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Minutes – LDAC – April 14, 2025

Location: Zoom

Roll Call – Followed by Agenda Additions

Present

  • Jennifer Obermaier, Clearwater
  • Phyllis Gorshe, Dunedin
  • Lois Eannel, East Lake & Anne Maire Nurnberger, 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
  • Beth Lindsay, St. Petersburg
  • Glenn Ferdman, Seminole
  • Cari Rupkalvis, Tarpon Springs
  • Cheryl Morales, PPLC
  • Dino Giallourakis, PPLC
    1. Acceptance of Minutes from February 2025
      1. Motion to accept:
        1. First: Glenn
        2. Second: Lisa
        3. Discussion:
        4. Motion carries – minutes approved
    2. Presentation by Collaborative Labs (Laurie Hill, guest)
      1. Laurie Hill, 727-424-2439, hill.laurie@spcollege.edu
      2. https://collaborativelabs.com
      3. In 2024, celebrated 20 years
      4. Collaborative Labs has expertise in training, business management, organizational development, policy and procedure document documentation and development, etc.
      5. They use a framework called Appreciative Inquiry (which came from Case Western University)
      6. They are interested in offering team building and/or leadership development at staff development days, including the upcoming PPLC Staff Development Day in October
      7. A template for annual plans and long range (strategic) plans was discussed, as was broader collaboration practices among libraries
    3.  SIG Meeting Reports SIG Liaison Notes
      1. E-Content, Jennifer Obermaier
        1. Will meet on May 22, in person at PPLC
        2. Will include visit by Libby/Overdrive rep
      2. Youth Services, Dave McMurrin
        1. Will meet on May 4 at Pinellas Park library
        2. Presentation by Steve Turner (drum circles, ASMR)
        3. Jaclyn Gaither is the new co-chair
      3. Cataloging, Susan Hurley
        1. Met briefly and discussed records with no holdings
        2. Will meet again on May 21
      4. Circulation / Borrower Services, Cari Rupkalvis
        1. Will meet at PPLC on May 6 at noon
      5. Adult Services, Phyllis Gorshe
        1. Will meet on April 22 at 2pm
      6. DEIA, Casey McPhee
        1. Considering a name change [IDEA]
        2. Reviewed Pinellas Continuum of Care (CoC) report
        3. Will meet on June 11, probably in person with presenter from Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas (Victoria Kelly)
        4. FOL, Glenn Ferdman
          1. March 31 meeting canceled, not yet rescheduled
    4.  Old Business
      1. FEL Integration into Enterprise – status update from PPLC (Cheryl)
        1. On hold until state funding status for FEL is determined
      2. Gale Legal Forms: Status and Consideration for a countywide contract (Glenn)
        1. State library will not add it this year
        2. Currently Dunedin, Gulfport, Largo and Safety Harbor have it
        3. Cheryl will get countywide prices for us to consider
      3. Library Legislative Day – March 11, 2025 (Matthew)
        1. Help from Cheryl, Meg Taylor (Pinellas Park), Kelly McGinley (Safety Harbor), and Tiffany Ziegler (Palm Harbor – library foundation)
        2. Met with some legislators and legislative aides, and dropped off packets for all local legislators; no confirmed appointments in advance, but overall a positive experience
    5. New Business
      1. Countywide Homebound Delivery Service (Glenn)
        1. Could this be a countywide service we all pay into?
        2. Possible challenges: logistics may be high for PPLC, especially number of deliveries
        3. Currently Dunedin, East Lake, Palm Harbor, and Safety Harbor provide it
        4. Cheryl mentioned that 20 years ago books by mail was provided with LSTA funds
        5. Talking Books books by mail is available for extensive audiences (many qualify)
        6. Libby as an alternative does include some accessibility features
      2. Media Locking Cases
        1. Clearwater is considering doing away with them
        2. Some libraries use them and some don’t; some keep harder to replace media (such as Games) behind the counter
    6. PPLC Topics
      1. Michelle Howard is the new countywide services manager
      2. New Item Type for Tonie Boxes (Dino)
        1. Motion: add three new item types with different checkout periods (7 or 14 days), no holds, one checkout per card
        2. Lisa motion, Cari second
        3.  Motion carries
      3. Countywide Staff Day October 13, 2025
        1. No fee
        2. This is part of our interlocal agreement
        3. Glenn and Stanley will join planning committee; other interested directors should reach out to Cheryl
      4. New TBLC Reciprocal Borrowing agreement
        1. Email from TBLC
        2. Direct questions to Jim
      5. PPLC disbursements for summer reading with CSLP
        1. Any issues with logging in should contact Cheryl
    7.  PPLC Board Meeting Update (Dave McMurrin)
      1. Current events were discussed
      2. Glenn/Seminole will fill the library spotlight spot at the April 30 meeting
      3. PPLC, East Lake, and Palm Harbor will do their budget presentations for BOCC on May 1
    8. Public Comment [n/a]
    9. Announcements from PPLC Libraries (10 minutes) [n/a]
    10. Adjourn – Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.