Minutes from the April 10, 2010 Meeting

Minutes of the Mid-State Library Association

• Sue Szostak called the meeting to order.  She thanked Sue Alexander for her assistance in reorganizing the association.
• Don Craig, Dean of Library, Middle Tennessee State University and charter member of MSLA gave a history of the association as the program.  One of its most significant services has been the development of leadership skills which was one of the purposes for which the organization was started.  He gave himself as an example (at the “tender” age of twenty-four he was encouraged to serve on Tennessee Library Association Committees and it eventually led to his becoming Tennessee Library Association president).

A business session then followed:

• Sharon Parente moved and Nancy Mielke seconded a motion for acceptance of the financial report by Susan LaFever (Attached).  Motion carried.
• Mayo Taylor moved and Courtney Fuson seconded acceptance of the minutes of the November 7, 2009 meeting.  Motion carried.
• Sue Szostak presented a new set of By-laws, not a Constitution and By-laws.  There was consensus on covering the changes all at one discussion.  Sue called for a motion.  Regina Lee moved and David Fulkerson moved acceptance of the proposed 2010 By-laws.  Motion carried.
• The Sues (Szostak and Alexander) had been serving as defacto chairs.  Sue Alexander moved to suspend the by-laws in order to elect officers.  Regina Lee seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Before election, we discussed the time frame for serving as officer as related in the by-laws.
• Sue Alexander will serve as chair thru Fall 2010.  The vice-chair will resume office in January 2011.  Courtney Fuson was nominated for vice-chair.  Susan LaFever that she be elected by acclimation.  Motion carried.  Susan LaFever was nominated for secretary-treasurer by Gayla Hall.  Nancy moved election by acclamation.  Motion carried.  Sue Alexander moved Gayla Hall be elected vice-chair.  Nancy moved election by acclimation.  Regina Lee was nominated as editor by Nancy Mielke.  Gayla moved she be elected by acclimation.  Motion was made to be back under Rules.  Courtney Fuson took over.
• Sue Szostak read a letter received about being “rural integration as change agents.”
• Regina Lee will check with Tennessee Technological University Library—Dept. of Archives about accepting our materials.
• There was discussion about our website.  It was originally done by Sharon Parente.  Courtney Fuson will revise.  There are others at MTSU who could do this as well (Amy York or Kristen West).
• Discussion was held about our next meeting.  Kevin Reynolds, current TLA president, offered Sewanee, Volunteer State had offered their location as well.  It was also brought up that the Frances Neel Cheney home would be a place of interest (the people who now own the home had served as architects for Nashville State and Motlow at Smyrna).
• There was a motion to adjourn.  Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan LaFever

Secretary-Treasurer