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LibraryBoard | 2008-01-09 | 4 | Page 4 of 5 Minutes of the Alameda Free Library Board Meeting January 9, 2008 Member Belikove indicated that one committee member had withdrawn because they were unable to make the regular meeting day, so they were looking for someone to replace them. Director Chisaki pointed out that the committee was already bigger than the Board had originally planned, so did not think a replacement was necessary. The first display is planned for the middle of March, and will be put together by Alameda Art Association President, Carol Burnett. E. Alameda Free Library Foundation (A. Mitchell) There was no December meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for January 14. F. Friends of the Alameda Free Library (M. Lambert) There was no December meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for January 14. Marc Lambert reported that Dewey's Friends Café netted $9,300 in 2007, and they were very pleased with this result. The Friends' Book Sale Task Force had been visiting other libraries to get ideas, and had put together a preliminary report on their findings. At the next meeting they will put together an action plan on how to proceed and implement the new ideas. G. Patron suggestions/comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's response. There were no new speak-outs this month. LIBRARY BOARD COMMUNICATIONS Vice President Butter spoke on the sorry state of the collections in the branch libraries, with nothing new hitting the shelves. Director Chisaki responded that quite a lot of weeding had been going on, and new selections are being added on a continuous basis; they are just harder to find in the branches cluttered environment. Butter went on to ask about the reserve policy, which Director Chisaki advised had always been in effect (52 free holds per year), and that only a couple of people ever exceeded this limit. It's possible that a charge will be incurred for people who do not pick up their holds; this is still under discussion. The Board came up with an idea to expand the hold notification e-mail sent to a patron to say that if the book is no longer needed, to please call the Library and advise them, therefore freeing up the book for someone else. Member Hartigan asked for the status of the LEED accreditation. Certification paperwork had finally been submitted at the beginning of the week. It took a year because the building commissioning had just been completed in November. There were several items that had to be fixed by the contractors, such as the chiller malfunctioning, and the front doors swinging open; all this causing delays. The application had been submitted for silver status. | LibraryBoard/2008-01-09.pdf |