RALI
Minutes of the meeting
March 04, 2010
Gafney Library

Called to order 9:30 AM
Attendance:
Susan Fuller - Wolfeboro Public Library, Karen Brown - Nute Library, Roza Benoit - Josiah Carpenter Library, Yvonne Fisher - Ossipee Public Library, Diane Cassidy and Beryl Donovan - Gafney Library, Donna Hynes - Rochester Public Library, Rhoda Capron - Blaisdell Memorial Library, Nancy Bergeron - Madbury Library, Ann Hoey - NH State Library, Christie Sarles and Lindalee Lambert - Tuftonboro Free Library and Holly Brown - Gilman Library.

Karen Made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Seconded by Linda Lee. Motion carried.

Lindalee made a motion to accept and place the Treasurer's Report on file as follows:
Balance of last Report $1, 644.84
Current balance of checking account $1, 519.84
Checks Paid $125.00
All libraries are current with membership and rotation fees.
Motion seconded by Susan. Motion carried.
No monetary honorarium has been offered to today's guest speaker. However, Berrie is offering flowers at the end of the program and will speak to her about a monetary honorarium.

The State Library Report was presented by Ann Hoey.
Make sure to check the  NH State Library website for information.
Due to budgets cuts, the state library cannot renew databases. The choice is between disability and databases.
Ebsco is  good until June and still in negotiation.
A 2% cut is needed by the end of June 2010.
An 8% cut will be needed for 2011
Steve Cline is continuing to collect books for libraries in need.
The State Library has not received any stimulus money.
Everyone agrees that the State Library Van System is a priority.
Please send a copy of your town report to Tom Ladd.
The Annual Report is due April 19, 2010. See the State Library website for more information regarding submitting the report.
The State Library is working hard trying not to cut positions.
Applications are being accepted for the Kids, Books & the Arts grants. Deadline for submitting your application is Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 4:00 PM. An Artist showcase will take place during the CHILIS meeting on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester.

OLD BUSINESS:
Please take a close look at the By-Laws. Berrie presented a revision for approval by RALI members. Compare them with the By-Laws that are posted on the RALI website. We will discuss these and finalize them at the next meeting. Berrie and Lindalee will work on getting them written.
One change is as follows:
Libraries may make changes in the rotation schedule in June by notifying the Chairperson.
Monies are expended each year after dues and fees are collected.

Do not sent broken, shabby or incomplete materials on to the next library. Weed the item out and keep books if there is a disk missing. Lindalee and Berrie will write a policy for this. If anything is removed from the collection please notify Bethany at the Goodwin Library in Farmington. Her contact information will be put on the RALI website and is as follows:
     Bethany Freitag
     goodwinrali@gmail.com
     755 - 2944 ext. 2

CD/DVD repair will be discussed at the next meeting. The cleaner will probably stay with Bethany.

NEW BUSINESS
Karen has asked Movie Licensing USA to consider making a shortened version of the license that would be more economical for small libraries. They are taking this under consideration.
The Gafney Library has suffered extensive flooding damage after the most recent major storm. As a result, approximately 1/2 of the RALI materials held at the Gafney Library were damaged. Lindalee made a motion to allow Berrie to make a list of RALI items that need replacing and RALI will replace them. Seconded by Karen. Motion carried.
 Berrie will put a "list of lost items" on the web in the event that anyone is able to send a replacement copy. You can also check the online catalog at www.Gafneylibrary.org if you have an item you would like to donate to them. All lost items have been removed from the catalog.

Book Recommendation - "This Book is Overdue : How Librarians and Cybarians Can Save Us All" by Marilyn Johnson

The next RALI meeting will take place on Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the Nute Library, Milton. The program will be a Roundtable Discussion. Coffee at 9:00 AM. Meeting at 9:30 AM. Program to follow.

Business meeting adjourned 10:26 AM

Guest Speaker: Titia Bozuwa - discussing and sharing her book entitled "The Emperor's Guest : Coming Of Age Behind Barbed Wire During WWII In Indonesia". Once again, Titia's writing and reading has touched our hearts in a manner that is beyond words.

Respectfully Submitted,

Holly Brown
Secretary