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May 2001 Board Agenda

Regular Meeting, 2000-2001 Board of Directors
Monday 21 May 2001 - 7:00 p.m.
System Center

NOTE: An election of Board members (five public library representatives, one school representative, one academic representative and three members at large) for 2001-2003 terms will be held at the May 21, 2001 Board meeting. Candidates will be asked to speak to their nomination before the election.

Representatives may stand for election by completing a self-nominating form (attached). (Note instructions for filing electronically.)

All persons serving as official Representatives to NSLS are eligible to vote and elect the Board at the meeting.

Representatives elected will assume office at the June 25, 2001 meeting of the Board.

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS (Exhibit 3 - Self Nomination Forms Attached)

a. Barbara T. Balbirer - Public - Lincolnwood Public Library
b. David F. Bishop - Academic - Northwestern University
c. Mimi Palmer Black - Public - Ela Area Public Library
d. Laura Claggett - Special - Unilever
e. Lori M. DeFiore - Special - ComEd's - The Power House
f. Bruce H. Ente - Public - Wilmette Public Library District
g. G. Victor Johnson - Public - Arlington Heights Memorial Library
h. Don Roalkvam - Public - Indian Trails Public Library District
i. William S. Seiden - Special - Am Shalom Congregation
j. Nancy E. Sheldon - Public - Warren-Newport Public Library
k. Barbara Stretch - School - Community Consolidated School District 15
l. Glen E. Williams, Jr. - Public - Fox River Grove Public Library District

4. CONSENT AGENDA

a. Minutes of Board meeting 23 April 2001
(Exhibit 4.a. - Attached)

b. Checks issued from 4/1/01-4/30/01 (Exhibit 4.b. - Attached)

c. Financial Report Ten months ended 30 April 2001
(Exhibit 4.c. - Attached)

Financial Report Ten months ended 30 April 2001 - General Fund Only
(Exhibit 4.c. - Attached)

5. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

a. Auto-Graphics Memo and Timeline (Exhibit 7.a. - Attached)

b. 457 Deferred Compensation Program (Exhibit 7.b. - Attached)

c. Proposed Change in Internet Provider Service (Exhibit 7.c - Attached)

8. COMMUNICATIONS

9. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

a. Monthly Milestones (Exhibit 9.a. - Attached)

b. Oral report

c. NSLS Current Grant Projects - Miriam Pollack, NSLS Assistant Director (Exhibit 9.c. - Attached)

· Attracting and Keeping the Best through Work Redesign
· Recruiting a Diverse Support Staff in Academic, Public, School and Special Libraries
· COMPETENCIES AND CLOUT: an Institute for the Essential School Library Media Specialist
· Democratizing Human Genome Project Information: A Model Program for Education, Information and Debate in Public Libraries.

10. REPORT: OFFICERS

11. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS

a. Management Affairs (Exhibit 11.a. - Attached)

12. REPORT OF CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY ASSIGNED TO NSLS

13. CALL OF REPRESENTATIVES

14. ADJOURNMENT TO WORKSHOP SESSION TO COMPLETE THE "ATTRIBUTES OF THE NEW NSLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS" IN PARTICULAR ROLE THREE WHICH IS UTILIZATION OF BOARD MEMBERS TALENTS AND STRENGTHS. (Exhibit 14 - Attached is the work to date)