Monday, October 4, 2021

September YSS Board Meeting Notes

 Your board has been hard at work. Check out what went on at the recent YSS board meeting!

YSS Board Meeting 

Fri, Sep 17, 2021 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM


Present: Claire Parrish, Jenny Wegener, Linda Jerome, Melissa Carollo, Susie Menk, Katherine Schoofs, Taylor Wilcox


Old Business:  

2021 Election and Candidates

  • List of candidates for positions--multiple people for each position 

  • Will be blog posts--bios on candidates 

  • Other ways to thank and encourage continued participation? --thank you’s to candidates that did not get elected:  Jenny, Katherine, Claire

  • Invite all candidates to Business Meeting during WLA--Wednesday Nov. 17th at 4:00 pm

New Business:

DPI Youth Update: None at this time. Monica is our contact for now. In Monica’s absence

we talked about the following:

  • Is now providing BEANSTACK to public schools

  • Don’t pressure schools, but let them know we have experience

  • Do tandems--count books for school AND library at same time

  • Don’t share out just yet, wait to hear from Rebeccca from Beanstack


*YSS Business Meeting at Conference: Wednesday, November 17 at 4:00. Designated room TBD.


CCBC Display at Conference

  • Not having a booth at WLA due to COVID

  • YSS will have booth on their own


Set Meeting Date for October, December

  • October 22nd at 2:30 pm

  • December 10th at 1:30 pm


Committee Reports

Marketing Committee - Katherine, Melissa, Sarah

  • Need to make WLA promos, and last virtual tour meet up October 21st 2:30-4:00 pm


Conference Committee

  • Fall Conference Author Luncheon Update--Wednesday

    • New Sponsor--Jenny Stolz

    • Cathey Camper--Lowriders in Space/CCBA winner

    • Separate breakout session--on Thursday “Ten Ways to Hear Snow”

  • YSS Social - Update

    • Stress Relief Social

    • Fidgets on tables

    • Low key

    • Wednesday 8:30-10:00 pm Location TBD

  • Booth plans & Activities

    • Schedule to cover--Claire will send out when schedule gets done

    • Activities--Claire Parrish/button makers

    • YSS ribbons--Katherine Schoofs

    • Candy--Jenny Wegener

    • Boards--Favorite Take-n-Make crafts/What do you want YSS to do for you?/Contact information

    • Put together Take-N-Make database to share out online

    • Use Google form to collect information

    • YSS Board member buttons--Claire Parrish


Children’s Book Award Committee

Post office mangled award certificates, Hannah is resending them

New chair is Julia Lee, Manitowoc

Manuscripts for next year already coming in 

David Wiesner--trying to get ahold of him


Teen Meetings, Taylor

Had a meeting this past week

Met throughout the summer, 2nd Monday of the month

Linda & Alejandria presenting on Failure & Resiliency at WLA

Possible D&D presentation at WAPL

Getting more members--seeing YSS Blog posts

Nice job Taylor!

YSS Blog--Marge not present

  • Run candidate bios next week

  • Any ideas share out to Katherine or Marge

  • Teen blogs once a month 


YSS Virtual Meetups--Florence not present

  • Last one was successful

  • Next one will be in October 21st 2:30-4:00 Rib Lake/Tomahawk


WLA Liaison report--Linda Jerome 

  • New Executive Director meet ups

  • Two major interests--membership retention, better communication amongst constituents

  • Learning her job

  • Conference coming up in November


WLA Conference Update from Mark Jocham:

Following up, here’s the update I gave the WLA board on Friday:

 

  • 84 breakout programs

  • 28 booths sold

  • 58 registrants

 

The main day for YSS is Wednesday, although there were enough programs submitted that they’ll have some on the other days.  The program schedule should be available no later than the end of the month and the early bird deadline is 10/25, so they still have plenty of time to register at the low rate once the schedule is out.  If attendees need a room they should reserve one soon because those will go quickly.

 

Please remind YSS folks to complete a presenter agreement form (the link is contained within the program acceptance email) as soon as possible. Another piece of information you can share with YSS is the conference COVID policy: 

2021 WLA Conference COVID-19 Policy:  

  

The WLA Conference Committee is pleased to confirm that the 2021 WLA Annual Conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency and KI Convention Center in Green Bay.  

   

The safety and wellbeing of guests and colleagues is always a priority at the Hyatt Regency and KI Convention Center.  Several precautionary measures have been implemented, including:  

   

  • Masks required in all public areas of the hotel.  

  • Round tables, such as those for luncheons, seat only six per table.  

  • Breakout sessions set theater-style have a three-foot distance between each chair.  

   

While masks are optional in the contracted meeting rooms, conference attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a mask at all times unless actively eating or drinking.   

Meeting dates

  • October 22nd at 2:30 pm

  • November WLA Conference Meet Wednesday November 17th 4:00 pm

  • December 10th at 1:30 pm

Adjourn: Motion Taylor 2nd Claire

Approved

Respectfully submitted,

Susie Menk, YSS Secretary


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