HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2014-04-17 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
April 17, 2014
Present: Don Tipps Chair
Avis Crisp Board Member
Kay Schmidt Board Member
Kathy Antropik Board Member
Karen Alexander Board Member
Holly Mitchell Alternate
Absent: Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Staff Present: Cecilia Barham Library Director
Christine Evans Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order April 17 at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Kay Schmidt made the motion to approve the minutes; Board Member Kathy
Antropik seconded the motion; the minutes of the March 20 meeting were unanimously
approved.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Cecilia Barham updated the board on the library's statistics from March.
REPORT ON WORK GROUP PROJECTS
Cecilia Barham updated the group on the progress of the staff work groups:
• Marketing and Planning: Ms. Barham noted that this group has only a few
programs left for the spring and will go on hiatus for the summer.
• Migration Work Group: Ms. Barham informed the group that this work group
has been hard at work to make the library's ILS migration as smooth as
possible. They are currently working on advertising materials to inform the
public about this change and testing a version of the new software.
• Friends Steering Committee: This group is nearly complete with their work.
Ms. Barham will present information about the Friends of the North Richland
Hills Library at the council's May 12th workshop. The group expects to launch
over the summer and will soon start mailing out membership brochures.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported that a Get Caught Reading month display will be in the lobby during
the month of May. Patrons are invited to take their photo in front of a banner with photo
props and their favorite book or one they have just checked out. Ms. Barham encouraged
the library board to stop by and take their own photos.
UPDATES TO PATRON BEHAVIOR POLICY
Ms. Barham explained the minor changes to the policy that prohibits electronic cigarette or
vapor devices from being used in the library. Board Member Karen Alexander made the
motion to approve the minutes; Board Member Kay Schmidt seconded the motion; the
updated patron behavior policy was unanimously approved.
SUMMER READING CLUB 2014
Ms. Barham gave a brief overview of the events taking place at this summer's reading club
as well as the incentives the library will be offering.
EBOOKS UPDATE
This item was tabled for the next meeting.
NEW CATALOG DEMONSTRATION
This item was tabled for the next meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
There were no other business items discussed.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on May 15, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:10p.m.
ATTEST:
Christine Evans, Don Tipp,,
Administrative Secretary Chair