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WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY PRESENT
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSLibrary Council host Art Blauvelt welcomed the Library Council of Washington to the McCleary City Council Chambers . Chair Neel Parikh led the introductions beginning with new member, Linda Pierce. Art was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for his service as the first Chair of the Council. He was thanked for his leadership. HOST PRESENTATIONThelma Kruse, Director of the Timberland Regional Library, spoke about the
Timberland Regional Branch Libraries and the challenges of providing service to
an inter-county district. K-12 SUMMITSusan Baker and Nancy Graf reported on the April 26, 2000 K-12 Summit. Nancy, a member of the newly formed K-12 steering committee, reported on the discussion surrounding the question posed at the Summit of "What will libraries look like in the year 2005?" Jeanne Crisp was thanked for her contribution to the Summit. Council discussed the librarian's role in providing leadership and the role as an information manager. The importance of the school librarian being seen as an informational professional was noted. Council discussed a joint meeting with a member from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Washington State Library, the Washington State Library Commission, and the Council. LEGISLATIVE UPDATEJan Walsh reported that the Washington State Library (WSL) sustained a $103,000 cut in their budget. As a result, WSL has instituted a hiring freeze. She also reported that WSL was given money to move some of the staff and work stations out of the building to ease crowding. Jeff Martin reported that the Statewide Database Licensing was not funded. The importance of a grass roots committee and mobilization of the Washington Library Association was noted. LIBRARY SURVEYThe results of the 2000 Library Survey were discussed. It was suggested that the library community be informed that telephone consultation was available from the Washington State Library Consultants Team regarding grant writing. MARKETINGA Council marketing committee was formed following a discussion on joint LSTA project marketing. The committee consists of the following:
The LSTA Project Marketing Committee will form a general message of the combined different initiatives to help generate projects for FY2002. MEETING DATESThe Council decided to change the November meeting date to Monday, November 6, 2000. The location will be the Port Townsend Library, with Carol Cahill as the host. MEETING NOTESMOTION: The March 7, 2000 Library Council of Washington meeting notes were
approved with the following changes: PROPOSAL REVIEWThe FY2001 Library Services and Technology Act proposals were reviewed. The proposals will be forwarded to the Washington State Library Commission for feedback at their June 8, 2000 meeting. Council discussed creating a proviso regarding additional funds. The suggestions were made to add any leftover money to grant cycles, to use as matching funds with grants, or to use for preparing a marketing plan for the Statewide Database Licensing project. This matter will be discussed further at the next meeting, August 1, 2000. Reference Performance Training Statewide Database Licensing STATEWIDE PLAN UPDATEKaren Goettling reported that the Statewide Plan Revision materials will be available at the Washington Library Association Conference in Tacoma, Washington. The next Statewide Plan Revision sub-committee meeting will be May 10, 2000. The Council discussed the draft Statewide Plan library survey as presented in the May 2, 2000 meeting packet. WASHINGTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCEJeff Martin distributed a draft informational Council brochure that will distributed at the Washington Library Association Conference. GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS� Mike Eisenberg will host and facilitate the next K-12 steering committee
meeting � Carol Cahill will send Jeanne Crisp the instructional page for the Statewide Database Licensing project she created � Neel Parikh will report on the WSLC feedback on the FY2001 proposals at the August 1, 2000 � The LSTA Project Marketing Committee will form a general message of the combined different initiatives to help generate projects for FY2002 NEXT MEETINGAugust 1, 2000, Ballard High School Library, Seattle Washington Agenda Items Respectfully submitted, « Back |