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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
February 21, 2002
BOARD PRESENT:
Polly Brinkley, Janet Ball, Mary Shilcutt, Kay Schmidt, Avis Crisp,
Lynn Waller, Eva Pereira, (Absent: Craig Zemmin)
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Administrative Secretary
Chair Mary Shilcutt at 7 p.m.
Minutes of November 8, 2001 were approved as written.
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT - Steve Brown
Library use has shown strong increases in December and January, and the trend is continuing into
February.
On February 11, City Council approved increasing the amount of the voluntary donation added to city
water bills each month. The amount will rise from $1 to $1.50 with the Library receiving 65¢.
This should provide about $10,000 more per year to purchase library materials.
The online reference service, The Answer Zone, is set to begin expanding it hours shortly. Until now,
the service has been available from 3 to 7 p.m. only.
Staff is working on a grant application to add to our 450 Spanish language materials. A Spanish
option will be added to the Library's self check.
Several gardening programs and the MasterWorks series are planned for March.
Staff is working with the TCC Library on a grant to digitize the TCC historical photo collection to add
to the NRHPL catalog.
The 10-week TCC Senior Library Skills Class is currently being taught at NRHPL by library staff.
REVIEW PLANS FOR STATE FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE LONE STAR LIBRARIES
PROGRAM - Steve Brown
This new statewide program of direct financial aid to public libraries in Texas will fund several NRH
PL projects. Included in the $12,336 request is shelving for the children's room, two additional
security cameras for the browsing area/inside entry and outside library entry, 50 stacking chairs, and
Spanish language materials.
DISCUSS NRH LIBRARY COMPARATIVE STATISTICS ANALYSIS - Steve Brown
Mr. Brown discussed handout information on various areas of information comparing NRH with both
state and national libraries. Among the discussion items were per capita statistics for expenditures,
staffing, reference and circulation transactions, collection expenditures, and turnover rate.
DISCUSS INITIAL BUDGET PRIORITIES FY2002 - Steve Brown
The budget planning process for the next fiscal year is underway. Requests for facilities
maintenance, computer hardware and software, and telecommunications equipment are due shortly.
Capital project requests are due in several weeks. With the strong increases in circulation this past
year, additional staffing will be a priority budget request.
The next scheduled board meeting will be March 21, 2002. This meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Approved:
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Brenda Lewis