Fox Valley Library Council Executive Board
Minutes of the February 12, 2008 meeting held at the Menasha Public Library

Present: Desiree Bongers, Elizabeth Timmins, Pete Gilbert, Laurie Magee, Judy Owen, Karen Probst. Guest: Elizabeth Eisen, Education Committee Chair.

1. Call to order.
   Desiree Bongers called the meeting to order at 2:30.
2. Additions to the agenda.
   None.
3. Approve minutes of the Executive Board Meeting, November 13, 2007.
   Pete made a motion to accept the minutes. Karen seconded. The motion carried.
4. Treasurer's Report
   Figures represented are good through December, 2007. Discussion of possibly taking some funds out of checking and put them into an interest bearing account of some type. Treasurer's Report looks good. Thanks Pete!
5. Education Committee Report
   Elizabeth E. handed out a sheet with firmed up details for the education program to be held in May. Janice, from the subcommittee, will need an honorarium for the speaker in May, Lori Carrell.
6. Receive update on Strategic Visioning Summit.
   Tasha was absent so Pete spoke. The summit will be held in Green Lake on May 5 and 6. All input made via the COLAND website will be taken into consideration as part of the process.
7. Receive update on the Fox Cities Book Fest.
   Judy shared excerpts from a draft schedule. A "Bound to Surprise Exhibition" will be held at the Paper Discovery Center (in Appleton) as part of the festival. You can learn more as the event evolves by checking out the website at: http://www.focol.org/bookfest/index.html
8. Education grants.
   Desiree explained that the WEMTA conference is on the horizon and she will do an email blitz about how the scholarships available from our organization can be used toward that conference.
9. Discuss 2008-2009 Officers
   Everyone present was willing to remain on board. Desiree will check with Laurie and Tasha.
10. Directors-at-large reports:
    1. Karen-Resource Sharing
       We continue to share resources. Fox Valley librarians work well together. Karen is getting updates for the FVLC directory.
    2. Judy-Legislation (Laurie was able to join us at this point.)
       Judy did not have any legislative updates but she did have two questions. First she asked the group is they feel that a tightening of fair use may be imminent, particularly in the field of videos. Second she asked about how public libraries handle challenges. There was broad discussion.
    3. Laurie-Intellectual Freedom
       No updates.
11. Confirm date for next board meeting-April 8, 2008.
    Yes! Same time, same station. April 8, 2008.
12. Adjourn.
    Karen made a motion to adjourn and Judy seconded. The motion carried. The meeting ended at 3:15.

Respectfully Submitted By,
Elizabeth ("What kind of world do you want? Think anything; let's start at the start; Build a masterpiece; History starts now") Timmins