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ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
November t�, 1990
I . Roll Call
The regular meetlr�g af the Urenge Put,llc Lihrery F3oerd af
Trustzes wes celled to order et 4:36 p.m. by Chalrman Tom
Saenz at the Taft 6ranch Library, 740 East Taft Avenue.
Presenfi: Trustees Saenz, Courtney, Gorham, McEwen en�1 Way.
Also preeent: r4erry Stern, MeJn Llt�rery Manager ; Hazel wsr,g,
Branch Services Manager ; Eugenia Wong, Technical Services
Manager ; and Karen LEo, Librdry Dlrectar .
II . Introduction - Technical Servlces Meneger
Director Leo introduced to the Board of Trustees the new
Technical Services Manager , Eugenfa Wong. Manager Wong brlefly
informed the Board of her experience In technical services,
reference, circulation, and acquisitlons mostly in public
libraries. Each Trustee introduced themselves to Eugenla and
briefly described their servlce on the Board.
Ilt . Approvel of Mfnutes
Trustee Way made the correction on the spelling of "Champalgn"
( incarrectly speiled "Champaigne") in the Minutes of the F�oard
of Trustee9 Meeting helcl October t5, 19�i), an Pbge Faur ,
Paragraph A.
Trustee Gorham moved that the minutes be approved as corrected.
Seconded by Trustee Way. The motion passed.
IV. Flnencial Repart
Uirector Leo informed the Trustee9 that the dlscrepency In the
Administration personnel exper�dlture report for September
di�cus�ed et 18at rnanth'� meeting was re�olved. Technlcal
Service� personnel expendltures were mistakenly cambined with
Admi n i strat i on se I ar i es and the F i nance aepr�r trnent I-�es c�rrected
the situation in the October expenditure repart.
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 101 N. Center Street • Orange,CA 92666-1591
EI Modena Branch • Santiago Hills Branch • Taft Branch
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th� "F'er�;ent��� ��iar���" �a 1 umri. C i rcu I�t i c�ri f i�yur-�� ��t�t��n
E� �c���r�� gr-r�ri�h �n� ��ri�t 1��� N f I i� E�r-�r���� L 1�r-�r i�� v��r�
corr����r��d. C�I r-�et�r L�r d I�tr I�ute� t� Tr-��t��� r� �r+�r�i�r-�r�du�r�
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L I�+r�ry ���r�i r�� c�r� t�r� u�e �f t��� �I {�cr��rt�, ���r���i L I br�r-�-
E���t�t1�l i�r, �Fi� f�lt it �r�i� r���i �glbl�.
VI . L�gislgtive Up�#�te
�. Wurl�sh�p �ar► Le�i�l at ive Pra�e�s
i�i r�:�to�- L�o encour�g�d �! I Tru�t��� t� �ttertd th� �LA
���v�r�rri�nt F��f�t i�ir�� c��irr-�r�l tte� �ror��h���� ,�1..i t�rar- I�� �r�� t�i�
i�c�1 I t f c��I �r�c���: H��r ta �i,��� l� 1���� f�r '��au" g �t t��
Le�r�g ���ch Hy�t� R��enc�y r�ri J�s�;.��ry �1 , 1��� .
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�. Library Automation Projeat
Direct�r Leo reported that INLEX is pianning er�h�r�cemen�� to
'.�R�r��i�� t�t� ��t��n�t�c3 � i��ery �y�te�i. M�RC ed i t i rrg i� d��
I� r�i d-N��e��t�er- �t�d f�����ir-d �e�r-�h ��i#��n��r�i�nt� �r� �u� I t�
!��t� F��r��r-y �r �l�r��i. ��c�rni��d �ril�i�nc��i�nt �d�t�� ��t�r�
s I I d�, hc�w�ver , �a �he r�cnrra��nd��{ g i v 1 r�g � c����I i n� ta
INL.EK by whi�h time INLEX must meet the �p�cified re�po�,�e
time� in i�s �ontract with the Library. A! I Tr��tee�
�upp��t�d g i�r i r�g I i�LE�t a fi I r-m dead i i n�.
�. �Isin Librery Hispeni� T��n Pro�rs�m
�.�i���:t�r L�� ���i��� �r��te�� that tl�� r°+�quest t� �h�
t':�I I ��t`t'6 i� ����� L.4�°'at`t�F"+f f�� ���rnn� °����- f}.��+� i r°�� ��r- th�
F�- ��n�!� "-��c�� f€-�s� �-����-�# �..���-��� L-���-�i��� �€��
�:�s�a���+��=l� i��t� ��:t fur��� was approved i� the �mount of
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�. �!e�r�r�i ng pr�+c��s
1 . Adoption �f Rale�, Gaeis �nd C►b�ectives
Director Leo will pre�ent to Trust�es th� Pl�nning
Proc��s "Roies, (�oai� and C�bjectives" at next month'�
m��t i rrg.
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MEETING �F NOVEMBER 19, 1990
PA�� TN�EE
2. �rogress t� aat�
�Ir��t�� L�� ���1$I��� t�i� �i� ��$i� ��I�ct�d �y t��
group �n tt�� P1��n1�� Pr�����.
Tru�t�� ��urtn�y ���n��� ���f# f�r i�vlting �i� t�
parti�ipdte in the Planning Process, He found
invalvement with the staff and I�arning mar� �bout
libr�ry services val�abte.
�IIle N�w Bu�in�ss
A. LiteraGy Grent
�lrect�r L�a t�an�ed �rgnc�� S�rvic�� M�����r H�z�i ���g f�r
�er m�ny hours �f �or� �riting a Liter�cy �rant. �anager
�an� re4�t�d t� th� Tru�t�es t��t the gr��t ��ek� ��5,���,
th� m��8rnurn �m�u�t all���d, �nd ifi �p�ra�e�, ��ul� �e f��m
�ctab�r 1 , 1��i t� �����mber ��, 199�. �Ir�ctar Le�
r��ue�te� �oerd �ctian s�t���ri�fng �u�ml��i�� �f � Ll�er���
�r�nt �� t�e U. �. �ep�rtmEnt �f Educ�ti��. Tru�t�� �ay
m�v�d t��t t�� �osr� $uth�rl�� th� Li�r���'� �p�li��tion f�r
� Literscy �r�nt; th� m�tian ��� �e�anded by Tru�t��
Gorham. The Ma�ion pas�ed unanimously.
�. MU�L �r��t
T�ie �i���ry r��e���d ��,�3� #n f��e��l Llbr�ry ��rvl��� s�id
�on�tru�ti�n �ct fu��s #��� th� �slif��nl� �tat� Librar�.
�4r��tor L�a ��piein�� t��t �URL fur��� 8r� b���d ��
�t���4�t i rar�. ��s��rrr��,r� ���ni �ue�t i�n�� �her� t����� fun��
w�u!d be �I l c►c�t�d. C�i r�ct�►� ��� �c��f s�� th��t th� fur��i�
v��u I d �� u�e� f�r pur�hr�1 r�� r�f�r��s��� m�t�r i�I� �n� b�,�i��
�ari �1 agr���y �r�d h i�t�ir i c �r����v�t i�n, i .�, , r�rch I te�tur�,
i nt�r- i�r de�i�r�� ��rd�r�i n�, furn i ture, �tc. fr-�r�n 1�7�i-1���.
c. �� �arg� ��d��t
Dir�ctar Leo attended a City budget hearing �hi� week and
reported ta th� Tru�te�s fihat the City is anticapa�ing �
�2-� mi9liar� �hor-tfaf ! b�s�d an r�duced Gi�y s�1e� t�x
t��ve�ru��. The L i brary D�p�r tr�et�t gav� up ��37,Q�� i r�
budgete� fund� mc��t4y un�pent apprnpriations for �pening the
��nt i�gc� H i I I� gr$�ich �.i h�rery, t� h�!p s I !��r i�te the
shortfall .
L�. PLA �onf�ren�e
C►i r�Gtc�r- Le� r-e�arr�er��ed th�t �1 i Tru�t��� �tterid th� 1��1
�'LA �ar�fer��i�e tc� �e h�l d ��r��:�� ��-2� i�i ���i �i�g�.
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�. WMite Hou�� Confer�nc� on Llbrary and In�orm�tion Services
DBrectar Leo en�ouraged �II Trust��� to consider applying
far c�ndidacy a� � ��ii �arnia de{�g�te to the �hite Hau�e
C��f�r���e �� L��r$ry �nd ir�for���ti�� ��rvl���.
� F. �t�ff Servic� Aw�r�s
Tru�t�� ��urt��y m���� th�t th� �aerd o# Tru�t��� ���sent
� I��t�� of c���ratul�ti��� t� N���y L�n� f�r her �� �e�r�
�f �erui�� fi� t�� LI��$ry ��p�rtment. ���1�� �������� �y.
Tru�t�e ��y. Motd�n pa���d un�ni�ou�iy.
1�. Annauncem��fi�
A. Ma�n Libr�ry Man�g�r V�cancy
�����t�r L�� rep�rte� t� t�� Tru�te�s ��� r�si���ti�� �f
M�i� ���r�ry ��n���r ��rry St�rn t� ac��pt � Library
���r� in�t�� ���iti�� �l��i ��u�t ��n ��t�nl� ��II���.
Direct�r L�� a�vi�ed th�t th� recruitment pr�c��s has
b�gu� for this position and th� �l��ing dat� for appli-
c�t9ons is ���em��r i4.
�. C�A Attenda�ce
T�� repa�t� f��m �taff ��� ���d �t�e�d�� the 19�� ���
��nf�re�ce �e�e pre������ t� Tr-��te��. Glir�ctur- L�o ����i��d
st-i� �c�u I d pr�v I�� mrre �t�f f �LA r��c�rt� !n G���r�i�=er'�
p���.et.
�. Ha I i dey P'�r ty
D i rectar Lea presented Trus�tee� �r(th i nv i t�t d c�n� to th� 1�3��0
�lbr�r� hr�4f��y ��rty.
D. Frf�nds of OPL
��-��f r�n�r� �r��r�� gave r� r���rt ta th� Tr u�te�� �if �-�I� �r�c�
Tr�st�� NlcE�r�r�'� ettendarrce �t a j�i nt �r !�nd� of t�� t�r-�r��e
f'u�i I i c L l�ar�r�y E��€�rc� of L�i r��tc��� �r-�� �r�rig� Pu�[ l� L i�r�ir�y
�a�r� �f Trust�e� m��tln� hel� +��t�b�� 3t�.
E. t�ther
D�irector Leo di��r° ibuted an invitatian forw�rded to h�r
�f f i�e for th� L i br�ry �o�rd a�f Truste�� i nv i t i n� tk-ierr� ta a
Nor th Ne�k Cornrnun i c�t i ans 4pe� House.
ORANGE PUB�IC LIBRARY
6�AR� �F TRUSTEE�
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 1990
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It was moved by Trustee McEwan that the meeting be adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
The motion �es second�d by Trustee Way. The motion p�ssed unsnimou�ly.
Next Me�ting: December 17, 1990, in �irectar Leo's affice at the Main
Library, 1di Nurth Center Street, �rsnge, C�lifornie �26fi6_
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I�are A. Leo, Secretary Attested an C��
to the Library Boerd
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