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LibraryBoard | 2006-08-09 | 4 | Page 4 of 6 Minutes of the Library Board Meeting August 9, 2006 D. Friends of the Alameda Free Library (M. Skeen) Friends President Skeen said that they continue planning for the new Café. At the second chance book sale, the Friends moved several hundred boxes of books; sales figures were not yet available. E. Library Building Watch (M. Merrick) Recording Secretary Merrick was pleased with the recent issue as it had highlighted all the upcoming grand opening events. There will be little reminders of these events in each issue that comes out prior to the new Main's opening. Merrick cited issues that arose when printing off the newsletter from its e-mail format, and Member Krongold advised her to speak with Vertical Response's technical support team if the problems persist. Board President Butter inquired if we had thought about what we would do once the new building opens - will it still be called the "Library Building Watch"? Director Chisaki suggested the possibility of having a contest to re-name the publication. F. Patron suggestions/comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's response. One patron suggested that senior citizens might get a little more time to keep borrowed movies. Staff conferred, and the loan period for videocassettes will be extended from one to three weeks, with the same period applying to music CD's beginning September 1. A patron request was made to increase the DVD collection for kids. Active selection of children's DVDs has been going on this past year, however, due to their popularity, the collection saw much damage and loss over the first month. The collection has now been increased to about 200 titles at the Main and each branch will receive about 100 new titles to coincide with the grand opening of the new building. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment) Audience member Marc Lambert asked what was happening on the appointment of the new SAB representative to BALIS. Director Chisaki explained the situation that occurred with the Council and indicated that a decision on how to proceed with the appointment was now awaiting the City Attorney's office direction. BALIS will not meet again until September, and Chisaki plans to meet with prospective SAB representative Rebecca Kozak after returning from vacation. Audience member Li Volin asked why the Library Board Meeting Agendas were not being posted on the website. Recording Secretary Merrick explained that since she had started in February 2006, she had been actively taking the steps to post the agendas, although there had been a bit of a problem with the Web Administrator, Infolane, following through on their end. Merrick has great hopes that this problem has been resolved, and that the agendas will appear on a regular and timely basis. | LibraryBoard/2006-08-09.pdf |