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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2016-09-15 MinutesMINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE September 15, 2016 Present: Don Tipps Donna Stallard Jerry Sorenson Avis Crisp Kay Schmidt Kathy Antropik Holly Mitchell Absent: Jennifer Bosley Chair Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Alternate Board Member Staff Present: Cecilia Barham Library Director Christine Evans Administrative Secretary CALL TO ORDER Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order September 15, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Stallard moved to accept the minutes; Ms. Antropik seconded; the minutes were unanimously approved. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT Ms. Barham reviewed the library's statistics from April 2016 with the board and answered questions. REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Ms. Barham reported on past Library events including: • Book Buzz on 5/25/16, which had 59 attendees • Behind the Book with Susan Wiggs, which had 62 attendees • The Maker Spot's 1St Birthday Celebration, which had 161 attendees • The Mid - Cities Teen Book Fest, which had 79 attendees • The first of four Fall Concert Series concerts, which had 74 attendees And upcoming Library events including: • Behind the Book with Karin Slaughter • The Annual Book Sale • The Fall Book Buzz • The second of four Fall Concert Series concerts • A special story time with author Brenda West Cockerell • The Big Read program the Library is participating in with TCC SUMMER READING CLUB END OF SUMMER REPORT Ms. Barham reviewed the report with the board, noting that the 2016 program had 2,423 participants that read 104,852 hours. The library also offered 158 programs throughout the summer that were attended by 4,766 people. CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE MAKER SPOT USAGE POLICY FOR APPROVAL Ms. Barham discussed the revisions to the policy with the board and answered questions about the policy. Mr. Sorenson moved to approve the revised policy; Ms. Stallard seconded; the policy revisions were unanimously approved. CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE MAKER SPOT EQUIPMENT RESERVATIONS POLICY FOR APPROVAL Ms. Barham discussed the revisions to the policy with the board and answered questions about the policy. The board proposed an amendment to the policy under the "Requirements for Use" section that would change the fourth bullet point to read: "Must not have any outstanding Library fines in excess of $24.99 ". Mr. Sorenson moved to approve the revised policy with the suggested amendment; Ms. Stallard seconded; the policy revisions and amendment were unanimously approved. CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS POLICY FOR APPROVAL Ms. Barham discussed the revisions to the policy with the board and answered questions about the policy. Ms. Schmidt moved to approve the revised policy; Mr. Sorenson seconded; the policy revisions were unanimously approved. PERSONNEL UPDATE Ms. Barham updated the board on the currently open positions at the library and gave a tentative timeline that staff have devised for filling the positions. NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be held on October 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m. ATTEST: IL�J_ %Yf Christine Evans, Administrative Secretary ADJOURNMENT Don Ti Chair