PrairieCat Finance Committee Meeting

Finance Committee
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Sycamore Public Library,RAILS Coal Valley Videoconference Room

This Committee makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on membership and budget issues to ensure the sustainability of PrairieCat.

 

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website. 

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PrairieCat Engagement Committee Meeting

Engagement Committee
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Zoom

The Engagement Committee works to actively engage members at all levels, to create connections and advance the organization through activities like PrairieCat's annual conference PUG Day, peer networking opportunities, and more.

Who Should Attend: Members of the Committee and any other interested parties.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.

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PrairieCat MARC/MARC Trainees Catalogers Meeting

MARC/MARC Trainees Catalogers
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Zoom

Meetings of the PrairieCat member certified MARC and MARC Trainees catalogers are held as needed after TechC meetings.

 

Who Should Attend: MARC / MARC Trainees Catalogers

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.

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PrairieCat Technical Services Committee Meeting

Technical Services Committee
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Zoom

This 11 member elected standing group discusses technical services topics. It is empowered to make decisions on procedure and some policy decisions, and to make recommendations to Administrative Council for higher level policy decisions. It also reviews technical services procedures and works together to resolve technical services issues.

 

Who Should Attend: Members of the Committee and any other interested PrairieCat members.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting

Administrative Council
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Where
Peru Public Library

The Administrative Council is PrairieCat's board of directors and consists of 11 elected representatives from the Delegates Assembly. This governing body sets policy, receives and approves recommendations from the Ad Hoc and Standing Committees, and approves recommendations to go to the Delegates Assembly including new members, contracts, the budget and major purchases outside the budget.

 

Who should attend: Members of the Council and any other interested parties. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website

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PrairieCat Back to School Session

Back to School Session
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Zoom

Join PrairieCat staff and your fellow School Libraries to hear the latest from PrairieCat and get some refreshers on PrairieCat procedures as you get back into the school year. Topics will include Vega Discover, Help Desk, FAQ, and more. 

All school library staff are encouraged to attend. 

Register Here: Zoom Register Link

PrairieCat Resource Sharing Committee Meeting

Resource Sharing Committee
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Zoom

This Committee recommends policy and procedures for resource sharing between libraries, striving to ensure fair and equitable practices that follow agreed PrairieCat resource sharing philosophies.

 

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

PrairieCat Delegates Assembly Meeting

Delegates Assembly
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Where
Mendota Civic Center

This body approves the budget, contracts, new members and other major decisions for PrairieCat. Consists of a representative from each Fully Participating and Basic Online member as well as four Union Listing representatives acting as co-chairs of the Union Listing standing group. Each Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library shall appoint its Chief Administrator or another staff member to act as the Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library’s representative (“Delegate”) on the Delegates Assembly. The Delegate may also designate, in writing, an alternate to vote in their absence. No substitutes or proxies shall be allowed to vote in the place of a Delegate or their designated Alternate.

 

Who should attend: Participation in Delegates Assembly is required for Delegates or Alternates from each Fully Participating or Basic Online member of PrairieCat, and the four Union List reps. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents are posted on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

Canceled: PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting

Administrative Council
When
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Where
Princeton Public Library

The Administrative Council is PrairieCat's board of directors and consists of 11 elected representatives from the Delegates Assembly. This governing body sets policy, receives and approves recommendations from the Ad Hoc and Standing Committees, and approves recommendations to go to the Delegates Assembly including new members, contracts, the budget and major purchases outside the budget.

 

Who should attend: Members of the Council and any other interested parties. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

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