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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_01.09.2012Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board Of Georgetown, Texas January 9, 2012 MEMBERS IN ATTENDENCE. Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Marisue Miller, Shana Forte Nichols, Lydia Harkey, Karen Limbaugh, and Glenn Mautner. ABSENT: None STAFF IN ATTENDENCE. Eric Lashley - Library Director OTHERS IN ATTENDENCE: Linda Nix — CTLS Lay Representative AGENDA' 1. Minutes of last Meeting: The meeting was called to order by Chair Betty Ann Sensabaugh at 6:30 PM Glenn Mautner made the motion to accept the minutes of the December 2011 Library Advisory Board Meeting and Lydia Harkey seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Director Lashley reported the statistics were very good for the month of December Eric reported circulation was high considering patron attendance was down for the month of December. Patrons checked out over 500 eBooks in December, a record high. With the addition of Brenna Normann, the library cataloged 1,391 items in December compared to 430 items in November. The backlog of uncataloged materials is being reduced. Eric, Sue and Linda noted the large amount of materials returned during the holiday closures. The library closed four days at Christmas and two days at New Years, due to the holidays falling on Sunday. The library will not have this problem next year. Representatives of the Smithville Public Library toured the library on December 7. Smithville is expanding their library and came to get design ideas from our library. Director Lashley also reported that he and Linda Nix would be attending a Central Texas Library System meeting in Temple on January 27. CTLS is considering changing their bylaws to allow them to operate as a more versatile organization. Eric noted that the library now has the majority of the checkouts coming from the self - check computers. This has been a big step to allow staff members to better serve patrons who have more time -intensive issues. Eric reported Cactus Groove performed at the library on December 18 and that Matt Graves will be performing on January 15 at 2:00 PM. Director Lashley read aloud and discussed the patron comments for December. CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. Bookmobile — Eric Lashley: Eric reported the library will be applying for a $2,500 Texas Book Festival grant to purchase materials for the vehicle. Michele Harbor has collected over 800 titles for the bookmobile. 2. OverDrive Consortium— Eric Lashley: Eric reported Sheri Miklaski and Brenna Normann attended a meeting of the Central Texas Digital Library consortium on Friday, December 16 in Pflugerville to discuss the management of the consortium. The consortium has grown to 31 libraries and there is a need to coordinate the collection development of all the member libraries to better serve our patrons. Georgetown patrons continue to be heavy users of the consortium. The consortium decided to divide the leadership amongst four individuals. The focus of collection development will be to purchase high demand materials. 3. Read It Forward Program — Eric Lashley: Eric introduced the title of the Read It Forward program, Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angelberger. Read It Forward is a program in which the librarians try to get all of the kids in middle school to read a particular book. The library will host a number of activities related to the book. 4. Part-time library assistant position — Eric Lashley: Eric announced the part- time library assistant position closed on January 6, 2012 and that the library received 158 applicants. Rosa Garcia will narrow the applicants down to five or six candidates and conduct interviews in the next week. With this position filled, the library will be fully staffed for the first time in months. 5. Pilot art center — Eric Lashley: Eric showed a PowerPoint presentation outlining a proposed pilot project to establish an art center on the first floor of the old firehouse building located on Main Street. Eric explained that library staff members are responsible for the Arts and Culture Board and that the art center project falls under the library's mission of life-long learning. The art center will be run as a partnership between the City and a nonprofit arts organization. The goal of the pilot project is to prove that an art center can be successful enough to allow it to move into a larger and permanent location in the old police facility when it is vacated in 2014. 6. Schedule of future meetings - Eric Lashley: There were no changes to any future scheduled meetings. Chair Betty Ann Sensabaugh adjourned the meeting at 7:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, Marisue Miller, Secretary Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT GEORGETO N PUBLIC LIBRARY December 2011 HIGHLIGHTS • On Monday, December 5 the Friends did their last bookmobile fundraiser for 2011, Wine and Dine with Friends, in the library's community rooms. Two hundred people attended and a raffle raised $1000. • - At the Employee Recognition Luncheon on December 9, R ch el Pattillo was honored as Library Employee of the Year. Eric Lashley and Kathleen Bowling were each recognized for fifteen years of service. • " Nan Brown, Sue Nosler Gray, Charlotte Sylvest-©'Dowd; and Pat Langley showed their watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media works in the galleries during December. • The Edible Construction Extravaganza (aka the Gingerbread Contest) drew 26 amazingly creative entries. Public voting selected winners in six categories. • The family Christmas party can December 16, with a well-known Santa impersonator, drew a large crowd. • A contingent from the Smithville Public Library toured the library on December 7 to get input for planning a new library for their community. • On December 13 City Council gave the library permission to pursue a grant from the Texas Book Festival. The grant proposal will be for materials for the bookmobile. • Cactus Groove performed jazz standards mixed with some holiday music for a large and happy audience on Sunday, December 18. STAFF ACTIVITIES • an December 8 Eric Lashley attended a meeting of the fledgling Chamber of Commerce Arts Alliance. Later that day he spoke at a meeting of the Historic Architecture Review Commission to voice the support of the Arts and Culture Beard for the River Place exterior design plan: • Can December 9 Eric Lashley attended two CTLS-related meetings in Salado, one a focus group about the direction the organization should take and the other a meeting of the long-range planning committee. • Sheri Miklaski and Brenna Normann traveled to Pflugerville on December 16 to meet with other representatives of the libraries that comprise the Central Texas digital consortium. Volunteers from among these present agreed to assume leadership positions that will have responsibility for training new member libraries, working with Apollo, and coordinating purchases of materials. PATRON COMMENTS FOR December 2011 Comment: I assumed from sign on door since 31" not listed, that you would be open so I waited. Over the phone no message on holiday schedule. I found all this out only after signing on. Thanks a lot! Great communication. If had not waited, maybe it was in the paper. Which one? I'm a visitor. Comment: Closing signs should tell when the library re -opens: Comment. Thank you Rosa for the good music program. GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Comparative Fiscal Year Statistics 2011 Oct Nov Dec Annual Total Patron Visits Current Year 30822 27674 22499 80996 2010-2011 31410 27524 28878 362923 2009-2010 i, 26060 343465 2008-2009 29997 22046 25586 339790 Circulation 2011 Current Year 46280 42854 38880 127014 2010-2011 40965 40697 35963 527746 2009-2010 38681 39091 38262 524610 2008-2009 38909 33986 33923 496603 FY 2011-2012 Statistics Children's Programs Annual Total Attendance 1470 547 760 2777 Programs 3 0 2 5 Story Time 22 20 13 55 Other (Tour, Movies, 3 5 1 9 After School Progratr 0 4 0 4 Other Services ILL Ordered 63 37 42 142 ILL filled 46 21 29 96 Lg Print Circuit 200 200 200 600 Internet usage (persons) 8112 7001 6429 21542 Overdrive usage {E-books} 295 397 508 1200 Overdrive usage {audioboo{ 174 182 163 519 Volunteer Hours Adult 796.00 672.75 634.50 2103.25 Teen 29.00 0.00 0.00 29.00 Community Service 163.50 175,25 168.25 507.00 Total 988.50 848.00 802.75 2639,25 Registrations City Residents -new 212 123 106 441 GISD Kids` Cards 18 4 8 30 Non -residents -new 51 36 25 112 Total 281 163 139 583 Gash Receipts Fines/Misc. Revenue 29W98 2329.37 2462.00 7748,35 Mon -resident fees 2495,00 2225.70 1730.00 6450,70 Donations 1697.40 1447.41 1321,25 4466.06 Gifts/Memorials 3075.00 300.00 533.00 3908.00 Meeting Roam Use persons attdg meetings 4180 2005 2482 8667 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 642 430 1391 2463 Copies Discarded 523 228 405 1156 Donations Added 1I38 33 54 225 Notes: Cataloging position vacant this manta ��nee&LgnaSenaab�ugh $1OOinhonor nfBetty Ann Sensabaugh, for books Ben N.Davidson Copy ofhis book, ,4Time &mGrieve: Parent Grief for Handicapped Children San Gabriel VVoman'oClub $533annual contribution Judy Kidd "The Girls" —two little girl -sized mannikins from her store Steve Russell Copy ofhis book, SeqomyahRising ZnnsEvano Framed copy ofthe original K8UarnCounty survey is