The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Free Library was held at the Michener Branch in Quakertown. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Present were:  Joan Bowman, President; William Draper, Vice President; Jerry Balchis, Treasurer; Mary Ann Garton, Steven Dilliplane and
Det Ansinn, Board Trustees;  Martina Kominiarek , Executive Director; Sue Ziegler, Public Services Director; David Bauer , Business Manager; Jan O’Rourke, District Consultant; Janet Marnatti , Collection Management Director; Holly Ambrose, Collection Management Coordinator; Joe Thompson, Facilities Manager;
Diane Davis, Michener Branch Librarian; Lynn Gross , Union Steward/Quakertown; and Pam Riley, Executive Assistant. Roberta Foerst, Secretary, was absent.

 

A MOTION to APPROVE the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 21, 2007 was made by Draper, SECONDED by Garton and unanimously APPROVED.

 

 

STAFF REPORTS

 

Report of Branch Librarian/Quakertown

Diane Davis, Branch Librarian of Quakertown, thanked two members of the Friends of Quakertown Library who were present at the meeting for their generous and ongoing support of the Michener Branch. She then gave a synopsis of all the highlights of the past year at the Michener Branch, including the most recent “Harry Potter Night.” This was a celebration that began at midnight upon the release of the current book in the series and was well-attended by the community members who came out to support and enjoy. 

 

Door  Replacement Bids – Facilities Manager Joe Thompson reported that both vendors who submitted bids for the Doylestown door replacement are familiar with our facility and came in at approximately the same quoted prices. Although there was a $100 difference, the one that was slightly higher included some electrical work that the other one did not. He is recommending that Doylestown Glass be selected based on the quality of work they have done for us in the past, their reliability and timeliness.

 

A MOTION to approve the awarding of the door replacement at the Doylestown Library to Doylestown Glass was made by Dilliplane, SECONDED by Ansinn and so MOVED.

 

 

Report of Executive Director: 

Martina Kominiarek reported that although the ongoing strategic planning project has proven to be very time-consuming during the past month, it is a very special and exciting endeavor. More information on this project would be discussed at the latter part of this board meeting.

 

Report of Public Services Director (submitted in writing)

Sue Ziegler wanted to acknowledge the attendance at this board meeting of Lynn Gross , Union Steward for Quakertown. She also noted that Diane Davis, Michener Branch Librarian, has been successful in encouraging staff to join local groups and organizations, which helps with outreach efforts.

 

The second annual Staff Day will be held on Monday, October 8 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. at the District Library Center in Doylestown. All board members are welcome to attend all or part of the day’s events, which include the keynote speaker, Valerie Ginyard, who will be addressing customer service, and the breakaway sessions in the afternoon covering many different topics. Anyone who would like to attend should contact Pam Riley.

 

Report of System Services Director (submitted in writing)

 

 

Report of District Consultant (submitted in writing).

 

 

Report of Youth Services Consultant (submitted in writing)

 

 

Report of Collection Management Director (submitted in writing)

Janet Marnatti, Collection Management Director, introduced Holly Ambrose, who will be assisting her as Collection Management Coordinator. Holly is new to BCFL but previously worked for the Free Library of Northampton Township.

 

Report of Technical Services Manager (submitted in writing)

 

 

Report of Business Manager

MOTION to APPROVE the payment of bills for August 2007 in the amount of $436,451.63 was made by Garton, SECONDED by Draper and APPROVED unanimously.

 

MOTION to APPROVE the August 2007 financial statements (subject to audit) was made by Draper, SECONDED by Ansinn, and APPROVED unanimously.

 

Board Committee Reports:

 

President’s Report – (submitted in writing)

 

Invitations will be sent out shortly to CPL library directors and board presidents inviting them to attend the Michael Kumer workshop scheduled for Thursday, November 8 in the Pearl Buck Room at the District Library Center in Doylestown.

 

The Board Committees did not meet.

 

 

Correspondence

 

 

Public Comment - None.

 

 

Unfinished business

 

Policies for review were tabled until the next board meeting, when BCFL lawyer Dave Spitko will have provided his feedback.

 

 

New Business

Strategic Planning – Janet Marnatti conducted a comprehensive review of eleven possible service priorities. Board members made comments that will be reflected in a presentation to the Community Planning Committee at their October 10, 2007 meeting at the Township Library of Lower Southampton in Feasterville.

 

There being no further business, a MOTION to ADJOURN was made at 6:55 p.m. by Draper, SECONDED by Ansinn and so MOVED.

  

        

Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                              Pamela J. Riley

 

Executive Assistant