Library Department

ShareNorthwest Regional Library Group
Spring Meeting Minutes
April 14, 2005

The spring meeting of the ShareNorthwest Regional Library Group held at
General McLane High School on April 14, 2005 was called to order by
Marion Bennett, co-president , at 9:05 a. m. Marion welcomed all and
introduced General McLane superintendent Dr. Therese Walter and
co-principals Donald Ickes and Richard Scaletta. Guest vendors
introduced were Jane McConnell and Matt Hancox. Minutes emailed
previously were approved with a correction made concerning the per
centage of budget cuts made to public libraries by the legislature last
year. The secretary/ treasurer reported a balance of $1,680.64 in the
ShareNorthwest account at the I.U.

Committee Reports:.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)—Lynda Knauff
1. Nothing to report
2. Jean Jenkins mentioned that she has been getting several requests
from the same school for the same book even after the item was mailed.
Cheryl Tunno seems to be getting requests at Meadville High School for
Meadville Public Library. Peter Genco requested that AccessPa give us a
definitive description concerning what “old” means concerning
copyright. These will all be reported to AccessPa.

Public Relations
1. No report.

Electronic Communications—Peter Genco
1. There have been many email changes this year. Please let Peter know
when a change occurs so he can keep the Share list up to date.

School/Public Library Liaison—Gail Myer
1. The Governor has proposed a 2 1/2% increase in public library
budgets. Public libraries are hopeful that eventually they will be
returned to full funding.

Professional Organizations—Peter Genco
1. Peter reminded members that the AASL conference will be held in
Pittsburgh from October 5 through 9, 2005 . He encouraged all to take
the opportunity to attend this national conference since it is being
held so close to us. He advised us that if we wanted a reduced
conference price we could join ALA now.

Inservice Committee—Linda Knauff
1. Linda asked if there was anyone who would be willing to host the
October region inservice to please contact her. Melissa Leonard is
checking into the possibility of doing this.

Professional Development—Julie Boam
1. Nothing to report

PSLA
1. No report

Nomination Committee—Mary Drapcho
1. A secretary/treasurer and program chair are needed for next year’s
executive board.
Please contact Mary or Melissa if interested.

Director’s Report—Karen Baldwin
1. Streaming videos that are now available for download will work for
Mac OsX if using Safari not Internet Explorer.
2. AccessPa software support fee will still be $180.00, but budget $130
for IDS. Right now there is no change in IDS pricing , but this could
change.
3. A suggestion was made that school libraries might want to place
AccessPa costs in their districts tech budget so more money would be
available in library budgets for other uses.
4. AccessPa is considering getting into audio book downloading. If
this does happen, they will give program software to every member.
5. AccessPa is also looking into the possibility of manual adds for new
products not already in the system.
6. The VDX system is trying to send an email when asked to renew
materials.
7. There will be two AccessPa/Powerlibrary workshops at the I.U. next
fall. They will take place on October 24 and 25th. These are only
refresher sessions. All new librarians must go to one of the 3 new user
sessions that will be located in designated areas across the state.
Those dates and places will be announced in the future. AccessPa is
also looking into putting theses training sessions online.
8. Summer rota for schools will be suspended on Friday, May 13 and will
go back into operation on August 29th. Contact Cyndi Pinchon if a later
suspension or earlier reinstatement is needed.
9. Please include documentation with each book. Once the due date is
entered the correct documentation will be available to print
10. Libraries working with Project 20 might want to consider applying
for LSTA grant this year. Special attention will be given to those
involved in this project.
Old Business: None reported

New Business:
1. Walden Books will do book fairs with a 20% return to school
libraries
2. Some members will be leaving our group. Gayle Crotty will be
leaving the public library, Karen Cunningham has moved to South Carolina
and Jackie Kutz will be going back to the classroom.
3. Retirements this year include Karen Locke, Carol Page and Jane
Carney. Gifts were presented to each on behalf of ShareNorthwest.
4. There will be a Governor’s School offering for libraries this
summer at Susquehanna from July 10-15. Visit the website for more
information.

The business meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m. to begin the first
program featuring Peter Genco and Matt Hancox from Gale to discuss
“Transitioning for the 21st Century”.
P.J. Merski, author of the book Roaring Boring Alice, was also a
featured presenter during the morning session. After lunch members
chose breakout sessions dealing with the following issues: Helpful
Hints for the New Librarian, Grant Writing, Budget Cuts and Concerns,
and Book Sharing.

The day ended at 2:30 after door prizes were awarded.

Respectfully submitted

Jane Carney, Secretary/Treasurer