[Libs-Or] Oregon State Library Board Meeting Press Release & Agenda

[Jessica Rondema]

News Release from: Oregon State Library
OREGON STATE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING PRESS RELEASE & AGENDA
Posted: November 28th, 2011 9:11 AM

The Oregon State Library Board of Trustees will meet at the State Library on Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th, 2011. Sam Hall of Salem will chair the meetings. 

The meeting on December 8th will be the Board's biennial planning retreat.  The Board and Library staff will consider the Library's mission, long range goals, and strategies as a first step in developing the 2013-15 budget request to Governor Kitzhaber.

At their business meeting on December 9th the Board will hear appeals of staff decisions regarding Ready to Read grant awards for 2011-12. They will also elect new members to Board advisory councils, and they will hear a proposal for the 2013-15 State Agency Assessment from the Government Research Services team. An Open Forum is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.  Anyone may address the Board on any topic at the Open Forum.

Sign language interpretation will be provided for the public if requested prior to 48 hours before the meeting; notice prior to 72 hours before the meeting is preferred.  Handouts of meeting materials may also be requested in alternate formats prior to 72 hours before the meeting.  Requests may be made to Jessica Rondema at 503/378-2464.

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OREGON STATE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLANNING RETREAT 
December 8, 2011 Room B9, State Library Building, Salem Sam Hall, Facilitator

Purpose: To review the progress of the State Library in meeting its mission and long range (2011-17) goals, to consider changes to the mission and goals, and to begin to develop strategies for 2013-15 that can be considered by the Board Budget Committee.

Agenda

10:00 a.m.	Review of Purpose and Agenda - Sam Hall

10:15	Background Presentations	
		LSTA Five-Year Plan Evaluation - Nancy Bolt and Karen Strege
		Governor Kitzhaber's 10-Year Strategic Plan - Duke Shepard
		The New Outcomes-Based Budget Process - Shawn Range
		Workgroup on Libraries and Archives Recommendations - Jim Scheppke
	
11:15	Review of the Mission, 2011-17 Goals and 2011-13 Strategies - Team Reports
		
Noon	Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.	Discussion of Possible Revisions to the Mission and 2011-17 Goals - Hall

2:00	Brainstorm Potential 2013-15 Strategies to Advance Toward Goals - Hall

2:30	Break

2:45	Refining Results of Brainstorm to Handoff to Board Budget Committee - Hall

4:30	Evaluation and Adjournment - Hall

NOTE:  The times of all agenda items are approximate and subject to change.


 
OREGON STATE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING December 9, 2011 Room 102, State Library Building, Salem Sam Hall, Chair

Agenda
[From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Board members will meet with staff teams in their offices.*]


9:30 a.m.	Approval of the Minutes of the October 21, 2011 Meeting - Hall

9:45	Reports of Board Chair and Trustees - Hall
		Executive Committee Report
		Other Board Reports
	
10:00	Reports of the State Librarian and Staff - Scheppke
		Activities Since the Last Meeting
		
10:30	Open Forum** - Hall
			
11:00 	New Business:	
	Appeal of Staff Decisions on Ready to Read Grant Awards - Dahlgreen
	Proposal for GRS Assessment in 2013-15 - Hulshof-Schmidt
	Election to Board Advisory Councils - Hall
		
12:00 p.m.	Plans for Board Meetings in 2012*** - Hall
	Adjournment	

*Board assignments: Applegate - Library Administrative Services; Bonebrake - Library Administrative Services; Burkholder - Library Development Services; Hall - Government Research Services; Hathaway-Marxer - Talking Book and Braille Services; Turner - Government Research Services.
**Any person may address the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees at this meeting on any topic.  

***Board members are reminded to bring their 2012 calendars.


NOTE:  The times of all agenda items are approximate and subject to change.


Contact Info: Jim Scheppke, State Librarian, (503)378-4367