ACYS Advisory Council for Youth Services

Members: Susan Wilson (CLAV-East Region), Dolores Colarosa (Brentwood-South Region), Mary Beth Parks (CLP), Jeanne Bondi (Northland-North Region) Suzanna Krispli (Hampton-North) and Adaena Tray (Green Tree-West)

ACYS April 29^th Meeting Minutes

In attendance:

Jess Hoptay (ACLA intern); Reilly Dunn (ACLA intern); Dolores Colarosa (Brentwood); Susan Wilson (CLAV); Adaena Hornstrom (Green Tree)

SRC 2009

• Regained original SRC budget ($4,000 more than 2008) for 2009
• SRC Trainings—feedback
  • Majority of feedback very positive
  • Next year bring in lots of ‘art’ people
• Programming—regional programming plans.  How could we improve for 2009?
  • Find out in Survey to librarians best programming dates during the summer
• SRC survey of public on SRC
  • Conduct a paper survey, provide a gift basket incentive, as a drawing, for those who fill it out

Gaming Trunks

• ACLA Family Gaming Trunks available in May
• Wii, 4 remotes, bunch of wii games, board games
• Intergenerational programs, available for any age group
• Reserve on a new ACLA Gaming wiki

Chess 2009

• Feedback from tournament: ACLA and libraries not highlighted as co-sponsors
• Considering working with other chess partners

District Meetings

• Someone from ACYS at each meeting, present highlights from past meetings
• Ideas for future meetings, CE opportunities
  • Tween workshop in the fall; collaborate with Karen Brooks-Reese

New Members?

• Members serve 2-year terms, staggered
• Next winter we’ll ask for volunteers

YS Blog

• Each ACYS Member to guest-blog over the next 6 months (Jeanne, Mary Beth, Suzanna?)
  • May—
  • June—
  • July—
  • August—
  • September— Susan W.

Next Meeting

• Request that members be at August SRC Wrap-up Meeting—Friday, August 22nd at    Northland Library 9-12 PM
• Next ACYS meeting: Tuesday, September 16^th 7-9 PM Panera on McKnight