Suffolk County Library Association
Minutes of the Annual Meeting
November 10, 2006
Location:  Atlantis Marineworld Aquarium, Riverhead

1.    Call to Order:  Danielle Musorofiti-Miller called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m.

2.    President’s Report:  Susan Gottesman thanked the 2006 Board and all Committees Chairs for a successful year.  She thanked everyone for his or her hard work and acknowledged the success SCLA has had this year.

3.    Approval of Minutes:  Danielle Musorofiti-Miller asked for a motion to accept the minutes of the previous Annual Dinner.  Stephen Ingram made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Susan Gottesman seconded.  The motion passed.

4.    Treasurer’s Report:  Suzanne Johnson reported the balance on hand as $51,766.54, which includes the General Fund, and $3442.95 in the Scholarship Fund, and $1197.50 in the Intellectual Freedom Fund.  General Fund income for October was $7188.28, and expenses were $4466.96. Scholarship income was $327, and there are expenses of $3100.  Cynthia Guzzo made a motion to accept the treasurer's report.  Angela Richards seconded the motion.

5.    Announcement of the Newly Elected Incoming Executive Board Members:
Susan Gottesman announced the 2007 SCLA Board members:
President:  Danielle Musorofiti-Miller, Suffolk County Community College
VP/President Elect:  Karen Baudouin, The Smithtown Library
Secretary:  Jackie Narkiewicz, Elwood Public Library
Treasurer:  Suzanne Johnson, Longwood Public Library
Past President:  Susan Gottesman, The Smithtown Library
Members-at-Large: Cynthia Guzzo, The Smithtown Library
     M. Suzanne McManus, The Smithtown Library/KP

6.    Announcements of Newly Elected Division Officers:
DASL –
  President:  Chris Kretz, Dowling College
  VP/President Elect: Kristen Nyitray, Stony Brook University
  Secretary:  Kami Convery, Dowling College
Treasurer:  Mike Aloi, Dowling College
  Past President:  Virginia Antonucci-Gibbons, LILRC
Member at Large: Azadeh Mirzadeh, SUNY Farmingdale
Archivist:  Marjorie Fusco, Dowling College

RASD --
President:  Robert Cognato, Deer Park Public Library
VP/President Elect:  Brian Adams, Longwood Public Library
Secretary:  Grace O’Conner, West Islip Public Library
Treasurer:  Megan Sala-James, Deer Park Public Library
Past President:
Member at Large:  Julianna Podd, Longwood Public Library

     CATS –
     President:  Tom Cohn, Huntington Public Library
     VP/President Elect:  Susan Ketcham, LIU
Secretary:  Ted Gutmann, Emma S. Clark Public Library
Treasurer:  June Zinsley
Past President: Mike Aloi, Dowling College
Members at Large:  Joyce Bogin, Middle Country Public Library
   Cynthia Guzzo, The Smithtown Library
  Melissa Hinton, LIU
   Min Liu, LILRC
  Dana Mattola, Sachem Public Library
  Wendy Reeve, Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library
    
   SSD –
  President:   Vincent Rodgers, Longwood Public Library
  Vice President/President Elect:  Celia Vollmer, Brentwood Public Library
  Treasurer:  Anne Marie Hofmann, Mastic Moriches Shirley Community Library
  Secretary:  Aileen Clark, Emma S. Clark Public Library
     Members at Large:  Dorothy Curto, SCLS Human Resources
    Marsha Greenspan, Brentwood Public Library
    Anne McCaffrey, Dowling College Library
   Judy Romano, Sachem Public Library
    Joy Mangiaracina, West Islip Public Library
   Past President:   Susan Siegel, West Babylon Public Library

  YASD –
     President:  Laura Panter, Middle Country Public Library
     Vice-President/President Elect:  Candace Reeder, Northport/East Northport
  Secretary:  Michelle Vagner, Northport/East Northport
  Treasurer:  Cheryl Conenello, Sachem Public Library
  Editor of Teen Talk YASD Newsletter: Tracy Van Dyne, Connetquot Public Library

7.    Excellence in Library Service Award:  Joanne Genovese thanked the ELSA Committee
  and acknowledged all of the worthy candidates:

Mary Jane Hunt, Reference Librarian, Northport-East Northport Library
Lynne McClure, Lead Custodian, Commack Public Library
Mary Ellen Moll, Head of Community Services, Northport-East Northport Library
Kathleen O’Riordan, Principle Library Clerk, Smithtown Library
Joyce Rienzo, Reference Librarian, Riverhead Free Library
Brad Singer, Reference Librarian, Center Moriches Library
Anne Marie Tognella, Public Relations Specialist, Smithtown Library
Arlene Schmidt, Smithtown Library

Arlene Schmidt was awarded the ELSA award and Rob Lusak, Director of Smithtown Library, gave a moving congratulatory speech.

8.    Scholarship Awards:  Angela Richards, the Chair of the Scholarship Committee and the 1997 recipient of the Scholarship, thanked all the members of the committee.  She acknowledged all of the many qualified applicants, and awarded the Scholarship to Beth Chase Haney.  Angela then awarded the Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff to Teri Hatred.

9.    Adjournment:   Danielle Musorofiti-Miller adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.   Karen Baudouin proposed a motion to adjourn the meeting and Stephen Ingram seconded it.

Respectfully submitted,

Jacqueline M. Narkiewicz