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scheme. Members can make use of such scheme to seek sponsorship forprofessional training and development. He shared that announcementsfor the sponsorship had been made via email, however there were notmany responses.8.3.4 Mr Mustafa Bin Mahadi asked about reading circles as he noticed that itrequired registration. Mr Choy clarified that interested participants mustregister their reading circles with the Association. However, this has yet tobe approved by the Council. As the Association does not have a full timesecretariat, LAS will depend on volunteers to administer this.8.3.5 As the discussion closed, Mr Choy urged that we start implementing soonso that we could learn from the experience.8.4 Announcements on LAS Events and Activites8.4.1 Ngian made the announcement to members on the upcoming LAS eventsand activities. She said that the members would be heavily subsidized bythe Association for the Istana Reception and LAS Conference 2008, andalerted all on the registration timeline.8.4.2 She encouraged members to sign up for the LAS Conference that focusesmore on inter-library sharing. She shared that LAS might organize suchconferences every 2 years with alternate year focusing on local andoverseas libraries’ sharing. For year 2008, the focus is on local interlibrarysharing.8.5 Preference for schedule for AGM8.51 Ngian asked members for their preference with regard to the AnnualGeneral Meeting to be held on Saturday morning. The following are theoptions:Option 1:Option 2:Option 3:to hold AGM on a Saturday morning, 9am with breakfastservedto hold AGM on a Saturday morning, 10am and end withlunch servedto hold AGM on a Saturday or Saturday afternoon, withlunch (12-2pm) and start AGM at 1.30pm.8.5.2 There were very few takers for Option 1 and 3. The majority opted for Option 2.© Mar 2009. Library Association of Singapore Annual Report 2008 40
9 Closing of AGMNgian thanked the Council for the whole year’s work and members fortheir support and time in attending the Annual General Meeting.The meeting adjourned at 4.00 pm.Recorded by Ms Kris Lim Siew Choo Vetted by Ms Ngian Lek ChohHon SecretaryPresident© Mar 2009. Library Association of Singapore Annual Report 2008 41
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