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LibraryBoard | 2008-06-11 | 3 | Page 3 of 4 Minutes of the Alameda Free Library Board Meeting June 11, 2008 Director Chisaki had invited the consultants to the July Board meeting to present their information, but Member Butter expressed that there may not be enough time in a regular board meeting to give the attention needed for this discussion. The rest of the Board agreed, so it was suggested that a special meeting be held prior to the regular meeting. Tentative dates were discussed, and as soon as Chisaki follows up with the consultants, Recording Secretary Merrick will contact the Board and firm up a date for the special meeting. C. Art Exhibit Committee (R. Belikove) President Belikove talked about the current exhibit by Alameda Women Artists being displayed in the Community Meeting Rooms. The opening had been the previous Friday, and was very well attended. The Art Exhibit Committee had met the previous afternoon, and talked about putting together a press packet of information for future group showings. The committee will continue this discussion at their next meeting in July, and try to come up with more publicity ideas to get the word out. Director Chisaki inquired if future artists would want their displays limited to just the Community Meeting Rooms, as this had caused a few problems for staff, and, with meetings being held in the rooms during the showing. Belikove said the next group coming in will have a textile exhibit and they would like to utilize the wall space on the second floor for their display. Belikove said that the committee is still in its learning stages of finding out what works and what does not, and will proceed accordingly with future exhibitions. D. Alameda Free Library Foundation (A. Mitchell) Member Mitchell did not have a report, and Director Chisaki said the next meeting of the Foundation would be the following Monday. Marc Lambert had information about required annual participation by Foundation Board members, i.e. making monetary donations, and getting this stipulation written into the by-laws. The special event with author Michael Pollan is still under discussion. The venue needs to be confirmed first so the Foundation can pin-down Pollan to a date for the event. E. Friends of the Alameda Free Library (M. Lambert) Marc Lambert reported that the Friends did not meet last month because both the President and Vice President were out of town. The July meeting has been pushed out one week due to another meeting that will conflict with the Friends regular meeting date and time. The Friends will take author Cara Black out to dinner prior to her program on June 19, so if there is interest, let Donna Vaughn know. F. Patron suggestions/comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's response. There were no speak-outs to report on, however, Director Chisaki did have an inquiry that came through the City website about making the Quiet Reading Room a designated cell-phone use room. Chisaki had responded that there is a quiet reading area because the community had been polled through focus groups etc. and their desire was to have this type of space available. The option for cell-phone users would be to talk in the teen room on the second floor, or go outside to either the front of the Library or in the back patio area to have their conversations. | LibraryBoard/2008-06-11.pdf |