[SJAAboard] loaner program goals

[Mark Wagner]

On Wed, May 21, 2008 3:37 pm, Rob Hawley \(SJAA\) wrote:

> First I want to thank the board for taking interest in the loaner program.
> For years the program (ahem) lacked transparency.  The board was
> sufficiently intimidated that it did not demand it.  Thankfully that era is
> past

Let's leave the past in the past, other than hopefully agreeing the people volunteer for these
jobs, and do the best they can with them.  I'm appreciative.

> The (withdrawn) vote to accept a donation to the loaner program and
> then sell it will insure that no new equipment is ever donated.

Huh?  I don't understand. Why?

> Remember our business model is that of a library that expects all of its books to be overdue.

I must not have been in class when that was said.  Why should we expect them to be overdue?

Rob, I think we do pretty much agree.  We are two of 9 votes.  I'd sure like to hear from the
other 7....

Mark