1. Welcome and Introductions (5 min)
2. Reports and Announcements (15 min)
a. Sept 29 visit to Bay State Health Sciences Library
and Consumer Health Library (tour led by Librarian Fran Becker)
b. Follow-up meeting of Mount Holyoke College student volunteers,
coordinated by Laura S Allen of C.A.U.S.E.
c. New Consumer Health Information Coordinator, Michelle Eberle, at
Regional Medical Library-New England Region, UMass Medical Sch
(National Networks of Libraries of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/ )
d. Recent updates to our website www.holyokehealth.info
e. Others?
3. Planning for our Annual Meeting (15 min)
a. Confirmation of date -- leading proposal is Mon Oct 27 1:30pm
[alternatives: Oct 21 am; Oct 22 early am (8:30-10?)
or Thur Oct 30 anytime 9am-1:30pm]
b. Selection of location, e.g., Holyoke Public Library community room
is available for afternoon of Oct 27
c. Publicity/mailing - with help of MHC students
Create a brochure about HCHL in time for same mailing?
d. Nomination/recruitment of Officers for 2004 (to be elected at
Annual Meeting): President, Vice-Pres, Treasurer, and Clerk.
[2003 officers are Sandra Ward, Maria Pagan, Judy Atkin, and
Kathleen McDonough, respectively.] Interested?
e. Suggestions for agenda items, e.g, health literacy and how
to partner with literacy efforts in Holyoke
(see http://www.holyokehealth.info/guide/literacy.html --my
attempt to gather some information about this topic)
4. Volunteers: brainstorming possibilities (15 min)
a. how best to use student volunteers, few of whom are available
during our service hours?
b. covering our service hours (Weds 10-12) in Oct, Nov
(which dates would YOU like to do?)
5. Adjourn at 2:30pm.
2:45pm Optional visit to Community Technology Center, 416 Main St (to see how well this facility will work for future Internet workshops)