FoKL Exec Committee May 15, 2009

FoKL Executive Committee via OPAL
Agenda
May 15, 2009 9:30 a.m.

Review minutes of the March 30, 2009 Exec. Board meeting via OPAL
Review minutes of the April 1, 2009 Annual Meeting held in Wichita
Review report from Nancy Keith on State Library Advisory Board mtg.

Committee Reports
• Finance – Tina
o Proposed budget for 2009-2010
• Membership – Clarice
• Governance – Carolyn
o Nominations
• Public Relations – Andrea
o Review awards & grants assignments
o Review newsletter content

Start-up grant requests?????? Perhaps we need one board member as liaison???
• Rossville starting a Friends group – wants FoKL rep for June 14
• Friends of the Vermilion Community – update
• Others

Kansas Library Conference - April 1-3, 2009 – review
• Luncheon
• Booth
• Programs
• Annual meeting
• Ideas for next year – in Wichita

Newsletter preparation – Welcome Lisa Wellman
• Electronic only?
• Post on our webpage?
• Send on listserve?

2008-2009 Calendar- let’s verify the times we want to meet. The highlighted dates are for the entire board.

FoKL Executive Committee Friday, May 15 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL
FoKL Executive Committee Friday, June 19 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL

2009-2010 Calendar
FoKL Executive Board Friday, July 17 at 9 a.m. at Junction City
FoKL Executive Committee Friday, August 21 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL
FoKL Executive Committee Friday, Sept. 18 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL
FoKL Executive Board Friday, October 16 at 9 a.m. at Haysville
Public Library Section conference – Oct. 1-2 in Wichita – how can we help?

FOLUSA changeover to ALTAFF (Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations) a division of ALA http://www.ala.org/altaff

Use of Wimba, rather than OPAL, for FoKL meetings

Retirement of Christie Brandau

Grants for Friends groups that support more than the library

Other business