Meeting minutes for March 16, 2009
Attended:
- Mark S., Mel P., Tim S., Jason M., Rich F., Susan B., Gary N., Sharon M., Mary, Karen L., Davis K., Marcia M., Ted L. (13 members in attendance)
Sergeant in Arms: Susan Bartlett
Happy Dollars:
1. Susan B. happy about the PETS program she recently attended;
2. Marcia M. is happy the UVM women’s basketball team is onto the NCAAs.
3. Mel P. is happy because today is his son’s 31st birthday.
4. Sharon M. is happy it’s so sunny out today.
5. Tim S. is happy 3 of the Big East teams took the #1 seeds at the NCAAs, but is sad he required stitches after cutting his lip this weekend.
6. Rich F. is happy Villanova made it to the men’s NCAAs.
Current Events/Notes:
1. Cambridge Rotary will be hosting youth/exchange students on March 27-29, 2009. Smugglers Notch and Main Street 108 will be hosting the students. They are our students that will be attending this area’s schools.
2. Pie for Breakfast will occur at the Morrisville Senior Center on March 28, 2009. Each Rotarian is expected to bake/buy two pies the morning of the event. Stay tuned for the time.
3. Membership voted to give the remaining Paul Harris award at a lunch meeting in the near future. Stay tuned for the exact date.
4. Don’t forget to sign up for “Books for Cooks” put together by Court Diversion and headed by Kathy Hughes.
5. Membership voted to create an “honorary membership” for Rudy Layola.
6. RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership A….) – Marcia requested to include Hazen Union in the discussion for this program. The membership granted her request.
Guest Speaker: Michael Roche – Regional Consultant for the Vermont Department of Libraries.
Discussed the important role of our libraries in the ever changing world of computers and technology. He noted that more and more people are going to libraries and this tendency might have something to do with the down economy and increased internet access. The State of Vermont has the most libraries of any state per capita. He foresees the role of librarian as being crucial in the future because they will help disseminate/navigate the information that is constantly being produced on the internet and by other technologies. He also discussed the importance of libraries (especially in Vermont) as being community centers and providing versatility in terms of providing educational resources. In his own words, libraries have become “knowledge laboratories of the community.” He also noted more libraries are taking on the role as an ‘archive facility’ preserving the community’s artifacts. Thus, libraries are extremely important. A cool feature that is now offered by the Vermont libraries is “Listen-up Vermont” and essentially you can download books (for free) onto you MP3 player or computer. It’s quite a resource.
Respectfully submitted by Vice Secretary Tim Sargent.
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