HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2023-10-26 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
October 26, 2023
Board Participants: Don Tipps Chair, Place 1
Jerry Sorenson Board Member, Place 7
Kathy Antropik Board Member, Place 3
Holly Mitchell Board Member, Place 4
Robert Breneman Board Member, Place 5
Absent:
Pam Donahoo Board Member, Place 2
Margaret Nilz Board Member, Alternate
Staff Participants: Cecilia Barham Library Director
Courtney Kincaid Assistant Library Director
Marcy Tannahill Digital Services Coordinator
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Don Tipps called the meeting to order on October 26, 2023, at 6:00 pm.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments in this meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Mitchell moved to accept the minutes, Ms. Antropik seconded, and the minutes were
unanimously approved.
NEW LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER INTRODUCTION
Mr. Breneman introduced himself to Chair Mr. Tipps since he was absent at last month's
meeting.
CARDHOLDER PATTERNS REPORT
Ms. Tannahill presented the Patron Patterns via Savannah/OrangeBoy report.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORTS
Ms. Barham reviewed the Library's statistics from September 2023 and answered
questions.
Three edits were made: Key indicators are from September, Circulation for FY23 was
604,512 and FY22 was 633,123.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported on past Library event:
• Homeschool Meet and Greet on September 22, 2023 had 97 attendees.
• Homeschool Meet-Up and Science program on October 6 had 134 attendees.
And upcoming Library events including:
• Behind the Book: Texas Edition with S.C. Gwynne on November 15.
• City of NRH's Tree Lighting event on November 30.
• Winter Reading Challenge from November 30 to January 31.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
No personnel updates were discussed.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on November 27, 2023 at 6:00 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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