Fairfield County Library Administrators’ Group Meeting Minutes April 13, 2016 Guilford Free Library Members Present: Nancy Abbey, Colleen Bailie, Bernadette Baldino, Karen Jensen, Brenda McKinley, Chris Nolan, Sandy Ruoff, Sheri Szymanski, Elaine Tai-Lauria. Guests Present: Maggie Renzi Secretary’s Report: Sheri Szymanski presented the March minutes for approval. Chris Nolan moved to accept the minutes, seconded by Nancy Abbey. Approved unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: Brenda McKinley presented the Treasurer’s report for April. Checking balance: $3,9350.90; Savings balance: $4,679.30. The report reflects FLAG’s sponsorship of the CLA keynote speaker, Ben Bizzle. Nominations: Sandy Ruoff reported that she and Beth Dominianni are putting together the slate of officers for 2016- 17. At the moment, the position of Vice President is open, with Elaine Tai Lauria moving up to President, Brenda McKinley remaining as Treasurer and Margaret Borchers staying on as Secretary. Sheri Szymanski will remain on the Executive Committee as President Emeritus. The full slate will be sent out to the Membership in May for a vote at the June meeting. Annual Field Trip and Luncheon: Members present discussed the trip to the Wadsworth Athenaeum, scheduled for June 8th. It was agreed that members and retirees would pay the same rate to attend and that at the very least, FLAG would cover the cost of wine and the tip at lunch. Sheri Szymanski will follow up with Kathy Leeds to find out how much the trip will cost per person. Old Business: Sandy Ruoff will be organizing dinner out with FLAG members during the CLA Conference in Hartford. New Business: DeliverIT (Connecticar) Discussion. Members compared experiences during the transition, discussing concerns and possible solutions. Library Updates: None—we ran out of time! Guest Speaker: Independent filmmaker, Maggie Renzi joined us for a discussion of her career experiences alongside John Sayles (Passion Fish, Brother from Another Planet, City of Hope, Eight Men Out, The Secret of Roan Inish and Lonestar). She discussed the process of procuring funding, techniques for scouting locations and the casting of actors. She and Sayles most enjoy projects that explore ‘buried history’ and their upcoming project To Save the Man will trace the story of an Ojibwe boy named Antoine LaMere, who is sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania to learn how to be ‘white’. Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 18th at The Farmington Libraries, Main Library , 6 Monteith Drive Coffee & 9:30am; Meeting 10am Topic: Tour of Jay Johnston’s Renovated and Reimagined Library Spaces Lunch: noon at Apricot’s Restaurant, 593 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT. Respectfully Submitted, Sheri Szymanski .