1. Heidi: Welcome new members and attendance
In attendance:
Heidi Schiller , Naomi Schemm, Anna Doyle, Rachel Balko, Andrew Berger, Tristan Campbell, Michael Grutchfield, Juntin Unrau, Kate Longley, Yolanda Bustos, Dan Pon
2. Approval of October meeting minutes- October minutes approved.
Are meeting minutes going to be saved in paper format? Or are we just going to put the meeting minutes/ constitution, etc on the website? Or both?
FTP space and secretary keeps copies.
3. Elections:
• Co-Chair: Heidi
• Co-Chair: Naomi
• Treasurer: Anna
• Secretary: Yolanda
• Communications/Webmaster: Kate
Nominations voted on and approved.
Heidi promised to try and put a pop machine in the lounge and create a PhD nap space.
4. Naomi: Process for becoming a LASSA Group
– We are a group under LASSA as of January 1st.
5. Heidi: Process for becoming officially recognized with ALA
We are on track, we just have to send information to the ALA liaison and then we get plaque and materials.
Officers will need to get an official ALA membership A.S.A.P.
6. Brainstorming of events/program ideas for next semester: asterisks mark ideas that have been promoted as the ideas we’d like to pursue in the next calendar year.
January 10th : Youth New Media Awards- young adult book talks and cookies.
Collab with YACS and YALSA
*March 6-12:Teen Tech Week: Talk with digital tattoo project?
*March 16: Freedom of Information Day. (Michael will try to think about a way to figure out talks for FOI, Heidi also knows a freedom of information lawyer- perhaps we can have a panel contrasting USA and Canadian protections)
*April: School library month- summer reading lists (reviews! donate prizes! Bookstore- ice cream!)
April 2-9: Money smart week: personal financial literacy (library budgeting and finance workshop)
April 10-16: Natl. library week-
April 12: Natl. drop everything and read day (read in!)
April 12: Natl. library workers day
April 13: Natl. book mobile day
April 14: support teen lit day
April 24-30: preservation week
April 30: children’s book day
May 1-7: choose privacy week
May 9-10: natl library legislative day
September: library card sign up month (something with VPL- collab?)
Sept 24- Oct 1: banned books week (read passages from your favorite banned books!)
Oct 16-22: Natl. friends of Libraries week (guest speaker from a friends group) (managing relationships with friends groups)
Oct 16-22: Teen read week (partner with YACS and YALSA)
Nov 12: Natl. Gaming Day (live on line tourneys with other libraries, gaming system in the lounge)
Other ideas:
Field trip! Bellingham -> a tour and a talk with American librarians.
UW talk? Suggested panel on differences between libraries on either side of the border. Washington state library Asst.- ask Eric.
The problem with speakers is funding (for transportation). Possible webcast?
American Holidays.
February is black history month. (readings, open mic night, treats)
President’s days
Resurrecting works un-cited
Ideas for fundraising:
Holiday themed ideas.
*Valentines Day! Monday the 14th of Feb. : TBD first meeting in January;
• Candy grams? Literary Valentines? Literary “love” kits (candy, poetry, etc. in a package)
• Intense/ romantically charged passages read from the classics.
• Matchmakers (with top 10 books).
Would we be interested in taking part in the BCLA cookbook?
Baked goods or perhaps a heartier meal (stew?) that could be made/served in croc pots. BYOBowl! Because sometimes you don’t want cookies-you want a bowl of STEW!
8. Next meeting date?
First meeting of the term: January 19th @Noon in Trail
Should we establish a de-facto meeting date?
Yes. Third Tuesday of each month (after initial meeting) at 11 in trail. Approved and posted to calendar. Naoimi reserved trail room.
9. Other business:
Orientation: January 4th. Club fair style set up.
What materials/signage/brochures do we need?
Who are we? What we do? When/ Where when we meet?
Volunteers? Heidi/ Kate /Anna/ Michael will probably be available to take shifts. Heidi will find out what kind of information we need. Kate will draft informational brochure to give away to interested new students.
Career fair: No career fair this year but clubs are encouraged to invite speakers near the end of term 2 for informal student/professional gathering. Ideas?
Maybe we can organize a speaker from the states and use SLAIS “bribe money” to get funding for the event. Heidi will try to cull her resources in Washington.
ALA annual conference-> nominations and process?
Heidi will contact Don.