Indiana University, American Library Association

Student Chapter

Executive Board meeting, July 31, 2008

6:00pm, McAllister’s

Attendance:

President: Stacey Costabile

Vice President: Viginia Vought

Social Chair: Sarah Morrison

Secretary: Rebekah Kati

Treasurer: Janet Anderson

Webmasters: Eyad Makki (Not Present)

Advisors: Mary Popp

            Lokman Meho (not present)

Wine and Cheese:

• Mary will join the University Club
• There is a price change at the University Club for the room
• The total budget for the event last year was $859
  • We are not expecting as many people this year
  • We should budget for half as much wine, because there were a lot of leftovers
• Ideas to liven up the event
  • Games
  • Play a CD of songs instead of having someone play the piano
  • SLIS “Homecoming”
• Alternate locations
  • Bloomington Playwrights Project
    • Free parking at Waffle House
    • We would need to provide linens
    • Has a sound system
  • IMU – Mary will check into the price of a different room
• Dates
  • 10/17 or 10/18
• Cosponsors
  • Sarah will check with other student groups
  • Janet will check with the PLG

DLC

• 9/30, 7pm
• Sponsors – Janet, but Daniel will help
• Logistics – Carrie/Mary and Stacey
• Campus recruitment – Virginia
• Media – Rebekah
• Recruiting volunteers to put up flyers - Sarah

Social Event Ideas

• Themed social events around library events
  • Dewey’s birthday
  • Banned Books Week – wanted posters of Slissards reading banned books
  • Publication of the Gutenberg Bible – tour of the Lilly
  • National Young Readers day
  • Bill of Rights
• Library tours of smaller libraries
  • Perhaps Mooresville or Mitchell
  • State library
• Indiana Library Federation Conference
  • 11/18
  • Janet will look into rates
  • May coordinate driving or carpooling for participants
  • Dr. Nisonger is getting an award

Mentoring Program

• Need to recruit mentors

Meet and Greet

• 9/5
• Yogi’s
• 1^st meeting should be the week of the 8^th

Dues

• Raise dues to $10
• Unanimous decision

Website

• Explore options to allow members to pay dues by credit card or Paypal
• Get a default ALA email address - @indiana.edu if possible
• Stacey will check into feasibility of Paypal and associated fees
• Tasks to be completed by 9/15
  • Move to Iris/Ella
  • Looking into permissions to access ALA group folder on Ella
  • Put up Paypal link
  • Keep IUALA.org URL

Fundraising

• Total budget - $605.55
• Tote bags
  • Order about 100
  • Local vendors are too expensive
  • 4allpromos is more economical
  • Design
    • Tag cloud design with a quote
      • Stacey will send out an email to get input from the membership
    • 2 week minmum turnaround, 4 week maximum
    • $425 for a 16x14 bag
    • Black with red and white letters

Orientation

• Bring tote bags and buttons
• Solicit FAQs from current students to make a handout for new students
• Virginia will talk to Rhonda about speaking
• Stacey and Virginia will speak