Minutes

Corrected and Approved
SCLA Minutes
Friday, July 17, 2009
SCLS Blue Room

IN ATTENDANCE:
Michael Aloi, Herb Biblo, Jo-Ann Carhart, Jeri Cohen, Deb Cunningham, Rona Dressler, Ted Gutmann, Beth Gates, Stephanie Kyle, Jackie Narkiewicz, Laurie Pastore, Susan Sloan, Tracy-Lyn Van Dyne

CALL TO ORDER:
Jackie Narkiewicz called the meeting to order at 9:59 a.m. The June 2009 minutes were reviewed and corrected. Rona Dressler moved to accept the minutes as corrected. Jo-Ann Carhart seconded the motion. None were opposed.

TREASURER'S REPORT:
Bills to be paid in July 2009 were presented:

DASL	$354.50	DASL 2ndQ 2009 Allotment
CATS	$400.00	CATS 2ndQ 2009 Allotment
RASD	$509.00	RASD 2ndQ 2009 Allotment
SSD	$446.50	SSD 2ndQ 2009 Allotment
YASD	$380.50	YASD 2ndQ 2009 Allotment
Jeri Cohen	$39.42	Postage for 2009 Summer newsletter and monthly fee for online newsletter
Constant Contact	$64.20	Fee for online newsletter for the next 12 months
Jackie Narkiewicz	$11.47	Hospitality for July 17, 2009 executive board meeting

Tracy Van Dyne moved to pay the bills. Rona Dressler seconded the motion. None were opposed.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT:

DIVISION REPORTS:
DASL: No report.

RASD: Jo-Ann Carhart reported. RASD did not have a July Meeting.

The Annual RASD Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Mill Pond Country Club (300 Mill Rd. Medford, NY). It will include a cash bar, appetizers, a choice of 4 entrees, coffee, tea and dessert. The dinner will start at 6:00p.m. and cost $38.00. The speaker will be Nahid Rachlin, author of a memoir entitled, "Persian Girls". She will read from her book and have copies available for purchase and signing.

CATS:Ted Gutmann reported. Things have slowed down for the summer. The CATS Board will meet on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library.

On July 16, 2009, the Technology Information Forum committee hosted a meeting at Half Hollow Hills Community Library in Dix Hills. The next Technology Information Forum meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Connetquot Public Library.

We are working on putting together a program on Open Source software to be presented later this year.

SSD:No report.

YASD:Tracy Van Dyne reported. YASD plans on having out their first online newsletter for September through the SCLA one after Jeri has put in for unlimited pictures.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ARCHIVES:Beth Gates reported that she would continue printing out hard copy of the yearly Statistical Survey and newsletter for the archives.

CIVIL SERVICE: No report.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Jackie Narkiewicz reported. Janet O'Hare sent the following email: A letter has been sent out to all the divisions plus CLASC requesting their participation in the collection of items for baskets that will be given out at a dedication ceremony for a Habitat for Humanity house in Suffolk County. I have asked the Division Presidents to bring the request to their membership. We have set a deadline of October 25 to have the baskets ready.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS: No report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS: No report.

ELSA:No report.

FALL DINNER:Stephanie Kyle reported. The cost of tickets to the Annual Dinner was discussed and it was decided that the cost for members would be $35 and for non-members $45. SCLA would not be subsidizing the cost of the dinner this year.

ICON: No report.

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM:No report.

LDA AWARD: No report.

LEGISLATIVE: Deborah Cunningham reported that the Suffolk County Legislative Breakfast will be September 25, 8:30 a.m. at the Brentwood Public Library.

LIST-SERV:No report.

LONG ISLAND LIBRARY CONFERENCE: Jackie Narkiewicz reported. Debbie Antolini sent the following email: I am pleased to announce that the 2010 Long Island Library Conference committee is complete and we are working on ideas for our guest speaker, and will continue with all other aspects of planning for the conference, which will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

Letters have started to go out to the divisions that had requested program reimbursements indicating that there would not be any reimbursements due to the 2009 conference's financial situation. We are also waiting for money from the books that were returned that did not sell at the conference. Once the refund is received, the books can be closed and the final numbers from the conference will be available.

Our next meeting will be held on August 26th at Nassau Library System.

MEMBERSHIP: No report.

NEWSLETTER:Jeri Cohen reported that the online newsletter went out and had a 4.4% bounce back rate. The next newsletter deadline is September 19.

NOMINATING:Susan Sloan reported that Brian Adams is still looking for worthy candidates to run for SCLA offices. Please let Mr. Adams know if you are interested in running.

SCHOLARSHIP: Jackie Narkiewicz reported. Angela Richards sent the following email: Thanks to Regina all the raffle ticket booklets have been sent to our members. I am receiving letters of reference and transcripts from two applicants for the scholarship. Nothing has come in for the Continuing Education Support Staff Award.

STATISTICAL SURVEY: Rona Dressler reported that 2/3 of the libraries have responded to the survey questionnaire. Ms. Dressler will contact the library directors again at the end of the summer.

STUDENT OUTREACH: No report.

SUFFOLK COUNTY JAILS LIBRARY SERVICE:No report.

WEB PAGE: Jackie Narkiewicz reported. Michelle Vagner sent the following email: The website is up-to-date. Please continue to email or call me with information to post to the website (michelle.vagner@gmail.com or 261-6930 x356). Per Megan Sala-James' request, I will repost the bus trip information for increased visibility.

LIAISONS:
CLASC:Jackie Narkiewicz reported. Linda Overton sent the following email: CLASC Board Inc does not traditionally meet in July, as we are all too busy in our libraries with summer reading club activities. We will meet again in August. At the moment I have nothing new to report except that there will be a CLASC, Inc. New Book Forum sponsored by the Literature Committee on August 19 at the Babylon Public Library at 7 pm. Anyone who wishes to attend to should contact Doris Gebel at the Northport-East Northport Public Library.

LILRC:Herb Biblo reported. ALA was a wonderful conference. There are numerous workshops coming up in the fall. Please check the LILRC website for more details.

NCLA:No report.

PLDA:Laurie Pastore reported the PLDA Golf Outing and Banquet Dinner will be September 24 at the Great Rock Golf Club. Ms. Pastore proposed a motion that SCLA donate $500 to PLDA for the Golf Outing and Deborah Cunningham seconded it. The motion passed.

SCLS:No report.

MEMBERS AT LARGE:
No report.

OLD BUSINESS:
Megan Sala-James sent the following email: My update for the bus trip is we have 22 with paid deposits (20 sent in to Michael) I am expecting 3 more shortly but dont want to count my chickens until I have the eggs! My plan is to send out post cards to members. I am emailing Regina to request labels.

NEW BUSINESS:
President Sloan requested that all board members take a look at last year's Membership Directory and see what changes might need to be made. Please email Rona Dressler with any changes or suggestions you might have.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:42 a.m. Motion to adjourn meeting was presented by Rona Dressler and seconded by Jeri Cohen.

The next meeting will be Friday, September 11, 2009 at SCLS. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m., meeting 10:00 a.m. There will be no meeting in August.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacqueline M. Narkiewicz