MINUTES OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THE PALATINE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT,
CALL TO ORDER
The
meeting came to order at
ROLL CALL
Upon
roll call, Trustees Barnes and Heggem, Director Armstrong and Diane Comen were
present.
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
The minutes of the
POLICY DISCUSSION
Reciprocal
Borrowing Restrictions – The Committee reviewed a proposed report on
Appendix 13 dealing with limits on the number of items to be allowed for check
out to reciprocal borrowers. The
proposed report was modified. Director
Armstrong will revise these documents and e-mail copies to the Committee
members. The revised report will be
included in the packet for the
Internet
Policy – The
Committee reviewed the Internet Policy and discussed new technology that has
been implemented to manage patron access to Internet stations. Diane Comen will investigate the capabilities
of the system and report back to the committee at the next meeting.
OPEN ITEMS
The Committee will consider policy issues
relating to community wide emergency situations. Library staff will develop electronic and
written information relating to community wide
emergencies.
The Committee will review the Internet
Policy with particular attention to
access to walk up computer
stations.
The Committee will review polices relating
to weapons and hazardous materials.
The Committee will review privacy policies
as they relate to the Rand Road Branch facility. Director Armstrong will seek information
regarding the collection and retention of data at the
Policies
to be reviewed, revised and developed as soon as possible – It was determined
that the following policies needed to be reviewed and revised as soon as
possible:
Policies
regarding reciprocal borrowing
Policies
regarding weapons and hazardous materials
Policies regarding Internet access
Policies
to be reviewed and compared with practice – It was determined that the following
policies would be reviewed and compared with current practice because of
potential compliance issues:
Privacy
policies related to Rand Road Branch facility
Disability
policies relating to web page
Items
to be put on hold – It was determined that the following items would
not be considered in the immediate future but, rather, would be considered as
relevant policies within an overall review.
Comparison
of existing policies with Trustee Facts File policies
Policies
relating to seasonal employees
NEXT MEETING DATE
The date for the next meeting was
set for
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting adjourned at
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