Minutes

Suffolk County Library Association
Minutes of the Annual Meeting
November 16, 2007
Location: Windows on the Lake, Lake Ronkonkoma

1. Call to Order: Karen Baudouin called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
2. President's Report: Danielle Musorofiti-Miller was unable to attend the dinner, so Karen Baudouin spoke on her behalf and thanked everyone for all of their hard work for the past year.
3. Approval of Minutes: Jackie Narkiewicz asked for a motion to accept the minutes of the previous Annual Dinner. Angela Richards made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Susan Gottesman seconded it.The motion passed.
4. Treasurer's Report: Suzanne Johnson reported.SCLA had an opening balance of $53,764.95. There was income of $486.34 and expenditures of $2959.36. In addition, the Scholarship Fund received $55 income and expenses were $3000. The Intellectual Freedom Fund had $2 in income and $385.73 in expenses. As of October 31, 2007, there is $49,841.30 in the Certificate of Deposit, $48.28 in the Savings Account, $1791.54 in the Checking account, and $292.66 in the Long Island Library Conference account. With outstanding checks of $3681.85, the closing balance is $48,291.93. Cynthia Guzzo made a motion to accept the treasurer's report. Megan Sala-James seconded the motion.
5. Announcement of the Newly Elected Incoming Executive Board Members:
   1. Karen Baudouin announced the 2007 SCLA Board members:
      President: Karen Baudouin, The Smithtown Library
      VP/President Elect: Susan Sloan, North Babylon Public Library
      Secretary: Jackie Narkiewicz, Copiague Memorial Public Library
      Treasurer: Michael Aloi, Dowling College
      Past President: Danielle Musorofiti-Miller, Suffolk County Community College
      Members-at-Large: Deb Cunningham, Harborfields Public Library; Neely McCahey, Rogers Memorial Library
6. Announcements of Newly Elected Division Officers:
   1. DASL-
      President: Chris Kretz, Dowling College
      VP/President Elect: Kristen Nyitray, Stony Brook University
      Secretary: Kami Convery, Dowling College
      Treasurer: Christina Rivera, LILRC
      Past President: Virginia Antonucci-Gibbons, LILRC
      Member at Large: Azadeh Mirzadeh, SUNY Farmingdale
      Archivist: Marjorie Fusco, Dowling College
      
   2. RASD-
      President: Brian Adams, Longwood Public Library
      VP/President Elect: Jo-Ann Carhart, East Islip Public Library
      Secretary: Ryan Athanas, Harborfields Public Library
      Treasurer: Megan Sala-James, Deer Park Public Library
      Past President: Robert Cognato, Deer Park Public Library
      Member at Large: Julianna Podd, Longwood Public Library
      
   3. CATS-
      President: Susan Ketcham, LIU
      VP/President Elect: Ted Gutmann, Emma S. Clark Public Library
      Secretary: Mellissa Hinton, LIU
      Treasurer: June Zinsley
      Past President: Tom Cohn, Huntington Public Library
      Members at Large: James Balletta, Half Hollow Hills Community Library
      Joyce Bogin, Middle Country Public Library
      Sally Glasser, Northport-East Northport Public Library
      Cynthia Guzzo, The Smithtown Library
      Min Liu, LILRC
      Dana Mattola, Sachem Public Library
      Wendy Reeve, Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library
      
   4. SSD-
      President: Celia Vollmer, Brentwood Public Library
      Vice President/President Elect: Marsha Greenspan, 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
      Anne McCaffrey, Dowling College Library
      Judy Romano, Sachem Public Library
      Joy Mangiaracina, West Islip Public Library
      Cathy Kwaak, Central Islip Public Library
      Past President:Vincent Rodgers, Longwood Public Library
   5. 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
      YASD Newsletter: Tracy Van Dyne, Connetquot Public Library Editor of Teen Talk
7. Excellence in Library Service Award: Joanne Genovese thanked the ELSA Committee and acknowledged all of the worthy candidates:
   Anne McCaffrey, Dowling College
   Fran Byrne, Northport/East Northport Public Library
   Geri Levitsky, Northport/East Northport Public Library
   Tom Boyle, Rogers Memorial Library
   Alan High, Sayville Public Library
   Lee Trimm, The Smithtown Library
   Joseph Cortale, Floyd Memorial Library
8. The winner of the ELSA Award was Joseph Cortale from Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport. Barbara Schott told some wonderful stories about Joe and how he began his public library career one day after his retirement from a 30 year school librarian career in the Rocky Point schools. Joe shared that he "has found a new home at Floyd and that he would like to share the award with his co-workers there."
9. Scholarship Awards: Angela Richards, the Chair of the Scholarship Committee and the 1997 recipient of the Scholarship, thanked all the members of the committee. The recipient of the 2007 SCLA Scholarship is Amy Jo Southworth, a high school teacher at Bayshore High School. Angela then awarded the Continuing Education Award for Library Support Staff to James Buckman of SCLS.
10. Adjournment: Karen Baudouin adjourned the meeting at 7:18 p.m. Susan Gottesman proposed a motion to adjourn the meeting and Rona Dressler seconded it.

    Respectfully submitted,
    Jacqueline M. Narkiewicz