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Executive Committee meets in Plumas County
In order for CLA leadership to understand the true "nature" of rural librarianship, the CLA Executive Committee's June 2 meeting was held in Plumas County, where President Margaret Miles is County Librarian. After meeting up Thursday afternoon in the small town of Graeagle, the committee went on a short hike through Plumas-Eureka State Park, where Cheryl Gould was lucky enough to see a real live bear!
Budget
During the meeting, the Executive Committee adopted the 06-07 budget, which includes funding for:
- possible new special initiatives tied to the second year of the long range plan
- board training and development
- re-design of the CLA website
- sponsorship of National Library Legislative Day
- two issues of Clarion magazine
Because conference fees have not increased since 2000, the budget also reflects a small increase in registration and adds an incentive for early registration.
Public Relations Campaign
Based on a survey taken at the Library Director's Forum, the Executive Committee discussed next steps for implementing a Public Relations campaign based on PLA's "Smartest Card" campaign. The CLA Public Relations Committee will be asked to participate in the development and promotion of online resources to assist libraries with promotion; CLA will also partner with InfoPeople to provide training in marketing.
Management Services
With the skills of our Executive Director, CLA is in a position to offer management services to other library-related organizations. The Executive Committee agreed that we should pursue this as a potential for non-dues based revenue.
Scholarship Critera
The Executive Committee agreed to change Edna Yelland and Begun scholarship criteria to allow applicants to attend any ALA accredited library school as long as they are permanent California residents and intend to work in a California library upon graduation.
The Executive Committee will meet again on September 11 in conjunction with the Leadership Retreat.
Margaret Miles, 2006 President
margaretmiles@countyofplumas.com
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