1. Meeting called to order

2. Approval of meeting minutes

• February 29 meeting minutes are approved.

 3. Marathon Reading event update

• The event went well!  The club raised about $150 for the Carnegie Center, enough to bring in a visiting writer.
• Raffle winners were Emily from Creative Writing, Nadia from SLAIS, Jay from Creative Writing, and Sarah from SLAIS.
• The event in IKBLC included 10 hours of readings by 40 separate people. The event at Carnegie was a good deal smaller, but was valuable for building a relationship for future events.  In order to continue to build relationships with the community, ALA@UBC should keep an eye on events happening at VPL and participate where possible.
• For next year, it would be good to create more energy around the event. Ideas include:
  • Adult beverages
  • A different set up / location (having the event next to the Learning Commons made things too quiet and “chill”).
  • Having the event in spring next year establishes a consistent event and allows the club to make additional connections with other groups on campus (i.e., Theatre Department).  Next year’s event could include plays, audience participation, spoken word performance, music, etc.
  • Next year’s event should also build in some time for banter / getting to know the reader / root for the reader / an explanation of the text.

4. ALA@UBC t-shirt order

• The t-shirts will be ordered by March 22 and shipped to Emily Booth in Bellingham, WA.  Shipping should take two weeks, and t-shirts will be distributed in SLAIS once they arrive.  Members will have to pay for their t-shirt before receiving it.
• Chelsea will send out t-shirt order link to members and Eric once more before final order is placed.
• Club will absorb the cost of giving Eric a free t-shirt as faculty advisor.

5. Bake Sale on March 21

• The “pay what you wish” bake sale will be Wednesday, March 21, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Come and hang out!
• Sign up to participate and let’s us know what you will be bringing on the Google Doc.
• If your food includes common allergens, bring a sign.
• Vegan treats are always appreciated.

6. ALA Annual Conference

• Sarah Fallik, who won the ALA Student-to-Staff essay contest, will blog about her experience at the ALA annual conference either at the ALA@UBC blog or at one of the ALA’s blogs.
• ALA’s president, Molly Raphael, recently spoke at the University of Washington, and the talk will be available online.  Mary J. will send out the information about how to access the talk.
• The new president of the ALA student chapter at the University of Washington is Gina Kessler Lee.  Mary and Elspeth will continue the conversation with her about possibly fieldtrips.

7. Planning for fall events over the summer?

• Plans for next year include:
  • Book swap and bake sale (end of first term)
  • Marathon reading (spring term)
  • Club members should look at the ALA site to get ideas for events to do in the fall (i.e., Banned Book Week). It would be good to start off the next term with a bang to impress the new cohort.
  • Send ideas to Mary and Elspeth via email.
  • The club should also be sure to have a presence during orientation.
• Mary will be stepping down as president in the fall, so that is a position that will be available.

8. Meeting adjourned