Minutes - 09/10/1996 - Library Commission0 0
MINUTES OF THE
OAK BROOK LIBRARY COMMISSION
September 10, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by commissioner Roberta
Petz.
Present: Commissioners Roberta Petz and Barbara Benezra
Also Present: Librarian Ruth Martin, Trustee Gerald McInerney
Doings Newspaper Reporter Kate Harrigan
Daily Herald Newspaper Reporter Bridgette McCoy
Absent, Excused: Commissioner Anthony Ingrisano
The minutes of the July 23 and August 21, 1996 meetings were approved as
submitted.
Library Commissioners presented Ruth Martin with a "Rosie the Riveter"
T- shirt: "We can do it" - appropriate in World War II and again in Oak
Brook today!
Old Business
Building Program Update: Architect Jay Carow gave a presentation to the
Village Board on August 23 and will again present this evening. The
revised building plan comes in at cost, $3.5 million. No communication
has been received yet about the availability of an alternative site for
the building.
Campaign Update: Saturday, September 14, 1996, 10:00 a.m., Sam Dean
Boardroom, OBLA campaign committee will hold a- training and information
meeting for approximately 60 community volunteers who will help with a
telephone canvass of Village residents on the advisory referendum.
New Business:
Ruth Martin will attend the Oak Brook Women's Club Friendship Tea on
September 17 to accept a library gift of "Social Issues Resource Series"
a CD ROM set.
September 19 is the Civic Association Town Meeting.
September 26 the Library is holding a College Financing Seminar.
October 10 is the OBLA /AAUW Library Forum.
Serving Our Public: Chapters 6, 7 and 8 were reviewed.
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Director's Report
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Internet access is a free service at libraries where it is available.
Librarians can help users efficiently locate authenticated sources.
Federal and state Internet access projects are expected to bring costs
down for libraries. These cost savings will not be available to
individuals or businesses. Dial -up access in Oak Brook's current
library building is slow and the Internet is available to staff only.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 12, 1996, 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Village Hall
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara DeBellis Benezra
Commissioner