HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2017-01-19 MinutesMINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
Present: Jennifer Bosley
Kathy Antropik
Kay Schmidt
Avis Crisp
Donna Stallard
Jerry Sorenson
Holly Mitchell
Absent:
Staff Present:
Don Tipps
Cecilia Barham
Christine Evans
January 19, 2017
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
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Alternate
Chair
Library Director
Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Acting chair Avis Crisp called the meeting to order January 19, 2017 at 5:55 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Sorenson moved to accept the minutes; Ms. Bosley seconded; the minutes were
unanimously approved.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ms. Barham reviewed the library's statistics from November 2015 with the board and
answered questions.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported on past Library events including:
• Part Time Staff Appreciation Event: Kori Tolfa received the Part Time RSPIRIT award
• Fall Concert Series: Serenata Strings, which had 44 attendees and Vibre Handbell
Choir, which had 97 attendees
• Annual Christmas Tree Decorating, which had 100 attendees
• Hour of Code, which had 28 attendees
• December Blood Drive
• "Year of the Book" Launch Party, which had over 200 attendees
And upcoming Library events including:
• The Behind the Book event with Will Schwalbe on 2/3/17
• Take Your Child to the Library Day on 2/4/17
PERSONNEL UPDATE
A part-time staff member in Adult Services retired after over 20 years of service; staff will be
interviewing for her replacement in mid - February.
The open part -time administrative secretary position will be filled internally.
LIQUIDATION OF NRH HISTORY BOOKS
Ms. Barham requested permission from the board to distribute the NRH History book for
prizes and through giveaways during the Library's 2017 Year of the Book campaign. Mr.
Sorenson moved to approve the director's request; Ms. Stallard seconded; the request was
unanimously approved.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on February 16, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
ATTEST:
Christine Evans,
Administrative Secretary
ADJOURNMENT
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Avis Crisp
Acting Chair