Executive Board meeting, March 21, 2008

5pm, L043A

Attendance:

President: Stacey Costabile

Vice President: Virginia Vought (Not Present)

Activities Chair: Sarah Morrison

Secretary: Rebekah Kati

Treasurer: Janet Anderson

Webmaster: Eyad Makki (Not Present)

Advisors: Mary Popp

Tom Nisonger

Officer Reports:

President:

• Advertise Dave Kaiser lecture (4/3) at next meeting
• April Meeting Times
  • Exec Meeting – Friday, April 18, 5pm
  • General Meeting – tentatively April 29, 3pm
• “Breaking Away” would be a good movie to show over the weekend of the Little 500 – should check to see if any other groups around campus are showing it
• Put together a programming committee to help Sarah
  • Announce at the general meeting on 3/25
• Visit to Indianapolis Central Library
  • Library may offer public tours
  • Try to schedule for early May
  • PLG is also planning a trip
• Future programming at meetings
  • IUScholarWorks talk
  • Reference interview workshop
    • 5-10 minutes of recap, then practice
    • See if Prof. Meho and Emily are available, maybe Carrie Donavan
    • Try to get this for April
  • Customer service panel
  • Political aspects of libraries
    • PLG has already done this, but we could do it next year
    • Phil Eskew
    • Someone from the library board
• Fall recruitment–
  • Advertise at orientation to get new members
  • Speak at orientation
  • Keep the first fall meeting casual and give advice to newbies

Social chair:

·Plan for the wine and Cheese over the summer

oDon’t buy as much wine

oLocal wineries might donate wine if we advertise

·Handouts for new students in the summer

• End of the year graduation party
  • Take pictures of people with the Slizzard
  • Find a list of graduates and give them a small gift
    • Buttons
    • Book covers
    • certificates
  • Hold at Yogis, with smaller tables and one larger table with appetizers
  • Encourage people to pay with cash for their drinks
  • Date during finals week depending on what Yogis has available

Treasurer:

• Finances
  • Have over $1200 in the bank
  • Fundraising may cost between $500-$800 to start
  • Student to Staff plane ticket - $365.38
    • ALA-SC will pay the full amount
• Fundraising
  • Mugs are popular, but the most expensive
  • Tote bags is the next most popular idea
• Debit card for the ALA account
• Gift cards for speakers
  • Howard’s Bookstore - $15

Secretary:

• none