HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2018-01-18 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE LIBRARY BOARD ROOM
LOCATED AT 9015 GRAND AVENUE
January 18, 2018
Present: Don Tipps Chair
Kathy Antropik Board Member
Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Donna Stallard Board Member
Holly Mitchell Board Member
Krina Traywick Board Member
Jennifer Bosley Board Member
Bill Wait Board Member
Staff Present: Cecilia Barham Library Director
Cathy McNeely Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order January 18, 2018 at 6:07 pm and briefly
welcomed new board member Bill Wait.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Sorenson moved to accept the minutes; Ms. Stallard seconded; the minutes were
unanimously approved.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ms. Barham reviewed the library's statistics from October 2017 through December 2017
with the board and answered questions. Mr. Sorenson proposed to have a 3 year circulation
comparison instead of the current 5 year. Ms. Antropik seconded and the change was
unanimously approved.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported on past Library events including:
• Part-Time Staff Appreciation Event on 11/10/17, when Rita Davis received the award.
• Holiday Magic Family Festival Event on 12/1/17, with 2,500 people attending the 3
hour successful event.
• Library Work Groups: Customer Experience, Events and Classes, and Website
groups were formed, organized initially by library staff and with patron participation in
the future.
• Mid-Cities Teen Book Fest Event on 10/11/17, with more than 200 attendees,
including 2 schools.
• NalloWriMo writing camps in November, where participants wrote and learned about
the publishing industry.
• Fall concert series: the European Ensemble Strings was the last group to present in
this very popular library event.
And upcoming Library events including:
• Library Local Author Fair to happen next March or May.
• Behind the Book event with author Melanie Benjamin on 1/19/18 at 1 :00pm.
• Behind the Book event with author Lea Berman on 1/26/18 at 1:00pm.
• Take Your Child to The Library Event on 2/3/18, from 11:OOam-2:OOpm.
• AARP Tax Aide appointments from 2/5/18-4/12/18, on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Behind the Book event with author Lisa Gardner on 2/8/18 at 7:00pm.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
Nancy Lavo in Tech Services and Margaret Ragus in Circulation retired in December.
Interviews will start for their positions of Part-Time Library Technical Services Clerk and
Circulation Supervisor. Nancy Torres in Tech Services will retire on 1/25.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on February 15, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board room.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
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