April 28, 2000 -- SCLS Auditorium

Present
K. Molloy, K. Sembler, R. Capitanio, A. Lesser, A. Lehner, M. Firestone, D. Fabiszak, N. Brosnan, L. Knel, J. Kaleda, J. Nichols, M. Fusco, R. McEneaney, S. Ketcham, J. Newfeld, D. Miller, S. Johnson, D. Englehardt, D. Bucher, M. Weiss, K. Acierno

The meeting was called to order at 10:07 by Kerri Acierno.

The Minutes were approved by M. Fusco and S. Ketcham.

Treasurer's Report:
A. Lehner reported there is currently a balance of $1151.92.

President's report:
L. Tesoriero reported. Committee lists were handed out to all committee chairs with the names and numbers of all who wish to participate on the committee. The membership dental plan was discussed. It is going to be researched for more information. There is a call out for new Long Island Library Conference Committee members. If anyone is interested or knows of someone who is, please contact L. Tesoriero. SCLA is also trying to get members from past years to rejoin by having an SCLA contact person in each library. At the Long Island Library Conference, SCLA is going to have a table with information about SCLA, a guest book, and lots of giveaways. SCLA is also interested in beginning a Support Staff division that would include clerks, pages, security guards and maintenance workers. More information will be in the upcoming newsletter. The summer issue of the newsletter has a June 20 deadline and it is requested that a summary report from all committees be submitted before this date.

DASL:
S. Ketcham reported. On April 14th there was a division Board meeting at Dowling College. Details for the Long Island Library Conference program were finalized. The guest speaker will be Mike Daly, Head of Security for the Queens Borough Public Library. He will be speaking about security measures and training programs they have in place. Upcoming DASL activities include a DASL Board meeting at the Cutchogue Public Library, which will include a Historical tour of Cutchogue on June 2. Also, there will be a workshop on "How to get published" on October 6. Details are forthcoming.

RASD:
J. Kaleda reported. All committees continue to prepare for the conference. Reader's Advisory Committee met on April 6th and explored the genre of humor. Reviews are posted on the SCLA/RASD homepage. Long Island History Committee held their walking tour of the Northport historical area on April 27. Their next meeting is on May 3rd at the Middle Country Public Library. On May 10th, the first meeting of the Electronic Resources committee will held at the Patchogue-Medford Library. Interest in this committee seems high based on the number of responses received thus far. The OARS Committee last met in March, where several representatives of the Long Island Alzheimer's Association provided a very moving and informative presentation.

CATS:
D. Fabiszak reported. The Fred Pryor workshop held on April 13th was a success with 36 people in attendance. The Long Island Library Conference program sponsored by CATS will be on the subject of E-books. On June 9th there will be a Northfork Library tour, which will include tours of the Floyd Memorial, Cutchogue and Riverhead Libraries. Membership in CATS is now at 229 members.

YASD:
N. Brosnan reported. On April 13th there was a YASD meeting at SCLS on the topic of Teen Advisory Boards. Speakers included Sue Holden, Lesley Knieriem and Alison McDermott. It was a very informative meeting. Upcoming programs include the Battle of the Books county wide competition, which will be held at the Holiday Inn in Ronkonkoma August 31.

Archive:
S. Johnson reported. The committee spent many hours sorting through the Archives. They receive a lateral filing cabinet. The committee would like to include some of the newsletters from the past on the web page but some are so large, this may be a problem.

Constitution and Bylaws:
No report.

Continuing Education:
A. Lesser reported. The Weed and Feed program was a success with over 80 participants. The Long Island Library Conference program will be "Friends: Bookstores and Libraries working as friends or competitors." There will be an upcoming program in the fall about problem patrons.

Fall Dinner:
D. Englehardt reported. The dinner this year will be on Friday, November 10 at the Timber Point Country Club. It will include a cocktail hour, a buffet and a DJ. The committee will next meet on June 8th at the Longwood Library.

Intellectual Freedom:
No Report.

LDA Award:
S. Johnson reported. Three candidates have been nominated. There will be a meeting on Monday, May 1 and the award will be given at the Long Island Library Conference.

Legislative:
A. Schelp e-mailed his report. Plans are being made for a small group to visit local legislator's offices. The thrust of the activity is to promote our continued visibility in the legislative process.

Long Island Library Conference:
M. Firestone reported. The date of the Conference is May 17 and it being held at the Huntington Townhouse. The keynote speaker is M..E. Kerr. There are more than 80 vendors signed up at this time. Programs are set. Registration forms are due back prior to May 10th and a copy of the form is available on the home page. A request letter has been sent to NCLA's and SCLA's presidents for the names of those who would like to be on the committee for 2001-2002. The committee is doing well financially since the speaker is only charging $1000 plus travel expenses, a savings of $3000 from last year. The next Long Island Library Conference committee meeting is May 3rd.

ListServ:
No Report

Membership:
R. McEneaney reported as of April 26th , SCLA has 639 members for 99-00. Of these 489 members are year 2000 and 150 are 1999 members. The renewal reminders went out in the beginning of March to 268 members from 1999 and 154 members from 1998 and earlier. With the phone contacts the board has been doing, we have 31 new members join since February and 11 members rejoin from pre 1998. This plus the 1999 renewals will keep our numbers high.

Newsletter:
R. Capitanio reported. The Spring issue was delivered to the printer on April 18th. He hopes to start printing today, April 28th, due to technical difficulties. The next deadline is June 20.

Nominating:
No report.

Professional Concerns:
E. Hayes e-mailed her report. Artwork for the Excellence in Library Service Award brochure was prepared by staff members at the Bayport-Bluepoint library. It will be sent to the printer next week for distribution at the Long Island Library Conference. We have worked out distribution plans for SCLA members and SCLS libraries, but help is needed getting the word out to people in school, special and academic libraries.

Public Awareness:
L. Knel reported. Bookmark magnifiers with the SCLA name and web address imprinted on them will be handed out at the Long Island Library Conference. The cost was $522.50.

Scholarship:
S. Stevens reported. Fund-raising continues at the Long Island Library Conference. Raffles that will benefit the Garret Farr memorial scholarship will go on sale now and continue through November. SCLA representatives will sell the raffle tickets for a drawing at the November 10th annual dinner.

Statistical Survey:
No report.

Suffolk County Jails:
M. Fusco reported. If you have paperbacks to donate, send them to SCLS with a note as to which jail you would like them sent. Please make sure they are non-violent and in good condition.

Webpage:
L. Tesoriero reported the web page is being updated. The job listing sections is working well. Please date announcements for currency.

CLASC:
No Report.

LILRC:
J. Newfeld reported. The May 1rst Train the Trainers program is upcoming. May 10th there will be a meeting on Union List updating. An E-book follow up course will happen in May. There are still many databases that can be purchased at a discount through LILRC.

LVA:
No Report.

NCLA:
No Report.

PLDA:
D. Englehardt reported that PLDA met on April 19th at SCLS. PLDA's executive board pledged $1000.00 to NYLA's Capital Development Fund Campaign. NYLA is purchasing and renovating a building which will serve as it's headquarters. Meetings will now begin at 10:00 am instead of 10:30 am. The next meeting will be on May 10 at SCLA.

SCLS:
J. Nichols reported. Most budget votes have been a success. The State budget still has no resolution for library allocations. There will be an article in the next issue of Today's Librarian about SCLS and it's online service. The Regent commission will meet on April 13th in Brentwood.

SLA:
No Report.

SLS:
No Report.

Motion to adjorn:

K. Sembler at 11:07.

Next meeting:
The next meeting will be on June 23rd at SCLS in the Blue Room.

PLEASE e-mail your reports to kmolloy@suffolk.lib.ny.us or irishkel@yahoo.com if you cannot attend. Thank you.