To: NLLN Governing Board Members and Alternates; Office of Library

Development and Services

Northern Lights Library Network

Governing Board

AGENDA

Saturday, August 21, 2004

Graystone Hotel, Detroit Lakes

10:00am-12:00pm

1. Call to order

2. Adopt/amend the agenda

3. Approval of the Governing Board Minutes of  June 19, 2004

4. Financial Report

   1. Approval of Bills – June 2004; July 2004

   2. Financial report  - June 2004

   3. Encumbrance of unexpended FY04 Operating Budget funds

   4. Financial report – July 2004

5. Unfinished Business

   1. Report of results accomplished FY04 - approval

   2. Changes to the By-laws

   3. Governing Board membership

   4. Changes to the NLLN webpage

   5. North Star Project update

   6. NCAP update – central site equipment/office

6. New Business

   1. Meeting dates for FY05 – December meeting; Annual Meeting date/location

   2. MLA Fall Conference attendance

   3. NLLN Continuing Education Scholarship guidelines – proposed changes

   4. Continuing education: Pump it up, MEMO Midwinter, ELM, Church workshop, Trustees, Disaster planning, Friends groups, basic copy cataloging, MARC21 records for the non-cataloger, weeding

   5. Other

7. President’s Report

8. Director’s Report

9. Governing Board member reports

10. Adjournment

Next meeting:  October 16, 2004 – Detroit Lakes

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please let the Northern Lights Library Network Office know as soon as possible. Call 1-800-450-1032 or send message to: rsolie@nlln.org  Thanks!