HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2021-04-22 Minutes MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD VIRTUALLY
April 22, 2021
Board Participants: Don Tipps Chair
Mary Robbins Board Member
John Keigley Board Member
Holly Mitchell Board Member
Pam Donahoo Board Member
Kathy Antropik Board Member
Jerry Sorenson Board Member
Absent: Krina Traywick Board Member
Staff Participants: Cecilia Barham Library Director
Courtney Kincaid Assistant Library Director
Cathy McNeely Administrative Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order on April 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm.
CITIZEN PRESENTATION/PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments at this meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Tipps moved to accept the minutes; all board members adopted it as presented.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ms. Barham reviewed the Library's statistics from March 2021 with the board and answered
questions.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported on past Library events including:
• Hop Along Storytime on 4/19 at 4:00pm: with 29 participants, it was the first in-person
program/event since March 2020.
And upcoming Library events including:
• Outdoor Storytime at Stormy Plaza on 5/5 and 5/19 at 10:30am
• Mayor's Summer Reading Club: from 6/1-8/7 with the first two programs held virtually
only. The remaining events are planned to be in person on the Library's second floor
to allow social distancing. During June Mondays, special storytimes will be held at
NRH parks. Adult programs in July will be all in-person.
LIBRARY POST PANDEMIC STRATEGIC PLAN REINSTATEMENT
Ms. Barham shared the reinstatement of events/programs with the board members,
explaining the timeline for each phase according to the post pandemic strategic plan
created by the leadership team.
GENERAL INFORMATION
PERSONNEL UPDATE
No personnel updates were discussed.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on May 27, 2021 at 6:00 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:32 pm.
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