LiSA Minutes
January 13, 2005
SML Rm. 207

Members present: : Diana Quinones, Kelly Shand, Bernadette Cioffi, Aubrey Novack, Kevin Glick, Amanda Patrick, Cesar Zapata, Stephen Cohen, Mary Bradway, Lolly Lee, and Kathleen Burns.

Members Absent:  Patrick Butler and Ruth Carruth.

Meeting convened at 2:00 p.m.

FIELD DAY
The date booked for Field Day is July 23, 2005. It will be at Lighthouse Point again in the same pavilion we had for the 2004 field day.

BLOOD DRIVE:

Ruth Carruth is scheduling another Blood Drive. She has been in touch with the Red Cross and the McDougall Center. We will hear the date shortly.

NOOKS AND CRANNIES:

Kathleen Burns will be the co-coordinator for this year’s Nooks and Crannies tours. She decided we will be following the same formula as last year in which each member of the committee will be the organizer of one tour. We will brainstorm the previous lists for ideas.

We are starting earlier this year in order to schedule more than one of the popular tours such as the Grove Street Cemetery. She is going to send around an e-mail list of the last few years. Comments and ideas are needed.
Bernadette Cioffi suggested that we intersperse library tours with the non-library areas. The Medical Library and the Divinity library were two tours that were mentioned that might be used.

NEW HAVEN VOUCHER PROGRAM:

Diane Kaplan got in touch with Diana Quinones in regards to LiSA selling the vouchers in the library. The vouchers are an alternative to giving cash or change to the homeless people around New Haven. They can be used for food, medicine, and even shelters. They cannot be used for tobacco or alcohol or be redeemed for cash.

Cesar Zapata was going to check out the New Haven Cares branch office at the Law School for more information.

Kevin Glick volunteered to be the contact person for this.

NEW STAFF RECEPTION:

Diana has been in contact with Antonia Casserta about dates for the spring New Staff Reception. She gave her a range from March to May.

Kelly Shand agreed to step down from organizing this event so that next year’s committee members will have party planning experience. Kevin Glick agreed to co-ordinate it.

THANK YOU CARDS:

Amanda Patrick asked about printing out thank you cards. She is going to print some for us to use for the Nooks and Crannies tours.

WEIGHT WATCHERS:

Mary Bradway reported there are almost enough people for a third session of Weight Watchers at Work. She hopes to start Jan. 24, 2005. She was going to try for non library staff to make up the difference in people. She contacted someone at the Art Gallery and was given two names to try at the Graduate School.

TSUNAMI RELIEF FUNDRAISING:
Stephen Cohen reported on this. Alice Prochaska, sent out an e-mail urging the library staff to contribute to either Americares or International Rescue Committee. We on the committee, are the contact people at our libraries or departments for those who would like to donate money to help. Only checks can be accepted. When you have donations, please let Stephen know how much it is and give him the checks or to Debbie McGraw at the business office.

Please do not leave them in an unlocked or unguarded area. This will be going on for about 2or 3 months.

If someone from a library without a contact person asks about the fundraising you can refer them to Stephen Cohen at 2-0870 and he will organize a contact person there.

A money order or traveller’s check made out to the organization should work as well.

Kathleen Burns will put links from the LiSA page to both organizations. She is also going to place a standing page on the site about the Food Drive.

NEXT MEETING
January 27, 2005 at 2 PM in SML Rm. 410.