HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2011-03-17 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
MARCH 17, 2011
Present: David Nelson Chair
Mary Shilcutt Vice -Chair
Avis Crisp Board Member
Kay Schmidt Board Member
Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Absent: Mike Madar Board Member
Don Tipps Board Member
Kathy Antropik Alternate
Staff Present: Steve Brown Library Director
Kelly Preston Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chair David Nelson called the meeting to order March 17, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the January 20, 2011 meeting were approved as written.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The events and programs calendar is now available on the Library's webpage. Two
new attendees participated in the Writer's Block program within the first week the
calendar was made available online. Patrons can email and add Library events to their
calendars.
New eBooks provided by Overdrive will be available in May.
The contractor finished construction on the new SCORE office.
Circulation numbers were down about 5% in the month of February. The Library
remained open during the four day period of icy weather conditions. The number of
visitors to the Library during this time was down.
The number of reference questions was up and 577 new library cards were issued in
February.
Installation of the Vocera communications system is nearly completed. Wiring issues
are being resolved at this time.
The City opened a Request for Proposal for vendors to take over the Cup & Chaucer
Cafe.
In February, the Library was awarded the 2010 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries
Award from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association. Of more than 500 public
libraries in the state of Texas, only 27 have received the award.
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Steve Brown updated the Board on Legislative Day in Austin. Under Senate Bill 773,
the Zaffirini Bill, all schools, libraries, and non - profit hospitals in Texas are eligible for
telecommunications discounts. Discounts are set at either 5% or 10% above the actual
cost of providing the service. If the Bill is not extended, the discounts will expire
January 1, 2012. The first draft of House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 eliminated all state
funding for Tex -Share databases, Loan Star Libraries Grant, interlibrary loans, library
systems, career services and more. The House Appropriations Committee put several
million dollars back into the budget for Tex -Share databases after hearing testimonies.
DISCUSSION OF BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FY 2011 -2012
Steve Brown gave a presentation on the proposed budget for FY 2011 -2012. The
Library's target number to reach is about $27,000 or 1.5% below the current year's
budget. Most of the difference will come out of the book budget. Steve proposed using
donations funds to make up the difference in the book budget.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on April 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Mary Shil tt, Vice Chair
ATTEST: l
Kelly Preston, Administrative Secretary