FoKL Executive Committee

FoKL Executive Committee via OPAL
Agenda
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

Review minutes of the July 17, 2009 Exec. Board meeting in Junction City

Committee Reports
• Finance – Tina

• Membership – Clarice

• Governance – Carolyn

• Public Relations – Andrea

Committee Assignments – how should we handle?

Start-up grant requests?????? Perhaps we need one board member as liaison???

Kansas Library Conference – April 7-9 in Wichita

Developing a Friends conference – to supplement or replace our workshops at the KLA Conference

Using Facebook for FoKL business – proposed by Gail

Use of Wimba, rather than OPAL, for FoKL meetings

KLA Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) – I have served on this committee for several years – working with state (and federal) legislative issues. I have agreed to serve again, knowing that we may want (or need) to involve Friends groups in advocacy.

Travel subsidy for board members

Paula Poundstone – ALTAFF spokesperson – performing in January in Emporia

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

Thank you, Shannon, for posting our FoKL materials on WebJunction
Plans for October 16 Board meeting in Haysville
• Agenda items
• Lunch arrangements

Other business

2009-2010 Calendar
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
Public Library Section conference – Oct. 1-2 in Wichita – set up display area
FoKL Executive Board Friday, October 16 at 9 a.m. at Haysville
FoKL Executive Committee Friday, Nov. 20 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL
FoKL Executive Committee Friday, Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL
FoKL Executive Board Friday, January 15 at 9 a.m. via ELMER or OPAL???