HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 2002-06-12 CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO June 12, 2002
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Present: Anne Dickason, V'Anne Didzun, Bill Gallagher, Maria Meneghin, and
Benjamin Sostrin
Staff Present: Donna Ainslie, Jackie Rose, Jan Erickson, Janice Deardorff, and
Joyce Niewendorp
Others Present: Councilor Graham and John Broderick
Excused: Colleen Bennett
The Library Advisory Board meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Ben Sostrin at
7:01 p.m.
7:00 PM Welcome and Introductions
Introductions were made by everyone in attendance.
Correspondence/Announcements
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that he appreciates three staff members
present at the meeting. On behalf of Colleen Bennett, he asked the
Board if they would like to skip a meeting this summer. The
consensus of the group was to skip the August 2002 meeting.
Public Comment/Issues
John Broderick declined to make any comment at this time.
7:15 PM Review Agenda
There were no revisions to the agenda.
Approval of April 10, 2002 Minutes
Bill Gallagher, seconded by V'Anne Didzun, made a motion to
approve the minutes of the April 10, 2002 Library Advisory
Board minutes. The motion carried.
Approval of May 15, 2002 Minutes
V'Anne Didzun, seconded by Ben Sostrin, made a motion to
approve the minutes of the May 14, 2002 Library Advisory Board
minutes. The motion carried.
Director's Report
Co-Director Rose stated that, for the second year in a row, the
library's Teen Advisory Board created a promotional videotape for
cable T.V. The teens wrote the script and acted it out. The camera
crew filmed the production in the teen area of the library complete
with dramatic music and canned laughter.
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Ms. Rose stated that thanks to a memorial grant, the library was able
to buy new audiovisual shelving for the main floor. The videos will
now be on shelves instead of racks. The CDs will now be in bins.
This will allow the nonfiction audiobooks to be closer to the fiction
audiobooks. Hopefully this new arrangement will make it easier for
patrons to find the audiovisual materials they are seeking and will
allow them more room to do so in this most popular area of the
library.
Anne Dickason responded that she stopped by the library on her way
to the meeting. She said you can really spot what you are looking for
in the video section.
Co-Director Ainslie stated they still only have so much space. To
accommodate the collection, this shelving will do much more than the
racks. Bill Gallagher asked if the new shelving is at capacity. Ms.
Ainslie responded that there should be room for growth. It was
suggested that mention of the new shelving should be made in the
Hello LO and Ms. Rose agreed. Ms. Rose noted that a plaque will be
placed on the new shelving acknowledging the gift.
Co-Director Rose stated the library has been in desperate need of
notaries because of the demand. Volunteer Coordinator Arlene Kraft
has recruited eleven volunteer notaries. The process to become a
notary involves training, taking a test, documentation with the
Secretary of State, and ordering notary stamps and journal. Ben
Sostrin questioned why it is necessary for the volunteers to receive
training. He is a notary and did not think the test was that hard. He
read the book, but did not have the training. Donna Ainslie stated that
she thinks the training process helps them become comfortable with
the notary jargon and knowledgeable about the responsibilities and
liability involved with notarial acts. Jackie Rose mentioned that
sometime in the future the library will probably charge for notary
service. Janice Deardorff pointed out that the income generated was
considered in the budget process.
Ms. Rose stated that the theme of the current library display is
reader's choice where patrons, staff, or anyone can grab their favorite
book and put it on the display shelf This interactive display was
coordinated by Reference Librarians Margaret Zeps and Claire
Kellogg.
Co-Director Rose revealed that the new library Web site has been
launched thanks to the Web site committee. The Web site will be
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publicized in the next press release. The Web site was designed with
the intention of highlighting some of the library's special collections,
so users will find separate Web pages for these collections. The
library now offers an interactive reference service.
Reference Supervisor Jan Erickson added that in addition to e-mailing
a reference librarian,users can ask a question by completing a Web
form. A user can also request a book for the collection from the
library's Web page. The special collection page will eventually
include the library's genealogy, art, graphic novels, and travel guide
collections. Ms. Erickson acknowledged Todd Feinman's graphic
work on the Web site. Woven into one of the graphics is a historic
photograph of Lake Oswego water skiers.
Co-Director Rose stated that the library motto was updated from
"More than Books on a Shelf'to "Your Community Resource for
Information and Enrichment."
Bill Gallagher asked if you can reserve books from the Web site.
Jackie Rose responded that you can place books on hold from the
online catalog.
Co-Director Rose stated that Jan Erickson has continued her outreach
to the Heritage House this month. Abigail Adams was featured this
month. Jan Erickson took books to check out and bookmarks. She
has been asked to continue this service and be part of the planning
process when the program starts back up in the fall. Reference
Librarian Joel Guldner presented a program entitled See the World
from the Lake Oswego Public Library to help people plan their trips
using library and online resources.
Jan Erickson joined the Oregon Library Association (OLA) Reference
Roundtable. She's been asked to be on the planning committee for
continuing education programs for the reference staff. For the June
program, librarians are invited to go to Bend to look at the resources,
specifically for seniors, in the new library. She mentioned that the
library's Web site has a senior's page. Thirty percent of the
population in Lake Oswego are in that category. Reference Librarian
Joel Guldner is specializing in services to seniors and he will attend
the session in Bend. The next program in September will be training
for NewsBank, a new periodicals' database. The Roundtable is also
going to invite a librarian from The Oregonian to teach them how to
retrieve information from The Oregonian. The winter program will
be on legal research. OLA is going to have a series of table-talks
including topics on serving the Internet patron, helping people find
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jobs, and copyright issues. Because budgets are so tight, they still
want to be able to offer some form of continuing education to library
staff members.
Co-Director Rose stated the library is swarming with high school
graduates. Seven of the fourteen Teen Advisory Board members are
graduating from high school. There are also about eight shelvers that
are high school graduates.
Jackie Rose stated that the library is gearing up for Friday, the first
day of summer reading club signups. For the second year in a row,
the library is offering the popular adult summer reading club. Thanks
to the Friends of the Library, there are very nice prizes. Local
donations are also being accepted for prizes. Volunteer Coordinator
Arlene Kraft solicited local businesses for donations for the teen
summer reading program. The library will publicize the program and
donations with a press release and a notice at the signup table. Teen
volunteers are working the teen signup table, which boosts
participation. For the first time, Oaks Park is offering a coupon for
free rides on a specified date in August to those who meet their goal.
Co-Director Rose stated that the children's room art is almost
finished. A grant from the Friends made this project possible. A few
finishing touches will be added from now until July.
Library Tours
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that at one of the recent Library Advisory
Board meetings, someone suggested it would be nice to tour some of
the new library facilities in the area. Camas, Ashland, and Eugene
recently opened or are planning to open new libraries. Wilsonville,
Tigard, and West Linn are opening up new versions of libraries in the
near future. He is not sure what plans Colleen Bennett has made.
Jackie Rose responded that she was asked to look into borrowing one
of the ACC vans. The van is available,but they must have someone
drive the van that has driven it before and is familiar with the van.
Co-Director Ainslie stated that the West Linn Library is open and
beautiful,but the Wilsonville Library is not open yet. Ben Sostrin
agreed that the West Linn Library is nice.
Co-Director Rose stated that the Council approved funding in the
amount of$289,000 for the library renovation.
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7:40 PM City Survey
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that Chair Bennett thinks it is very
important that the Library Advisory Board submit a question for the
City Survey. He thinks that if they are going to submit a question, it
is going to have to have some meaning within the broader context of a
goal the Library Advisory Board is after. He asked if anyone has a
question that would further the goals of the Library Advisory Board.
He believes the last question was whether the City needs a new
library and the response was no. This kind of question could do more
harm than good. He thinks that Colleen Bennett's question is: Do
you think the City needs to plan for a library in the next 10 years? He
thinks this question has the same variant as the former question. Ben
Sostrin mentioned that he asked to see a copy of the old survey and
probably should have been more diligent about tracking down a copy,
because he has not seen it.
V'Anne Didzun addressed Councilor Graham and said she thought
that the Board missed the deadline last month when the topic of the
survey came up. Ben Sostrin responded that the Chair received a
letter from the Mayor and found out that the deadline is at the end of
this week.
Councilor Graham stated that the survey will be given to about 400
individuals,just like in past years. It is approximately a 20 minute
telephone survey. A professional survey group will administer the
survey, which is trying to get a handle on the pulse of the City. The
City is looking for patterns to help determine problems and needs.
Bill Gallagher asked if the City would be responsive to a survey of
library users. Janice Deardorff responded that she does not see why
not. Ben Sostrin responded that a survey is an expensive proposition.
Councilor Graham encouraged the Board to submit more than one
question.
Anne Dickason suggested the following question: Have you been to
the Lake Oswego Public Library in the past three months?
Assistant City Manager Janice Deardorff suggested adding the
question, Why not?, to Anne Dickason's question. What they really
want to know is why people do not go to the library. They already
know from circulation statistics that the library gets a lot of use. One
possible answer might be that they do not go to the library because
parking is a problem.
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Maria Menneghin suggested the following question: What would
inspire you to donate to the Library's endowment fund?
Co-Director Ainslie stated that the library can get the statistics for
how many items were checked out from Lake Oswego residents
during a month. Bill Gallagher asked for these statistics for a six-
month period in 2002. Donna Ainslie responded that she will have
those statistics for them next month.
Janice Deardorff said that she was not with the City for the last City
Survey. She asked if part of the survey is a confidence in City
government aspect. Councilor Graham responded that one of the
questions deals with that. Ms. Deardorff asked them to think about
what is going to happen over the next few years because of the
budget. The City wants to make sure that the citizens of the City have
confidence in the services the City provides to get their continued
support. This Board knows there is a confidence in the library's
service, because they get continued and repeat use.
John Broderick said one of the questions will ask what City services
they think are really good, like the library, fire department, and the
police department.
Janice Deardorff stated that she thinks it is important that citizens
have that confidence in the City when they have to choose later on
where the money should go. This confidence in the City could be
attributed to the benefit they see in the variety of services provided by
the City with the library as a key component. Maintaining a sense of
confidence that the library is an importantly needed service to the
community is essential.
After discussion, the Board reached a consensus to include several
questions for consideration for the City Survey.
Ben Sostrin made a motion, seconded by V'Anne Didzun to
submit the following question for consideration for the City
Survey: What would inspire you to donate to the library
endowment fund? The motion carried.
Vice-Chair Sostrin asked how to submit the question to the City.
Councilor Graham responded the Chair should write a letter to the
City Manager. Vice-Chair Sostrin replied that he will do that.
Bill Gallagher entertained a motion to submit Colleen Bennett's
question for consideration. Maria Meneghin made a motion,
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seconded by Anne Dickason,to submit Colleen Bennett's question
for consideration: Do you believe it is time to begin planning for
a new library for Lake Oswego? The motion carried with three
votes in favor, one against, and one abstention.
Bill Gallagher made a motion, seconded by Maria Meneghin, to
submit the following question for consideration for the City
Survey: Have you used the library in the last six months? If not,
why not? The motion carried.
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that he will send the questions to the City
Manager.
8:00 PM Policies
Bulletin Board
Vice-Chair Sostrin asked for comments about the draft of the bulletin
board policy. Bill Gallagher asked if this policy is different than what
the library currently operates under. Co-Director Rose responded that
it is not different than what the library operates under. The draft
policy is not as precise as the former policy, which is outdated.
Bill Gallagher asked if the issue has come up where the policy was
needed to use to tell someone they cannot put something up. They
actually have more problems with people who complain that someone
took down what they put on the bulletin board. The bulletin boards
are open forums for the community. The library does not endorse or
oppose anything that is posted. Currently there are three bulletin
boards in the lobby. One is used for non-profit and community
events, one is used for private businesses, and one is for government
notices.
Maria Meneghin made a motion, seconded by Bill Gallagher, to
adopt the bulletin board policy as presented for the Lake Oswego
Public Library. The motion carried.
Lobby
Co-Director Rose stated the bulletin board policy and the lobby
policy are similar, but handled a little bit differently. There are
shelves along the wall in the lobby for newspapers. Sometimes space
is a problem when people give us more copies of a publication than
the library has room to display them. Co-Director Ainslie stated that
she has a staff person check the lobby daily to make sure there is
nothing on the floor and that none of the information is dated. This
staff member contacts the vendors to let them know when they drop
off more papers than the library can accommodate.
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V'Anne Didzun made a motion, seconded by Anne Dickason,to
adopt the lobby policy as presented for the Lake Oswego Public
Library. The motion carried.
8:15 PM Future Funding of Libraries
Anne Dickason stated that the Board talked about future funding of
the library two meetings ago, she volunteered to do some research on
non-tax funding of libraries. Colleen Bennett gave her some ideas of
where to start, including the Eugene Public Library. The Eugene
Public Library is building a new library that is not taxpayer supported.
They have used downtown renewal money,which downtown
businesses have budgeted. The downtown renewal fund will not be
continued and they decided to take the lump sum left in the fund to
put it toward a library. Greg Cutting and other reference librarians at
the library helped her find information. She received the information
today. She needs to look through it for sources of funding libraries,
other than through foundations and taxpayer dollars. An article from
Seattle mentions supplementing tax money with extensive foundation
support and business support. She said she thinks the Board needs to
think big and see what kind of partnerships they can come up with.
Ms. Dickason said she will do more research and present it at the next
meeting.
Councilor Graham said that Council talks about"thinking out of the
box." They have discussed what kinds of partnerships the City can
form.
8:30 PM Chair's Report
Shared Facility
Assistant City Manager Janice Deardorff stated that she can talk about
the shared use facility. The Joint Library Task Force has been
meeting since November. The Task Force is getting ready to wrap up
and make its recommendation. The final meeting is next Thursday
night. The Task Force has drafted a summary of its
recommendations.
Basically the Task Force was charged with determining whether or
not it was feasible and desirable to do this joint facility between the
school and the City. Originally the Task Force also had the issue of
looking at the financing, but that came off the Task Force charge.
The School District basically said they are going to go forward with
the building no matter what. They planned the building with the idea
that this could be a shared facility. The City portion is deciding
whether or not the funding would be there to do the staffing. The
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details are yet to be determined. The Mayor, after talking with the
Chair, said to let the City Council make the determination about
funding.
The Task Force Committee voted at the last meeting in May and the
vote was 14-3. It was not unanimous, but clearly the majority
supported the fact that it is desirable and it is feasible to go forward
with a joint facility by going to the next level. They are talking about
at least a two-year process because the school will not be built for a
couple of years. They need to look at what that would mean in terms
of things like the hours of operation and the intergovernmental
agreement
Ms. Deardorff stated that along with the report, there are
considerations that the committee wants to make sure the School
District, the School Board, and the City Council hear. One of them
that will be noted is that the committee does not want to see any
diminishing of the services that are offered in the City library. Some
of the concern that has been raised is that the City Library should
remain intact. The report includes supplemental information that is
available for anyone who wants to see it.
Bill Gallagher asked how strongly worded this concern is about
keeping the library collection and services intact. He thinks that
would be the lynchpin. Janice Deardorff responded that she thinks
this will be the City Council's stand. John Broderick added that the
City Manager made a presentation to the Task Force and made a
strong statement about that with the blessing of the City Council.
Janice Deardorff stated that the Council is going to have the rather
onerous task over the next few years of looking at the total dollars that
are available and decide how they should be spent. Whatever the City
does in terms of a shared facility, there needs to be a commitment to
it, not just do it on a year-by-year basis. In order for this facility to
work, there is a continuum of where it is starting and where it could
end up. The discussion has centered around the school operating the
library until 3:00 in the afternoon and the City taking over in the
evenings and on the weekend. The Arizona libraries they visited that
were immensely successful are libraries that are public libraries from
the minute they open in the morning until they close at night.
Funding will play into all of this.
Bill Gallagher said that Council would obviously have to increase the
amount of money available for City library services. Janice Deardorff
responded in the affirmative.
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Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that there is a finite amount of money for
any governmental budget and there is a finite amount of money that
any government is going to spend on the library. If there is money to
staff a shared use library that is 1.7 or 1.8 miles up the road, then that
money certainly could be channeled into collections or staff at the
current library. He thinks it is interesting to point out that Multnomah
County is closing the shared use facility at Parkrose because the usage
figures were one-sixth of those figures found at other branch libaries.
He said that it is his understanding that the superintendent for safety
concerns was not amenable to having the building open the full day.
There is also the figure that 30% of the City's population is 55 and
older. There are many older people that do not drive at night because
they do not see well.
Mr. Sostrin stated that it seems by design and execution the shared
use facility was predetermined. He also understands from someone
who closely observed the process that the Advisory Board covered
more of the issues in two months than the Task Force did in six
months. The concerns, that were raised by the Board and included in
the Board's report, were never raised by this committee. He said that
if this is a good idea for the City, it has never been demonstrated to
him. He is not sure how they can compare what is in Scottsdale to
what is proposed in Lake Oswego.
Anne Dickason mentioned that she saw the article in the paper about
Parkrose and it is really disconcerting. Ben Sostrin stated there is a
football game every Friday night from September to November. He
asked who is going to go to the library on the weekend when there is
already so much activity at the high school. Janice Deardorff
responded that those are all considerations that are still yet to be
determined. The Task Force's charge was to determine whether or
not it was feasible and desirable to move forward with the next phase.
Janice Deardorff responded that there were a lot of extenuating
circumstances that probably were early in the process lending to the
outcome that is there today. Some of it had to do with some of the
planning that they did. They did not get proper signage for the
library. They point out in their tours that the library is hard to see
from the street due to lack of signage. There was a political issue
about the signage. Ms. Deardorff stated that she thinks these things
are worth noting and paying attention to. The literature the Library
Advisory Board and the Task Force were given included the
successes and failures. The Library Advisory Board report was one
of the first things that all members of the Task Force were given.
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Ben Sostrin responded that Colleen Bennett told him that none of the
objections were ever discussed specifically. He understands that the
meetings were moderated in such a way that a lot of things did not
come up. Janice Deardorff responded that she is sorry Colleen
Bennett felt that way. There were twenty-five members of the Task
Force that donated their time in much the same way the Library
Advisory Board members do. There were discussion items that
people very boldly brought forward to be discussed. The agenda was
even challenged at times so items were put on for discussion and
items deleted. She does not think this Task Force felt that it was their
job to judge or go over what the Library Advisory Board was
recommending. Ms. Deardorff stated that Colleen Bennett certainly
shared with the Task Force that the Board did not support the joint use
facility. The process may not have been perfect, but it has at least
moved the issue forward for discussion and debate. She does not
think either one of those are done at this point.
Councilor Graham stated that one Oregonian article does not make
the picture true. The selections that were made for the committee
members were not predetermined. These individuals are very picky
and very probing. She said that Patt Thomas is one of these
individuals. She searched for and read and retained a lot of
information on this subject. She asked very probing questions. Both
the representatives for the school and the city were chosen to be
objective participants in the process.
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that one of the biggest problems he has with
the nature of the whole process is the fact that the Council and the
School Board gave the directive basically tying the hands of the
employees and volunteers. The directive was that they will be
positive about the prospect. He felt this put a limit on speech, but also
seemed to dictate thought. Ben Sostrin stated that is problematic for
him. Janice Deardorff responded that they could probably debate that
all night. She pointed out that Colleen Bennett was one of the people
that voted in favor of the recommendation. Ms. Deardorff said that
she thinks the vote gave everyone an opportunity to speak up and to
say what they were thinking as they made their vote. Patt Thomas
actually transcribed the entire meeting verbatim, so the yays and the
nays could be noted. The process may have had it flaws, but she feels
that it did what it set out to do. It gave this group of people an
opportunity to review the materials, look at the concept, and decide
whether or not there should be further study of it.
Bill Gallagher said that it sounds like the school district is going to
build the library and the square footage will remain the same whether
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it is a shared use facility or not. Janice Deardorff responded that is
what Dr. Korach reported at the meeting.
Bill Gallagher asked if the rendering of the plan suggests any problem
with signage or accessibility for a shared use facility. Janice
Deardorff responded in the negative. One thing that was a concern
was the City staff thought the library should be on the first floor. The
school and the architect actually moved the library from its original
location. It was moved from the back to the front of the building. It
is on the second floor, but it is very prominent. There is an elevator
and a set of stairs to get up to the library.
Bill Gallagher asked at what point the Board should lobby City
Council if they do not think it is a good idea. Councilor Graham
responded they can lobby right now. She is sure there will be public
testimony,but she does not know the timeframe. She said they are
welcome to write their thoughts now to Council, if they wish to do so.
Assistant City Manager Deardorff said that she would like to address
the notion of an order to the staff not to speak. The City asked
everyone to be open minded about the process. Ben Sostrin
responded that was not really the wording. He said City Council used
the wording, "employees shall be positive about the prospect of a
shared use library,"when this was voted on. Janice Deardorff
responded that she does not understand how being positive about it is
any different than saying you will maintain an open perspective. Ben
Sostrin responded that having an open perspective and reaching a
conclusion that something is stupid is a lot a different than saying that
this is a good idea. At some point you reach a conclusion. Janice
Deardorff responded that with all issues, she thinks someone can have
personal issues and personal opinions about things and that other
times our jobs dictate that they take an opinion or decision and
respond to it in a professional capacity, sometimes setting aside how
we feel personally. Ben Sostrin stated that he agrees, it would be
impossible for an employer without that notion but he thinks they cut
themselves off from the professionals and deprived themselves of a
valuable resource. Janice Deardorff responded that if anything the
professionals will have more of a say and an opportunity to speak on
this issue now that it will move to the next phase. Ben Sostrin said the
big question has already been asked and answered. Janice Deardorff
responded that it is not final. Ben Sostrin replied that it may not be
final,but asked if the directive is still in place. Janice Deardorff
responded that the directive was to determine if a shared use facility
was feasible and desirable. She mentioned that the librarians did a
very good job of pointing out differences between the two functions,
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missions,purposes, and some of the difficulties that might arise with
that.
Jan Erickson said that she would like to take exception with one
Oregonian article. She went with a group to visit Parkrose and the
staff was very gracious about sharing information. The staff said that
they were not economically a success. They were failing. If the
Council should go ahead and support the shared use facility, it is an
opportunity for the City to learn from some of the mistakes that were
made at Parkrose. The staff shared that some of the things Jan
Erickson's group thought would be big problems, were not. Janice
Deardorff mentioned that the Parkrose neighborhood changed during
the course of building the school. Ben Sostrin said that they could
talk to Ginnie Cooper directly to ask their own questions,rather than
read an article.
City Budget
Vice-Chair Sostrin said he believes this was covered.
Teen Advisor
Vice-Chair Sostrin said that he saw the City opened up the vacant
Library Advisory Board position. He asked Councilor Graham about
the teen vacancy on the Board. Councilor Graham responded Bill
Korach was not going to appoint a teen advisor until the new school
year begins. She said she made it clear that this Board, as well as
some of the others, really would like to have a teen voice because it
offers a different perspective.
Councilor Graham said the vote on the entire City budget was 6-1
with the dissenting vote from Karl Rohde.
Co-Director Ainslie pointed out that City Council increased the tax
rate for the library in order to make up for some of the funding they
are going to lose from the County during the next year and beyond.
She appreciates the support from the City to help the library maintain
the services. Co-Director Rose also voiced her appreciation for this
support.
Vice-Chair Sostrin expressed his hope that the applicant pool for the
vacant Library Advisory Board position is strong. He encouraged
everyone present to persuade those they think would be a good
candidate and supports the Library Bill of Rights to apply.
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Endowment
Vice-Chair Sostrin said the Board could discuss this at the July
meeting.
Vice-Chair Sostrin invited everyone to visit the West Linn Library
located off Highway 43.
8:45 PM Other Comments/Issues
V'Anne Didzun stated that last month she was asked to look into
digital pianos. She talked to two musicians and they recommend two
different models manufactured by Yamaha and Kurzweil. She was
told the piano should be full size and have weighted keys. The cost is
about $1,000 for a good one. One of the musicians said that they only
want to play on their own piano, so they will still bring their own.
She said she thinks the question would be whether the library would
use it enough other times to justify the $1,000. Ben Sostrin reminded
the Board that storage space is an issue in the library building.
Councilor Graham suggested they speak with the music store on
Boones Ferry Road. This might be a possibility for a partnership.
V'Anne Didzun responded that was not one of the sources mentioned
by the musicians. Both musicians recommended the Guitar Center in
Washington Square and Clackamas. Councilor Graham replied that
they may not be aware of this music store. She thinks they should
seek out vendors in their own community first.
9:00 PM Adjourn
The Library Advisory Board meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Niewendorp
Recording Secretary
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