FoKL Exec Comm. 9-18-09

FoKL executive committee agenda
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. via OPAL

Review minutes of the August 21 Exec. Committee meeting via OPAL
Committee Reports
• Finance - Tina

• Governance – Carolyn
Regional reps – submit for newsletter and give report at Haysville (and other board meetings)
Bylaws issue – finance committee (do we need one?)
Use of Facebook for communication – will discuss more at Oct. board meeting
Committees – review job descriptions – in light of startup grants, etc.

• Membership – Clarice
Startup grant process – ideas

• Public Relations – Andrea
Newsletter deadline & content – Lisa
Newsletter – Fall edition is to be digital – Winter and Summer in print?
National Friends of Libraries Week – Oct. 18 – 24, 2009 – what should we do?? See ALA site
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/altaff/folweek/index.cfm
KLA conference – April 7-9, 2010 in Wichita- what is our plan?
Webpage review
Add info on disposing of books after sale
Add link to booksalefinder.com http://www.booksalefinder.com/ search by state, date, etc.
Question – should we try to have an accurate listing of Kansas book sales on our page?
Request a link on KLA Resources section to FoKL webpage

KLA conference – what is our intent? What is KLTA’s intent? We need to make some recommendations in order to have the full board approve a course of action at the Oct. 16 mtg.
• Note: KLTA board will meet on Sept. 19 in Salina. – Hope to know more after that.
• Note: KLA conference proposals are due October 31. If we provide some programs, here are a few possible topics:
 Selling books on the Internet
 panel of libraries with successful campaigns or events
 how to start a Friends group
 panel of our award winners talking about their groups & projects
 Friends using Facebook and Twitter and other new technology
 our annual meeting
 book sales – we always get a good turnout for this topic
 programming – with Humanities & Arts Council reps to answer questions

October 16 Board meeting in Haysville – Any ideas to include on agenda?
January 15 Paula Poundstone in Emporia – have our board meeting here?? – then attend concert?

Sharing
• I put info about FoKL in our EPL newsletter – have we gotten any feedback or memberships?
• NCKL – Oct. 15 workshops – will lead a discussion with Midget Jones on ideas for Friends groups