HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2014-02-20 MinutesMINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
February 20, 2014
Present: Don Tipps
Avis Crisp
Kay Schmidt
Karen Alexander
Kathy Antropik
Holly Mitchell
Absent:
Staff Present:
Jerry Sorenson
Cecilia Barham
Christine Evans
Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Alternate
Board Member
Library Director
Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order February 20 at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Avis Crisp made the motion to approve the minutes; Board Member Kay
Schmidt seconded the motion; the minutes of the January 16 meeting were unanimously
approved as written.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Cecilia Barham updated the board on the library's statistics from January.
REPORT ON WORK GROUP PROJECTS
Cecilia Barham updated the group on the progress of the staff work groups:
• Customer Service: Ms. Barham explained that the customer service work
group has rolled out their document and has implemented methods of
recognizing staff internally.
• Marketing, Outreach and Planning: Ms. Barham noted that this group is
working to manage the spring programs.
• Reader's Advisory: Ms. Barham explained that this group has created a
Goodreads account for the library and gave a quick overview of the website.
She also noted that our New Book Alerts service is now the main feature of
the library's website. Ms. Barham also showed -off the shelf - talkers that this
group will be implementing and gave a brief description of their purpose and
goals. This work group is also working to develop an online and paper reader's
advisory form.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported that during Take Your Child to the Library day 33 new library cards
were made and over 400 people attended the various events in the library that day.
Ms. Barham also informed the group that the Love Your Library Concert Series was going
well and has met the library's initial goal of creating a spontaneous cultural experience for
patrons.
Ms. Barham described what the library would be doing to celebrate Youth Art Month.
TSLAC 2014 SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT
Ms. Barham described The Maker Spot, an idea formulated in partnership with the Tarrant
Makers that the library will be submitting to the state in March for grant funding.
OTHER BUSINESS
Ms. Barham updated the group on the status of the Friends of the North Richland Hills
Library. The steering committee is still meeting monthly and is working to define
membership levels, create an information brochure and determine incentives for members.
Ms. Barham noted that the library will be hosting a volunteer appreciation luncheon on
March 5.
Ms. Barham informed the group that the library staff are working to migrate their ILS
software and anticipate to be using the software by May 19, 2014. Ms. Barham noted that
the new ILS software will save the library around $23,000 per year.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on March 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Christine Evans, D Tip ,
Administrative Secretary Chair