April 21, 2020. Attendees: Stefani, Adam, Jasmine, Elise, Mary, Jessica, Elise, Meaghan, Stefanie
Next meeting: June 11, 2020 at 11am
- The meeting began with a general check-in to talk about how people are doing and what work has been like since everything has changed due to the pandemic.
- The minutes from the March meeting were approved and posted to the Blog
Chapter Elections
- At the time of the March Board meeting, 72 ballots had been cast.
- In the meanwhile, Chapters Council Representative and Director at Large Jessica Brangiel was appointed to the position of Director at Large for the ACRL. Congratulations to Jessica!
- Jessica’s appointment results in an additional open position on the DVC Board
- Deadline for ballots is April 27 with the expectation to:
- Notify winners
- Communicate results via the Blog, Twitter, listserv and the website
Financial Report: There was not much financial activity this month. Our balance is $2800 and we made 19 cents in interest. There is one outstanding refund remaining from the delayed Spring Program. New memberships are coming due soon. Adam is preparing the accounts and creating procedures to hand off to the next Treasurer.
COVID-19 Library Response Virtual Meeting: The resources (slides and notes) from this meeting are now available.
Original Spring Meeting postponed until September 25: To be held at the Charles Library, Temple University with Eamon Tewell as the keynote speaker. All other presenters have agreed to present in the fall. The Chapter will put out a new call for participants in case new topics, perhaps COVID-19 related are desired.
Legislative Liaison will become Community Liaison: Jasmine and Stefani will work together on a job description for this position and the Board discussed options for appointing someone to this role.
Mentoring Program: Partnerships last for one year. We will revisit participants in January
Social Event Update: The planning group is exploring dates and options for an online meet-up.
Blog: Stefani will try to write a “Goodbye” post or consider doing a COVID-19 dialog with Jasmine instead. Acknowledging that the Blog does not get much traffic, the board discussed options for making it more compelling. Ideas include:
- Introductory posts for each board member
- “Interview” posts with any member to answer consistent sets of questions, modeled on the NYTimes “By the Book” weekly interviews
- LIS Student reflections about the mentorship program
- More brainstorming to happen at the May meeting
Recruitment of new members will be tied to the fall program
Website: Karen solved the SEO issue by adjusting a setting within WordPress, adding an SEO plugin and appropriate keywords.
Next meeting: May 19, 2020 at 10am*
*postponed until June 11, 2020 at 11:00am