HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 2024-09-19 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
September 19, 2024
Board Participants:
Holly Mitchell Board Member, Place 2
Lisa Martinez Board Member, Place 4
Deborah Smith Board Member, Place 6
Erin Rodriguez Board Member, Alternate
Absent:
Don Tipps Chair, Place 1
Kathy Antropik Board Member, Place 3
Robert Breneman Board Member, Place 5
Jerry Sorenson Board Member, Place 7
Staff Participants:
Cecilia Barham Library Director
Cathy McNeely Library Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Library Director Cecilia Barham called the meeting to order on August 15, 2024, at 6:00 pm,
and asked the board to appoint a member to chair the remainder of the meeting as the
Chairman and Vice-Chairman were not present. Ms. Smith motioned to appoint Ms. Mitchell,
Ms. Rodriguez seconded, and all unanimously agreed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments in this meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Martinez moved to accept the minutes, Ms. Smith seconded, and the minutes were
unanimously approved.
SERVICE ANIMALS POLICY
Ms. Barham presented the new Service Animals policy draft to the board members and
asked for approval. After reviewing and discussing it, Ms. Mitchell motioned, Ms. Rodriguez
seconded, and the policy was unanimously approved.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORTS
Ms. Barham reviewed the Library's statistics from August 2024 and answered questions.
REPORT ON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Ms. Barham reported on past Library events:
• Homeschool Science on 9/6 at 11:00am: 85 people participated.
• loni Creek Bluegrass performance on 9/14 at 3:00pm: 125 people attended.
• Mapping the Journey educational series on 9/16 at 2:00pm: 27 people attended.
And upcoming Library events including:
• Reading with Mollie's Friends 10 Year Anniversary on 9/21 from 10:30am-12:00pm.
• Friends of the Library Book Sale on 10/5 from 10:00am-3:00pm.
• Mad Hatter's Tea Party on 10/12 from 1:00-3:00pm.
• Behind the Book Texas Edition author event with Joe Lansdale on 10/15 at 7:00pm.
E-CONTENT PURCHASE REPORT
Ms. Barham presented the E-Content purchase report and explained how digital content is
acquired and circulated, and answered questions.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
No personnel updates were discussed in this meeting.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:00pm.
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Cathy.,n e cNeely Holly Mitch
Library Clerk Chairwoman Pro Tem