ALIA Children's and Youth Services (Qld)
Annual General Meeting
Thursday 4 December 2003
The AGM was held at State Library of Queensland, Public Library Services in West End and commenced at 5:00pm after Christmas cake and champagne.
Present: Liz Blumson, Noeleen Fleming, Bernadette Franzoni, Anne Spelman, Denise O'Connor, Maureen O'Shea, Loris Phair
Apologies: Adele Rice, Andrea O'Brien, Wendy Batho, Jill Duffield, Ann Peacock, Derek Curnow, Alison Gregg, Anne-Marie Kelleher, Linda McMahon, Trish Miller, Helen Kershaw
1. Minutes of previous AGM
Minutes were tabled Anne Spelman, moved by Denise O'Connor and seconded by Noeleen Fleming.
2. Financial report
Tabled by Anne Spelman, in the absent of a treasurer since resignation of Margaret Kittson in April 2004. A profit from the 2003 seminar Frameworking the Future reduces notional loss to $442.33.
3. Election of 2004 office-bearers
Positions declared open and nominations called for president and treasurer. Liz Blumson nominated for president by Anne Spelman, seconded by Denise O'Connor [carried] Bernadette Franzoni nominated for treasurer by Anne Spelman seconded by Loris Phair [carried].
Congratulations to Liz and Bernadette and thank you to Anne for all your hard work in 2003.
4. General business
- Anne Spelman suggested the creation of a 'strategic planning committee' to support the executive in its work. This was endorsed and all present agreed to serve in this capacity. Quarterly meetings were mooted.
- The draft Guiding Principles for Cross-Sectoral Co-operation that were presented to members 11 November 2003 for comment. As no comments or suggested changes to the proposed guidelines were received from members the guidelines will be re-presented to the libll e-list and taken as ratified. Maureen said her organisation has already enshrined these in policy. Anne would like to include them in advocacy work from now on and it was suggested copies be sent for publication through Access and SLAQ.
5. Ideas for 2004
- Use libll e-list to increase number and activity of participants - for example: Each current member recruits another, including members from the 'volunteer sector' eg, MS Readathon, and teacher-librarians from primary and government sectors.
- Education needed on the use of the e-list: Anne will make up a guide to the interactivity for subscribers and post this.
- Liz will take over management of e-list.
- Find ways to share 'tips' eg Redland Shire Libraries limit the number of books borrowed in homework areas of the high use.
- Concept of 'work shadowing?was raised and successful example in Mackay discussed.
- Outreach between schools and public sector is seen as vital. The example of co-operation between Toowoomba Public Libs and schools discussed.
- The Victorian MYILP (Middle Years Information Literacy Project) project was discussed.
- Liz thought these ideas could be further promoted via a CYS presence at Seminars such as the SLAQ-PD days and conferences. Noeleen said she would investigate and report.
- The group present felt there might not be a need for an ALIA Children's and Youth Services seminar this July. But rather the group should concentrate on implementing the strategies for partnerships that the three seminars have developed.
6. Meeting for 2004
Date: Thursday 4 February
Venue: Caboolture Public Library (to be confirmed)
Time: 4:00pm for 4:15pm start.
N.B.: ALIA Children's and Youth Services meeting will coincide with Libraries for Lifelong Learning Network meetings where possible.
Meeting Closed 5:45pm
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