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South Dakota State Library Board
South Dakota State Library Board
January 24-25, 2007
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Mercedes MacKay Conference Room
Minutes


Members Present: Eric Abrahamson, Richard Van Beek, Linda Daugaard, Linda Whitney, Warren Wilson, Dorothy Liegl

Members Not Present: Roy Burr

Also Present: MaryLou McGirr, Jannette Norum-Sanchez, Annie Brunskill, Julie Erickson, Dan Boyd

Call to Order-Abrahamson

Approval of Agenda-A MOTION WAS MADE by Wilson, seconded by Daugaard, to approve the agenda. MOTION CARRIED.

Approval of Minutes-A MOTION WAS MADE by Whitney, seconded by Daugaard, to approve the minutes. MOTION CARRIED.

Report of the Chair-Abrahamson
Abrahamson shared with the Board the events at the ALA Midwinter Conference that he attended with Liegl. Abrahamson shared also that there were some potential candidates recruited for the Deputy State Librarian position. It was also announced to the Board the recent resignation of Stephanie Charging Eagle as a Board Member. Daugaard shared with the Board the meeting with the Governor attended by Daugaard, Abrahamson, and Melmer.


Report of SDLN-Wilson
Wilson had nothing official to report.


Report of the State Librarian-Liegl
Liegl mentioned that the first installment of the FY 07 LSTA grant had been received.. The President will unveil a new Federal budget in early February.

Liegl asked the Board to appoint a board member to attend the Legislative Day Conference, May 1-2 in Washington, DC. Whitney expressed interest in attending and was appointed.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS


LSTA
The Continuing Resolution is still not in place. The first third of the annual allotment has been received. It was discovered that the SDSL is not in compliance with federal regulations for acknowledging federal involvement. There is a need to reformat many of the web pages to indicate use of federal funds and to assure that printed pieces are in compliance.


Gates Grant A MOTION WAS MADE by Daugaard, seconded by Whitney, to approve the requested amount. MOTION CARRIED.


Strategic Planning-McGirr
McGirr introduced several exercises and techniques to the Board and the members of the Management Team. McGirr facilitated the beginning steps in the Strategic Planning process and a framework for developing a new vision.

The Board and the Management Team developed goals to align with mission statement. The Board reviewed the goals and objectives proposed by the Management Team to assure that they were attainable and measurable.


The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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