i r� hon�r of th� �J.�. Cor�gt i tu�i�n �i centenn i a l Ce i,ebra�i vn' The w(�ners +�f the �ssay �or�test uv i I 6 r�a� th�(r ����ys at the tree planting c�r�m�ny. 2. Th� fir�t b�oksal� afi the year will tal�s pl�ce �t th� M�i� L i br��ry an S�p�temb�r 18 �nd 19. aiwsctvr L�o al�e �nnounced thafi thsr� wil ! be a volunteer r��ognition cel�bration �t 7 p.m. �n 5ept�mber 30. Thi� vui { 1 be th� f i r�t +�f ar� annua i v�a!un°�eer �e I�br�t i on. Dfre�t�r L�o �aid �he will be �n va�a�kian fram S�ptember 9 �o ��''i��t�C�1�8C° ��s '.'rA.s�= °'�!BL I C L!SRARY BOARD M I NUTES Au�ust ': 7, t9$7 =`�•� . ;,,.,.- Trustee Courtney presented the motion that no meeting be held in September due to the fact that Director Leo wiii be on vacation, Motion carried. i � was moved by Trustee Gorham, seconded by Trustee Saenz that t�e meetsng be adjaurned. Motion carried. The meeting ad;ourned at 6:05 p.m. ����n.�.. ��. �(��— �.(.��-�-��_ (�ti L�)Ct..�- !�;aren A. Leo, Secretary Attested O�S ober 19, 87 to the L'+brary Board /SG