Music Library Association – Greater New York Chapter meeting
Newport, RI
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Present: M. Chyun (Rider University), Frank Jolliffe (South Orange Public), Jane Nowakowski (Rider University), Harold Stern (Brooklyn Public), Patricia Thompson (Juilliard), Rebecca Koblick (City College of NY), Cinthia Levy (Morris County Library), David Brown (New York Public), Andrew Toulas (New York Public), Bill Johnson (Pratt Institute), Jessica Lang (New York Public), Marguerite Iskenderian (Brooklyn College), Ruth Henderson (City College *Emerita*), John Shepard (Rutgers University), Robert Terrio (Rider University), Jennifer Oates (Queens College)
Meeting called to order: 7:00 p.m.
Announcements
- John Andrus, Stony Brook, has retired and is moving to Berlin. He sends good wishes to all in the GNY-MLA chapter. If anyone knows music/library people in Berlin, he is interested in meeting such people.
Reports
- Chair: Briefly summarized our meeting at the Mannes College of Music, hosted by Ed Scarcelle in November.
- Vice-Chair: Future meeting venues were discussed. The Jazz Institute at Rutgers-Newark is a possibility this spring. The membership was asked to share ideas for meeting venues.
- Secretary/Treasurer: 38 of 101 members paid dues. We have a balance of $3580.55. When sending dues, please do not send cash. A discussion about ways to spend funds ensued. Travel grants for graduate students and people early in their careers was suggested. The possibility of hosting a chapter party at the national conference was also suggested. We were reminded that we could apply for chapter grants from national MLA for projects that would further the profession.
New Business
- Members in attendance shared information regarding changes in their libraries and institutions.
- Darwin Scott, Chair of NEMLA, stopped in and suggested a joint meeting of NEMLA, GNYMLA, and the NY-ONTMLA chapters in Williams College in fall 2008. We were reminded of the successful meeting at Connecticut College last year.
Meeting adjourned: 7:45 p.m.
Robert Terrio
Treasurer/secretary, GNYMLA
