LDAC Board Meeting Minutes February 2024

Attendance:

Attending:

• Jennifer Obermaier, Clearwater
• Phyllis Gorshe, Dunedin
• Lois Eannel, East Lake
• Stanley Silverstein, Gulf Beaches
• Dave Mather, Gulfport
• Casey McPhee, Largo
• Susan Hurley, Oldsmar
• Matthew David, Palm Harbor
• Dave McMurrin, Pinellas Park
• Lisa Kothe, Safety Harbor
• Betcinda Kettells, St. Pete Beach
• Glenn Ferdman, Seminole
• Cari Rupkalvis, Tarpon Springs

PPLC Staff

• Cheryl Morales
• Dino Giallourakis

Absent

• Mika Nelson, St. Petersburg

Virtual Teams Meeting

Agenda Topics

1. Roll Call – Followed by Agenda Additions
2. Presentation – Angela Porcelli – Circ. Supervisor – Seminole, SSLI proposal. Proposal for the establishment of a Friends of the Library Special Interest Group (SIG). Purpose: collaboration, inspiration and support. Requesting a staff representative from each library to serve on the “Championship Team,” a steering committee, whose members would also be the liaison to their library’s Friends group. Email Angela Porcelli (Seminole Circ Supervisor) with the name / contact info for your library’s representative and / or with any questions, at: aporcelli@myseminole.com.
3. Acceptance of Minutes from January 2024 meeting
   Motion: Lisa; 2nd: Dave McMurrin. Approved.
4. SIG Meeting Reports
   1. E-Content: Meeting scheduled for this Thursday.
      Youth Services: Two meetings held since last LDAC meeting. Jan agenda featured a discussion about holiday programs and displays and the group concluded that we should include a multitude of holiday traditions in our displays. Feb meeting: Lois was not able to attend. Cheryl reported that there were 2 guest speakers from the Juvenile Welfare Board, and there are pilot programs underway at St. Pete and Largo on the Turbo Babies program.
   2. Cataloging: Meeting scheduled for this Wednesday.
   3. Circulation/Borrower Services: Met last Thursday at Largo. Discussed online card registrations, billing notices, patron purge, mobile app (April-May 2024 launch); St. Pete Main not available for check-out of material.
   4. Adult Services: Meeting held Jan 17: new officers appointed (i.e., chair and secretary), discussed tax help, and increasing meeting frequency to every other month.
   5. DEIA: Meeting scheduled for Feb 14. Jan 10 meeting: featured a guest speaker, discussed DEIA accessibility article.
5. Old Business
   1. Online Card Registration Discussion -CM
      St. Pete began offering online card registration approx. 6 months ago through email to the library. SIRSI has the capability to allow online card registration. Discussion centered around if we want to do this and if so, using what parameters, including how long before patrons need to come in to register for their permanent card and how much material to grant them access to in the meantime. Houston Public Library’s online form and registration process was cited as an example of how we might do it. A motion was made by Cari to for Dino to research Libby for online access, seconded by Lisa. Motion approved.
   2. Blue Cloud Mobile 2 -the new PPLC App update -CM
      Sirsi claims the new mobile app will be ready by the end of March; Dino indicated he thought April-May a more realistic time frame. Seven libraries have agreed to participate in a pilot this month. See Dino if you are interested in participating.
   3. Location code JUV PROF collection -PG
      Largo indicated they did not wish to change the status; so, Dunedin will explore other options.
6. New Business
   1. Committee to review Public Service Policy Overall & Add Museum Pass Policies -CM
      Matthew, Dave McMurrin and Phyllis volunteered to work out the details of a circulation policy.
      – TBLC and St. Pete Sax Quartet programming for PPLC libraries -PG
   2. TBLC has $5k allocated for this program and can provide up $400 for libraries interested in hosting this event, which must be scheduled by Labor Day. Phyllis will email details to the group.
   3. Career Online HS Scholarship Cost Update/Review Libraries participating -LK
      The cost scholarships will increase by $200 starting in April.
   4. Sharing job openings at member libraries- GF
      Proposal to share job openings (and other pertinent information for the benefit of the member library staff) via courier. Suggestion made to share openings for professional level positions with LDAC via email. The group concurred with the latter suggestion.
7. PPLC Topics
   – Bill Notice -new verbiage -CM
   There are two libraries currently using a collection agency service. Lisa moved to accept the revised form as provided by PPLC. Lois seconded. Motion passed.
8. PPLC Board Meeting Update
   1. Member Library Spotlights at PPLC Board Meetings (March thru August) -LK
      Matthew and Cathy gave a brief presentation on Palm Harbor Public Library at the most recent Board meeting. Board indicated they would like a similar presentation (i.e., 5-10 minutes) by other PPLC libraries at each of their meetings, which can be delivered in-person or via Zoom. Directors chose slots to present at upcoming meetings through the fall of 2024. Schedule as follows:
      February – Safety Harbor
      March -St. Pete Beach
      April -East Lake
      May -no meeting
      June -Dunedin
      July -no meeting
      August -Clearwater
      September -no meeting
      October -Pinellas Park
      November -PPLC’s Deaf Literacy Center (DLC) and Talking Book Library (TBL)
      December -no meeting
9. Public Comment
   None.
10. Announcements from PPLC Libraries (10 minutes) Clearwater: The main library will be closing on Thursdays at 6pm starting this Thursday. East Lake: Passport fair held Feb 3rd; 47 passports were issued. Homemade soup day sold 170 containers of soup. Launched a new newsletter. Have four interviews for an Adult Services Librarian position upcoming. Gulf Beaches: Fundraiser held on Jan 25th; mayor and councilors in attendance. Opened a time capsule from 1968 [any campaign buttons for Richard Nixon?]. Held ribbon-cutting for recently completed renovations. Would like to host an upcoming LDAC meeting. Largo: Casey will be working from home until surgery, and back at the library, post-surgery in June. Palm Harbor: Held annual fundraiser; 171 people in attendance. Netted $4,200. Pinellas Park: Hosted 700 children and caregivers on Family Day of Literacy Week. Just hired a Teen Librarian. St. Pete Beach: March-April exhibit exploring human organism, featuring 22-24 panels, along with programs and events. Will soon be circulating a metal detector. Seminole: Bathrooms which have been out of order since 2nd week of January, are scheduled to be fixed soon. Tarpon Springs: Circulating Tonie audio boxes. Open house scheduled for Feb 24. Safety Harbor: Children’s wing is now closed. Today was official start of construction. Meeting rooms unavailable. Programs moving to Safety Harbor Museum and a local church.
11. Meeting adjourned at 2:23pm

Respectfully submitted by Glenn Ferdman.