Board of Trustees

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MARKETING AND FUND RAISING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PARK RIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY HELD OCTOBER 9, 2007 AT 8:47 P.M. IN THE MEMORIAL ROOM OF THE LIBRARY ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Eileen O'Neill-Burke, Chair; Shlomo Crandus, Dorothy Hynous, Library Board; Janet Van De Carr, Library Director; Linda Egebrecht, Library staff. ABSENT: Margaret Harrison. Approval of Minutes Mr. Crandus made a MOTION: To approve the minutes for the Marketing and Fund Raising Committee Meeting held September 11, 2007. Mrs. O'Neill-Burke SECONDED the motion. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Communication with Library Liaison The Committee discussed which meetings the Library Liaison, Alderman DiPietro, should or should not be invited to and identified 3 meetings that he should be invited to attend. City Commons and Buy a Brick Fund Raiser Update The Committee discussed the City Commons, including whether to look into options regarding the rocks and blue stone in the area in front of the Library under the horse chestnut tree. Mrs. Van De Carr reported on the Buy A Brick Fundraiser, stating that the Library is waiting for 50 bricks to come in and will soon be ordering 50 more. She reported that the new policy is working well. The Committee discussed whether this fundraiser should be on-going. Word of Mouth Marketing Grant Report The Committee discussed the Word of Mouth Marketing Grant. Staff won't be implementing until Jan. of 2008, with one focus to be increasing the attendance of men at Library events. Other Mrs. Van De Carr distributed a copy of a DesPlaines Library handout highlighting their 100th anniversary. Adjournment 9:00 p.m.