AMERICAN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR
MEMBERS ROUND TABLE
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
MINUTES
OF MEETING
SUNDAY,
JULY 11, 1982
11:30
A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
The ALA-JMRT Executive Board
meeting was called to order at 11:35 A.M. by President Judy Sessions.
Executive Board Members
Present: Judy Sessions, June Breland,
Paula Murphy, Charles Kratz, Kay Runge, Karen Carlson, Greg Heid, Mary Bride
Mayer, Pamela Bonnell, Vivian Beech, Karen Bohrer, Kevin Rosswurm, Becky
Taylor, Jim Deutsch, Carolyn White, Donna Cranmer, Pat Naismith, J. Linda
Williams, Mary Jo Godwin.
Guests Present: Jerry Mansfield, Mollie Fein.
Judy Sessions began the meeting
by announcing JMRT's account number for xeroxing. Judy thanked Carolyn White and Charles Kratz for an outstanding
orientation program and Becky Taylor for the outstanding job she did with
organizing the Hospitality Suite.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership Committee--Pamela
Bonnell
The JMRT membership brochure was
redesigned by Shirley Lowman but will not be printed until the name change
issue is settled. Pamela reported that
JMRT was down 100 members but that the membership year extended to August 31,
1982. The Committee did not expend $600
in a mailing to non-renewals as expected.
Pamela announced that Shirley Lowman would be the Committee's incoming
chair and that she would need the money for next year.
Freedom to Read Foundation--Pamela
Bonnell
Pamela reported for Michael Collard
on FTRF's activities during the year.
Jean Layton has been reinstated and will be trying to retrieve her court
costs. Pamela made a motion that JMRT
support FTRF by making its annual contribution of $25.00. Judy Sessions indicated that this needed to
be approved by the new Board. Pamela
withdrew her motion. Pamela announced
that this would be her last JMRT Executive Board Meeting and thanked everyone
for their support.
Shirley Olofson Memorial
Award Committee--Donna Cranmer
Donna reported that three
winners were selected for the 1982 Conference:
Jeannette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, Texas; Shirley Ann Lowman,
Oregon State Library; and Molly Fein, Baltimore County Public Library,
Maryland. They will be presented with a
check of $100.00 at the JMRT membership Program Meeting. The committee also prepared an awards
application for the 1983 Conference.
The bulk of the committee's budget was used for the awards, the
remainder was used for phone calls and postage. Donna then introduced one of the winners, Molly Fein.
3M Professional Development
Grant Committee--Mary Jo Godwin
Mary Jo announced that the three
1982 recipients: Laureen Carol Bowman,
Farmington Community Library, Michigan; Victoria Lee Steele, UCLA Library. Los
Angeles, CA; and P. Steven Thomas, Fritz Library, University of North Dakota,
Grand Forks, ND would be honored at a breakfast hosted by 3M on Monday, July 12
and that 3M hosted a wine and cheese party for all former grant winners on
Friday, July 9. Mary Jo also announced that
3M will continue the grants for1983.
Judy Sessions then indicated
that the Grassroot Grants Committee report would be postponed until Monday's
meeting.
Library Education Assembly
Liaison Report--Vivian Beech
The LEA Liaison plans to attend
the LEA program "Competencies for Library/Information Science
Education" on Monday, July 12, 2-4 P.M.
The representatives to LEA will give reports of their activities after
the program.
Footnotes Committee--Kevin
Rosswurm
Kevin reported that three issues
of Footnotes had been published.
A balance of $102.75 remains for the last issue.
Judy Sessions then reported on
exhibitor support for various programs and events:
Carrollton Press - $200.00
F. W. Faxon - $600.00
Blackwell North America $500.00 (refreshments)
Dataphase - $500.00 (refreshments)
Marshall Cavendish - $200.00
Annual Conference Social: Ballen Books - $360.00 (printing costs)
Orientation Program: Ebsco Subscription Service (packets)
Unspecified Donation:
Roy C. Young/
Art Book Co. in New York
Students to ALA Committee--Barbara
Hull
Barbara reported on the Students
to ALA reception to take place at Drexel University School of Library Science
on Sunday, July 11, 5:30-6:30 pm. Copy
for the SALA guide was revised, and the Local Arrangements Committee provided
assembly. A pre-conference mailing
flier was sent to library schools, student organizations, council members, and
all JMRT Executive Board members.
Grassroot Grants Committee--Mary
Hicks
Mary arrived to report on her
year as chair of the Grassroot Grants Committee. During the 1981-82 year, 37 awards were presented in 35
states. Four winners received $100 awards
and 33 winners, $250 awards. Other
accomplishments included an informational meeting at Midwinter to discuss
problems and ideas, rewriting of the Contacts procedure handbook, development
of a training session at the annual conference, survey of contacts for
preferences regarding the number and size of the grants and whether posters
were necessary. Mary reported that for
the first time a grant would be presented at the ALA Annual Conference due to
the joint conference with Pennsylvania thus giving greater publicity for the
grants on the national level.
June Breland asked board members
to suggest people for committee assignments.
The meeting was adjourned at
12:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles E. Kratz
ALA/JMRT Secretary, 1981-82