HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2010-09-16 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Present: Kay Schmidt Chair
Avis Crisp Board Member
Don Tipps Board Member
Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Mary Shilcutt Board Member
Kathy Antropik Alternate
Absent: David Nelson Vice -Chair
Mike Madar Board Member
Staff Present: Steve Brown Library Director
Kelly Preston Administrative Secretary
Jared Miller Assistant City Manager
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kay Schmidt called the meeting to order September 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the May 27, 2010 meeting were approved as written.
LIBRARY USAGE AND STATISTICS REPORT
Circulation during the months of June, July, and August is up 7% over the same time
last year. Participants in the Summer Reading Club read a total of 25,000 hours
together.
Steve Brown gave a presentation to the Library Board on the statistical data for all the
libraries around the state last fiscal year. The report shows how North Richland Hills
Library compares to the state and national averages. NRH Library staff expenditures
are higher than the average for public libraries in the state of Texas and lower than the
national average. A large portion of the Library's budget is spent on materials including
books, audio books, DVDs, CDs, database and magazine subscriptions, and
newspapers. The cost of library materials is $512 a year per capita which is higher than
both the state and national averages. The library's budget for all other items is lower
than both the state and national averages. The Library's total expenditures is about $29
per capita, compared with the state average of $20 per capita and the national average
of $36 per capita.
The Library currently has 2.98 items per capita compared with the state average of
about 2 items per capita and is higher than the national average for the first time ever.
The Library's goal is to reach 3 volumes per capita.
Circulation per capita is 11.74 compared with the state average of 5.12 and is
substantially higher than the national average. Collection turnover is 3.94 compared
with state and national averages of 2.5.
UPDATE ON FY 2011 BUDGET
Steve Brown updated the Board on the FY 2011 budget. Council approved the FY
2010 -2011 budget. Library's budget will remain level with last year.
DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES FOR FY 2011 LOAN STAR LIBRARIES GRANT
The Library will receive $23,019 in Loan Star Libraries grant funds. Priorities for use of
the grant funds include:
• Replacement disc polisher - $3,650
• SCORE expansion of office space - $5,000
• Supplemental training costs - $1,000
• Library materials - $13,369
The current polisher is not working at full capacity and parts are obsolete. A trade -in of
the old disc polisher will reduce the cost of the new one. With approximately 60,000
loans in DVDs last year, new automatic disc polisher models will free staff to do other
tasks.
Councilman Lewis announced that SCORE is donating $1,000 towards the cost of
expansion of office space in the Library.
Books on tape are being replaced with books on disc. Books on tape will not be
weeded until they have been replaced.
REVIEW OF MEETING ROOM POLICY
Over an eight month period from January to August 2010, 85 separate users reserved a
library meeting room for a total attendance of 11,162. Meeting room usage includes
43% library programs and meetings, 30% non - profit organizations, 19% - commercial
groups /no sales, and 8% City meetings.
No changes were made to the meeting room policy.
DEMONSTRATION OF VOCERA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Steve Brown discussed how the Vocera Communication System will be utilized in the
Library. The badges were not available for demonstration.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on October 21, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Kay Sc midt, Chair
ATTEST• , /
Kelly Prest. , Adm istrative Secretary