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:
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Christine Evans,
Administrative Secretary
ADJOURNMENT
Don Ti
Chair