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ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BQARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
Ootober t'6, 1990
i . Rall Call
The regular meeting of the Orange Public Library Board of
Trustees was called to order at 4:31 p.m. by Chalrman Tom 5aenz
In the Main Library Community Room, 101 North Center Street,
Orange, California.
Present: Trustees Saenz, Courtney and Gorham. Aiso present:
Hazel Wang, Branch Services Manager and Acting Technical
5ervices Manager , and Karen Leo, Library Director .
Absent: Trustees Martha McEwan and Nancy Way.
il . Approvel of Minutes
Trustee Gorham moved that the minutes of the September 17, 1990
meeting be approved as presented. Seconded by Trustee Courtney.
III . Financlal Heport
There was a general discugsion of the August financial report
submitted by Director Leo. Adminietration's salary budget
appeared to be slightly over budget.
IV. Library Director's Report
Director Leo discussed the circulation figures from September.
Trustee Courtney thought the drap in circulation at the EI Modena
Branch Library might be due to the opening of the Sentlago Hllis
Branch Library and Library Director Leo reported she would
measure this impact on circulation figure9 over the next
several months.
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 101 N. Center Street • Orange,CA 92666-1591
EI Modena Branch • Santiago Hills Branch • Taft Branch
QRANG� PUB�I� LIBRARY
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MiNUT�S 4F OC�O��R 16, 199�
P�GE T�0
V. Legisletive Upde�e
Trust�es Caurtn�y, Gorham end Saen2 all commen�ed an th�i�
epPr�ci�ti�n of Mlke Dillon'� legi�letive upd�tes es�h �ont�.
Tru�te�s sugg��t�� e lett�r be writt�� by �lrect�r L�� t� �r.
D6Bi�n ��pr���ing haw usefu4 �he Trus�ees tind this infarm�tl��.
Vi . �Id 8usin�ss
A. Librery Au�am�tian �raJaat
Dir�ctor Lea g��e � full rep�rt on fih� Ful { Loed ��gpons�
Tlm� Perfarmance T��� campi�ied �n ��pt�mb�r �� inv��uing
�il �taff and �any volunt�ers to te�t t�e iniex, Inc.
Autom�ted Li�r�ry Sy�t�m. Th� t��t feli p����cularty �h�rt
in the are�� af k�ywo�� �earc� $nd MARC u�load. Inlex h$�
sixty day� in which to re�pond to the deficiencies. Anvth�r
Full Lo�d T��t �ay be ���es��ry.
e, Main �ibrary Hi�panic Teens P�ogr�m
Director Lea was p6�a��d to announc� the Caiifarnia State
Library'� grant award of �58,752 for the continuati�n of
the F� ie��l� �tQp progrem f�r FY 9Q��� . Chelrm�n �sen�
�uesti�ned th� gr��t'� zera �mount fior �8aeri�s �nd
ben�fit�, and Q�r�ct�r Lea pointed ��t that the�� fund� c�me
u�d�r operati�ns and expens�� b�caus� the empl�yees �re
c�ntra�fival . I� th� FY 9i/�2 budget r��ue�fi the �ity h��
fientativel� approved the ab�orptlon �f t�ese employee
p�sitions i�ta �ng�ing �i�y operation�.
�. Pisnning Proee��
1 . Adopti4n of M6��ian 5t�t�ment
THE ORANGE PUB�lC LIBRARY i� COMMlTTE� TO
PROVIDING MATERIALS AN� SERViCE� TO MEET
THE INF4RMATIONA�, E�UCATIONAL ANa
RECREATl��AL NEED� �F THE ENTIRE G��MU�ITY �
!N A WELCO�ING AN� F�I�NDLY ATM���HER�.
TNE LlBRA�Y �UPPa�TS iNT�LLECTUAL FREE�DM,
�RE�ER�E� L��AL NERiTA�E, A�a RESPECT�
THE CULTURAL �lVERSiTY QF THE COMMUNITY.
�RAN�E PU�LIC Ll�RARY -
BO�Rp OF TRUSTEES
MEETIN� �F OCT�B�R i5, 199�
PAGE THREE
Chairman �aenz ques�i�ned th� order af word�
in th� phrase, '° inf�rmatian�l , �duc�tl���!
�nd �ec�eato�n�l . " Directar L�a a��we��d
th�t there w�s intense dis�u��'son� reg�rdin�
�he �equ�nc� af th��e wo�d� ��d It wss decided
by the Planning Proces� partic3p$nt� th8t �renge
Pu�li� Library wauld �� pri�arlly �n inf�rmatio��i
li�rary; scMo�! �nd �c�d�mic li�rerie� �ev� the
primery ch�rge �f �eing �ducetio�el if��eri��. Th�
�upport �f " inteiiectu�i fr�edom" ��� �i��us��d ��d it
��� point�d �ut thet this con�ept ��� s�pparted by
both th� Library Ba�rd of Trustees and �range �ity
Council in the Library Bill of Rights. A moti�n wa�
mad� by Trus�ee C�urtn�y to 8ccept the M1��i��
St�tement �� writ��n. T�� m�ti�n wa� �econd�d by
�rustee Gorh�m. �inc� Truste�� McEw�n and Way were
active in the Planning Proce�s and writing of the
Draft Mi�sion St�tement, the B��rd vot�d un�nim�u�ly
t� a�cept the Missi�n �tatem�nt as wrltten.
Vag . New Busine�a
A. Local Hlstory Room �un�
1 . Frlends of 4rang� Public Librery
Fri�nds o� �rSng� Publi� Libr�r� have da�et�d �3,���
#or a Locat Mi�tory RQom in a n�w Main Library, and
are c�mmitt�d t� �� �dditi��ai �1 ,�4� es�h year �fte�
�hi� initiei donation.
2. Centennisl Commis�ion
Th� �ent�nni�l Committee hes d�n�ted �2�, 140.�i f�r
t�� �u� lding �n� fur�i�hing �� � ¢utur� L�c�l Ni����y
Raom.
�. �w �0/91 Budg�t
Becau�e �ai�s tax rev�nu�s �re dow� 11I, causing a ��.5 �a
�3 million City revenu� �hortfall , th� City has pl�ced a
free�e on �iring person�el for new po�i�io�s. Direc�vr L�o
advi�ed th�re are mor� budg�t he�rings upcaming �nd �he
w�uid be b� ingins mar� inform��i�n ta the ���rd.
ORANG� PUg�IC LlBRARY
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VIII . Announ��ment�
A. T�ahni�al Servia�� ��neger Po�i�ian
Di��c�or Le� enn�unced the hir �n� �f Eu�eni� W�ng af
Champaign , IlPinni�, f�r Technicai Service� Manager
beginning ovem�er 5. Mrs. Wong c�mes fram a �i�il�r
siaed { 6brery wit� �upe�b �r�denti�l�.
�. cLA at�ena�n��
Eight Librery staff inernber� will be att�ndin� th� �LA
�o�fer�nce in S�n Diego an Navember �-6.
C. Fri�nd� �f OPL
Friend� of Or�ng� Public Li���ry wili hald a boak��i� at
S��tiag� Hill� �n �ataber 27. Di��ct�r �ea �f�� �dvi��d
goard trustee� of the �urch�se �f 12 n�� b��k s�elves by
the F� i�nd� f�r fiheir garege bao��t�re.
D a t�fiher'
Dire�tor Leo �ordially invited ail Board member� �r� the
L i b�°�r y'� annue I h�1 i day p�r�ty �►n I�ecember 7, et fi:30 p.m.
i n the I��i r� L i�rery'� �Cs�mm�n i ty Ftoc�m.
�ranch Sewv�ce� Manag�r Hazel Ws�ng reparted nn th� F� lend�
,�f fih� arang� F'ub f i c L 8 brar-y's I a�t goard af Q i r-�cts�r'�
meet I ng. Truste�� w�r� i nv i t�c� tt� at�Cend the c��t�ber
me�t i ng �f the Fr i�nd� a f t�range Pub 1 �c L i brar�y to b+� he f d
on Tuesday, Octaber 3a, �t fi.�� p.m. i n th� hAe i n L I brsr�y'�
Camrri�r�i ty Ra�csm.
1 fi wa� m�ved �y Tru�te� Garham th�t th+� m�et I r�g be edJourr�+ed. �'he mot ion
wa� ��c�nd�d by Trustee Cerurtn�g�. Th� m��ting edj�urn�d at 6:2� p.m,
Nex� M�eti�g: N�vernb�r 19, 199f3, at Teft �rsre�h Library�, 74� Ee�t �'�ft
Av�n�a�, Qranc�e.
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�ar�n �4. Lea, �ecretary Atte�ted c�n
tv th� L i brar-y Board
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