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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIBRARY COMMISSION 2015-04-20 iry telS MINUTES OF THE 579th REGULAR MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The Regular Meeting of the Livonia Library Commission was held at the Alfred Noble Library, 32901 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150 on Monday, April 20, 2015 and was called to order by President Diane Policelli at 4.10 p m MEMBERS PRESENT. Donna Anagnostou, Cathy Condon, Christine McQuiston, and Diane Policelli MEMBERS EXCUSED Elizabeth Newton OTHERS PRESENT Toni LaPorte, Acting City Librarian Margaret Hainsworth, Program Supervisor APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as submitted CALL TO THE AUDIENCE There were no guests at the meeting this evening CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 5.1 City Libranan's Update — City Librarian Toni LaPorte updated the Library Commissioners on the following. • National Library Week Gifts. On behalf of the Friends of the Livonia Library, Elizabeth Newton presented each staff member with a small decorated clay pot with flowering seeds to celebrate National Library Week St _ 61 �� S141 5 2 Civil Service Report— • Library Aide I — Noelle Monforton, a full-time Clerk I at the Branches, was offered and accepted the Library Aide I position at Civic Center. A second Library Aide I position will be vacated on May 15 and we will soon be interviewing for that opening • Clerk I - Jennifer Kankula, a part-time Clerk I at the Branches was offered and accepted the full-time clerk position vacated by Noelle Rob Varney, a former Clerk I and current Library Page, was offered and accepted the part-time Clerk I position vacated by Jennifer. • Acting City Libranan update—Toni LaPorte has officially been appointed the new City Librarian • Assistant Branch Librarian— A panel of impartial Library Directors is set to interview qualified applicants on April 22 in order to provide us with a list of three potential candidates for the position 5 3 Assistant Branch Librarians' Monthly Reports — There were no questions or comments this month 5 4 Council Resolutions—There were no Council Resolutions this month 5.5 Monthly Statistics—There were no questions or comments 5 6 Correspondence—There was no correspondence to report. 5 7 The Library Network. • Sirsi/Dynix• TLN has decided to keep the integrated library operating system we currently have by extending their contract with Sirsi/Dymx for another two years This was done with the stipulation that Sirsi/Dynix add our requested list of enhancements to the system, or TLN will fast track a switch to another vendor. • Odilo Our newest ebook platform had a soft launch in April, basically for library staff members to test and report back any problems or concerns We are hoping Odilo will be ready for the public sometime soon COMMISSION REPORTS Toni informed the Commissioners that Elizabeth Newton's husband passed away on Friday, April 17th Commissioner Donna Anagnostou shared an editorial from the Livonia Observer about National Library Week and the importance of libraries and their contributions within their respective communities She also shared an article from the Observer which reported on a kite program that was conducted by Children's Librarian, Elizabeth Kobe. FRIENDS REPORT Commissioner Diane Policelh shared her experience attending a Friend's program on de- cluttering She said the program was interesting and well attended with about 90 people in the audience The Friend's next book sale will be on May 15, 16 & 17. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business to address this month NEW BUSINESS 9.1 Acceptance of Donations — Toni reported the following donation was received this month. $25 00 from the Kwas Family in honor of Betty Farhat On a motion by Donna Anagnostou, seconded by Christine McQuiston, and unanimously adopted, it was #05-15 RESOLVED, that the Livonia Library Commission gratefully accepts the following donation. $25.00 from the Kwas Family in honor of Betty Farhat. Meeting was adjourned at 4.35 p.m.