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MINUTES OF THE liBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM
lOCATED AT 6720 NORTHEAST LOOP 820
Present:
Kay Schmidt
David Nelson
Don Tipps
Mary Shilcutt
Jane Birkes
Mike Madar
Avis Crisp
Kathy Antropik
Staff Members:
Steve Brown
Kelly Preston
Richard Torres
February 15, 2007
Chair
Vice-Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Alternate
Library Director
Administrative Secretary
Assistant City Manager
CAll TO ORDER
Chairman Kay Schmidt called the meeting to order February 15, 2007 at 6:02 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the January 11, 2006 meeting were approved as written.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Mr. Steve Brown updated the Library Board on the following:
Circulation activity remains flat year-to-date, but interlibrary loans, holds and reserves
are increasing after a five-year low. Interlibrary loan increases indicate the library does
not have some of the titles patrons are seeking. Increased reserves indicate the library
does not have enough copies of the title. Interlibrary loans often require a one to four
week wait. The library will need additional revenue and funding to help meet patron
needs.
Tim Sibley was rehired to fill his former position as Reference Librarian on January 25,
2007.
Mr. Brown is getting ready to move forward with a Request for Proposal for a cafe
vendor to operate at the new library. Mr. Torres has a meeting scheduled with a
Starbucks representative from St. Louis who will offer his advice and discuss several
options for the new cafe. Mr. Torres mentioned the possibility of having the Revenue
Coordinator at NRH20 manage cafe operations, or offering potential cafe vendors a
rent-free facility with no charge for utilities. The addition of the cafe will serve more as
an amenity of the new library and is not expected to be a major source of revenue.
The interior designer will be submitting the recommendation on furnishings for the new
library late February, 2007. Soft, colorful furniture resembling children's blocks will be
purchased for seating in the toddler's play area within the Children's Library. There will
be several styles of lounge chairs purchased for the Library.
In preparation for the move to the new library, staff has developed a new way to
organize and label adult fiction. The new labels will allow patrons to easily identify the
four genres of adult fiction. The labels will include westerns, science fiction, mystery and
fantasy.
Mr. David Nelson asked about the progress of the RFID tags. Mr. Brown will be
requesting capital funding for the tags mid-year to allow time for tagging over 180,000
items.
UPDATE ON LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION
Due to inclement weather in January, the contractors worked only six days on the
foundation of the new library. If weather permits, the contractors expect to finish the
project on schedule in late November.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING LIBRARY BYLAWS
It was the consensus of the Board to post a notice of intent to amend the Library Bylaws
at the March 15, 2007 Library Board meeting. The proposed amendment will include:
. changing the meeting day and time
. incorporating Robert's Rules of Order by reference
REVIEW AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION ON MEETING ROOM POLICY
The Board made final changes to the Recommendation on Meeting Room Policy.
MS. CRISP MOVED TO SUBMIT THE MEETING ROOM POLICY TO CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR
APPROVAL. MR NELSON SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-0
LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
No discussion.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next Library Board meeting will be Thursday, March 15th, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Library Board Room.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
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