Attending: Linda Pierce (Past President), Maureen Nolan (President), Jessica Albano (Vice-President/President Elect), Carole Svensson (Webmaster), Brenda Philip (Newsletter Editor), Beth Lindsay (Member-at-Large), Linda Whang (Member-at-Large), Linda Frederiksen (Secretary/Treasurer)

Old Business
Minutes from the Spring Board Meeting held at the University of Washington in Seattle were approved without changes. The Treasurer’s Report will be revised to indicate the reporting period was May 14, 2004 – October 27, 2004. At the present time, chapter assets, including both savings and CD accounts, total $8.979.85. Chapter insurance and the annual incorporation fee have both been paid for the upcoming year. Names on the checkbook account have been changed, with Linda F., Maureen and Jessica all now included as signers on the account. We also received new checks from Bank of America with the correct name and a current mailing address.

Membership
Maureen read a break-down of chapter membership by college type. Currently, there is a preponderance of UW and WSU members. The Board discussed things we can do to encourage newly-hired librarians at our own institutions and librarians at community colleges and the four-year schools, both public and private, to join ACRL-Washington. It was decided that left-over memo cubes from last year’s conference would be sent to newsletter liaisons who can then route information about the chapter to new hires and others who might be interested in joining the chapter. Carole will create a list of newsletter liaisons which she will send to members-at-large Beth and Linda Whang. Beth and Linda will contact the liaisons.

WLA Pre-Conference
Beth gave a progress report for the ACRL-Washington co-sponsored pre-conference at the Washington Library Association Annual Conference in Spokane. The half-day preconference is scheduled for April 20, 2005. It will be a panel discussion featuring librarian and non-librarian teams who will discuss providing instruction and information literacy to diverse populations, including ESL and Generation Y students, and adult learners. ACRL members will be able to register for the conference at WLA members rate.

WALT (Washington Library Trainers), WLA Interest Group, will be co-sponsoring the preconference with us. They will provide publicity for the event.

Linda P. will contact WLA to find out about deadlines for programs, costs and other details. More information on the preconference is forthcoming and will be posted on the website and listserv as it becomes available.

Newsletter Report
Brenda’s term as newsletter editor is ending after the Spring 2005 issue, so the position will need to be filled. Maureen will ask for volunteers at the membership meeting and will appoint and announce the new editor in the spring. First newsletter for the new editor will be Fall, 2005. Brenda offered to assist the new editor.

There was discussion as to how to split newsletter/webmaster responsibilities. Depending on what the new editor’s preference, newsletter content can either be loaded directly onto the website by the editor or can be sent to the webmaster for loading.

Website Report
Carole reported that she’s been working on updating the site. The chapter history is currently through 2000. Things that should be included in the new history section include: conference themes, board members, website, bylaw revision, electronic newsletter, combined meetings in the spring for incoming and outgoing board members, vendor sponsorship, etc.

Carole will purchase and be reimbursed for an educational copy of Dreamweaver software that will be used for website maintenance. The software can be passed to future webmasters.

Carole will link to the WLA Events and PNLA Jobs pages.

Board Position Descriptions
Brenda distributed copies of revised position descriptions for all to review. It was decided that Members-at-Large would also serve as the Scholarship Committee.
Members-at-Large will also serve as contacts for newsletter liaisons to recruit new members.

Pack Forest 2005
Pack Forest is booked for October 27-28, 2005. Jessica will contact them to see what housing options will be available. One option might be to offer better accommodations for more money. An online conference registration form would allow people to reserve on a first-come, first-serve basis and then send money later to confirm.

Working title of the conference is “I don’t feel virtual: the reality of academic librarianship.” This conference will focus on practical tips, information-sharing, “swap and shop,” things that work at work, providing a small, informal venue for presenting ideas and projects.

The Board discussed getting a schedule out around Labor Day and giving little flashlights as give-aways. Linda P. said Gonzaga will be able to help with graphics and she will bring some catalogs to the spring board meeting.

Jessica will have to get a liquor license for the Thursday night social but Pack Forest will contact her with instructions on what they need from us.

Other Business
There was a brief discussion of what happened to the chapter committees. Linda P. and Carole said that they lacked a clear focus and just died. Maureen distributed a copy of the 5-10 Year Planning – Mega Issues document. She will also distribute it at the membership meeting tomorrow.

Respectfully submitted,
Linda Frederiksen
Secretary / Treasurer


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