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Nassau County Library Association Executive Board Meeting Minutes Nassau Library System December 14, 2018 In Attendance: Laura Giunta, Valerie Acklin, Emily Trezza, Peter Cirona, Maryann Ferro, James Hutter, Judy Ryan, Scott Steinke, Nancy Evans, Barbara Carlson, Roseanne Dorfman, Patricia Marino, Dalal Fatoush, Kaysha Watson-Phillips, Georgina Rivas-Martinez, Jeffery Feinsilver, Ken Bellafiore, Frank McKenna, Arthur Friedman, Maryanne Linehan, Stacey Mencher, Jan Heinlein, Catherine Barretta, Syntychia Kendrick-Samuel, Mamie Eng, Bobbi Benigno, Janice Cosenza, Camille DiPietro Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Laura Giunta at 9:42 AM. I. Review and Approval of the Previous Minutes and Notes a. There was a date correction for the Computers and Technology committee. With the change, Dalal Fatoush moved to approve the minutes, Kaysha Watson-Phillips seconded the motion. The minutes were approved. II. Treasurer’s Report: Ed Goldberg (Absent) a. The following is the December Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer's Report December 2018 November 30, 2018 Balances Checking Account TD Bank $9,986.29 Savings TD Bank Checking Account $15,451.33 $25,437.62 Special Funds Intellectual Freedom/Civil Service TD Bank Money Market $15,1521.13 NCLA Scholarship TD Bank Money Market $38,383.65 Continuing Education Grants TD Bank Money Market $10,983.79 Year to Date Income-thru September 30, 2018 $50,387.99 Year to Date Expenditures-thru September 30, 2018 $10,983.79 Respectfully submitted Ed Goldberg NCLA Treasurer b. Kaysha Watson-Phillips moved to accept the treasure’s report. The report was accepted. III. President’s Report: Laura Giunta a. Laura thanked the Annual Dinner Committee for putting together a great night. b. Laura thanked Peter for the refreshments for today’s meetings. c. Laura thanked the 2018 board, divisions, committees and each of their members for the work that they are doing. d. Laura congratulated the 2019 board and commented that they will do a great job and are working hard. IV. DIVISION REPORTS a. Academic & Special Libraries – Kimberly Mullins (Absent/No Report) b. Children’s Services – Sarah Aiosa (Absent) i. We had 22 people register for our breakfast and installation of officers. It was held at the Heritage Club (Bethpage State Park). We are very thankful to Leslie Connor for speaking about her experience as an author. ii. We are looking forward to a great year in 2019 and we are working hard to recruit active members for next year. c. Media Services – Barbara Carlson i. On Tuesday, December 4th, 2018, the Media Services Division had a luncheon program at the Nassau Library System. Donna Destefano and Aaron Rinehart of Playaway came to discuss all of the Findaway products and services. They sponsored our luncheon that was catered by Panera Bread. We had 13 people in attendance. ii. The 2019 Media Services Division Board will be as follows: Camille DiPietro (Long Beach Public Library) as President Natasha Drax (Long Beach Public Library) as Vice-President Mamie Eng (Henry Waldinger Memorial Library – Valley Stream) as Secretary Susan Healy (Shelter Rock Public Library) as Treasurer Michele Zwierski (Nassau Library System) as 2 Year Term Director Rachel Taub (Farmingdale Public Library) as final year of 2 year term) Barbara Carlson (Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library) as Immediate Past-President d. Programming & Public Relations – Dr. Lambert Shell (Absent) i. Our Annual Breakfast and presentation - All About Zines was on Tuesday, December 11th. The presenter was Laura Winnick. ii. 2019 Performers Showcase is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10th at the Roosevelt Public Library so save the date! iii. The Division is in the final stages of planning a program for LILC. e. Reference & Adult Services – Patricia Marino i. We had our annual end of the year breakfast at Chat Noir on December 5th. ii. Our 2019 board is: Josh Firer – President; Stacey Mencher- Vice President; Diane Bondi- Treasurer; Jeanne Lettieri - Corresponding Secretary; Christine Talio - Recording Secretary; Cynthia HoSang - 2-yr director; Donna Burger -1-yr director; Stephanie Dwyer -1-yr director; Patricia Marino -Past President iii. On Monday December 10th, RASD co-sponsored NLS's Readers Advisory Unconference. We supplied wraps, salads and cookies for lunch. It was a very enjoyable day and I absorbed a lot of information. I think Nicole did an amazing job, as usual! f. Support Staff Division – Dalal Fatoush i. Dalal and another member attended the SCLA Support Staff Safety Conference in October and it was filled with great information. ii. There will be an East Meets West meeting for April 29th where NCLA Support Staff will have a chance to meet and discuss with SCLA Support Staff iii. Dalal thanked everyone for their work this year. g. Young Adult Services – Kaysha Watson-Phillips i. Our annual December Brunch and Installation of officers was held on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at the Roosevelt Public Library 9:30-12:30 PM. The guest speaker was YA Author and National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi. There were 39 people in attendance and 29 people renewed their membership at this meeting. ii. The Joint Nassau & Suffolk YASD February Meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 14 at 10:00am at the Patchogue-Medford Library. Suffolk County Police Officer, Nancy Ward, will present a PoliceSmart Cyberbullying Workshop. The workshop will focus on cyberbullying, social media posting, sexting, and identity theft. Flyer to follow. iii. Laura commented that the brunch was great. V. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Annual Dinner – Dalal Fatoush, Chris Marra (Absent), and Barbara Mickowski (Absent) i. The dinner was held on November 29th at the Coral House with 103 people in attendance. ii. Dalal thanked each Division for their baskets. A total of $1300 was raised for NCLA through the raffle baskets. iii. Laura stated that the dinner was great and thanked Dalal for the handmade centerpieces. b. Archives – Stuart Schaeffer (Absent) i. Dr. James Vorbach reported that a meeting was unable to be coordinated prior to this meeting but that they are expected to meet within the first two weeks in January. c. Civil Service – Ken Bellafiore i. December 7, 2018 meeting was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts, plus no news from Nassau County Civil Service. Meeting rescheduled to January 25, 2019. ii. Mamie Eng has received permission to share the “Unofficial 2016 NYS Librarian I Examination.” She is working on a presentation to the membership for February 2019 regarding the new examination and strategies to complete the examination. iii. Mamie Eng shared a copy of a document prepared by Randi Sanders regarding Librarian I Exams that was distributed at the NLS Annual Trustees Meeting on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The information was similar to what the committee has heard in the past. Please see Appendix B for more information. d. Computers and Technology Committee – James Hutter i. We are coordinating an event “The Internet is Dark and Full of Terrors” with the Pop Culture Committee, taking place on Friday, February 8th, 9:30am at the Syosset Public Library. Topics to be discussed include: -The Alt-Right Movement – The resurgence of Neo-Nazism via online communities -The Incel Movement – The rise of “Involuntarily Celibate Males” and their beliefs -SWATting – The practice of prank calling police and telling them that a person is about to shoot a family member / domestic disturbance, thus triggering a SWAT raid -GamerGate – The practice of using hashtag activism to actively target and harass an individual, coupled with doxing and misogyny -Doxing – The practice of researching an individual’s online persona to discover their true identity and then dumping all personal details about that person to the - Internet for revenge purposes -Grooming – The practice of forming a relationship with someone, who is often a minor, with the goal of taking advantage of them for sexual purposes Our Guest Panelists are: James Hutter - Port Washington Public Library; Michael Buono - Brentwood Public Library; James Hartmann - Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library; Nicki Loder - Westhampton Public Library; Robyn Byrd - Northern Illinois University ii. We are in the beginning stages of planning an IT security roundtable for January. This is in large part due to the recent incident at the South Huntington Public Library in which some individuals tampered with their computers and network. There is a general sense that we should have a meeting to discuss and share best practices. iii. NYLA: James Hutter (Port Washington), Chris DeCristofaro (Sachem), and Nick Tanzi (South Huntington) presented “Libraries Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Technology” on Saturday, November 10th at 9:30am. The session was very well attended (especially for the last day of the conference!). Hoping to present it at Computers in Libraries. iv. Long Island Library Conference: We are in the beginnings of putting together a presentation or panel discussion for this event. If any other NCLA Committees wish to partner with us, please contact me directly. e. Constitution & Bylaws – Frank McKenna (No report) f. Continuing Education – Peter Cirona and Lee Gundel (Absent) i. The committee had to postpone the program that was scheduled for Tuesday, November 13th, “Are you out of your mind? Mindfulness in the workplace and beyond,” to be presented by psychologist Drew Velting. g. Directory – Art Friedman (No report)) h. Emerging Librarians – Georgina Rivas and Jason Velarde (Absent) i. The emerging librarians committee hosted the Resume writing workshop on Wednesday November 14, we had 7 attendees. ii. We will be having our Game Night next month on January 11, 2018. iii. We will also be sponsoring the program “The Line Between Service and Safety,” presented by Elizabeth Olesh and Nicole Scherer at the LILC. i. Finance – Jan Heinlein (No Report) j. Health Services – Jeanne Strausman (Absent/No Report) k. Institutional Services – Jeanne Lettieri (Absent/No Report) l. Intellectual Freedom – Jeffrey Feinsilver i. The committee meeting was held on November 20th.