MOBAC Reference Committee Meeting Draft Minutes

September 26, 2017 2PM

Hartnell College - Room A105

411 Central Ave, Salinas, CA 93901

Call to Order: Cynthia Ainsworth @ 2:15pm

Present:  

• David Addison, SCPL

• Watonka Addison, Watsonville Public Library

• Ann Jacobson, NPS

• Cynthia Ainsworth, Hartnell

• Ellie Anderson, Monterey Public Library

• Stacy Mueller, Cabrillo (Zoom)

• Frank Gravier, UCSC (Zoom)

• Sarah Dahlen, CSUMB (Zoom)

• Beata Obydzinski, MCFL 

• Sean Briscoe, Salinas Public 

Recorder: Stacy Mueller

Proxies:   Cynthia for Jean Chapin

Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes:  Approval of minutes from May 2017 and August 2017 meetings

Public Comments: None 

Welcome: 

Sean Briscoe, Salinas Public

Beata Obydzinski, MCFL

Old Business: 

1) Fall Workshop

2) Committee charge:

3) Meeting topics Spring 2018

4) Annual Report to Admin Council: Cynthia

5) Local History

New business:
 

1) Of Public Interest: MCFL has a telescope available for checkout for 3 weeks

2) Discover NPS Day will be Friday, December 1st

Reports:

Administrative Council:

Request for fund will be requested in two different periods: first half of calendar year (request Dec/Jan) for May dispersal and second half of year (request June/July) for Dec dispersal. 

Tech Committee:

No rep for this committee but they are planning "Print, Play and Move: A Hands-On Tech Workshop" November 17th @ Marina Branch of MCFL.

ILL Committee

No rep

SPLAMBA:

Ellie reported that the committee is working with the topic of diversity in children's literature. They are creating a "Mirrors and windows" booklist for their spring workshop. 

News from libraries (off the record)

 Meeting adjourned @ 4:10pm

Next meeting— Fall Workshop, October 27, 2017 @ Marina Branch of MCFL