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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_12.12.2011Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board Of Georgetown, Texas December 12, 2011 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. Shana Forte Nichols made the motion to accept the minutes of the October 2011 Library Advisory Board Meeting and Glenn Mautner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2 Introduction of new member, Karen Limbaugh — Karen introduced herself Karen is a former educator and school librarian from Santa Clanta, CA. She retired and moved to Georgetown in January 2011. Betty Ann and the other board members welcomed Karen to the board. 3. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Director Lashley reported circulation was slightly down for the month of October, but was slightly up for the month of November. Eric reported the downturn in circulation was due in part to the lack of availability of new books. The library has been unable to catalog as many books as normal due in part to not having the cataloging librarian position filled. The circulation should rise as the backlog of new materials gets resolved now that the library has hired a full-time cataloger. Eric reported the library had a successful Halloween party in October as well as two musical events. Director Lashley informed the board Rachael Pattillo was named the 2011 Library Employee of the Year at the City's annual employee appreciation luncheon. Eric informed the Board the Arts and Culture Board had provided funding for an art banner project that hung on the lamp posts around the square and the library. These banners will be hung each year in celebration of October as the month of the arts. The Friends organization held a number of successful fundraisers in October and November. They had two successful Hill Country Author Series events with Sarah Bird and David Lindsey. They also hosted a luncheon in honor of Dr Morton King, a founding member of the Friends organization. The Georgetown Symphony Society held a successful concert by the critically acclaimed pianist James Dick on November 17. The Georgetown Reads committee has selected Listening is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life From the StoryCorps Project as the next Georgetown Reads title. The committee is working on programs that will compliment the book. Eric announced Billy Cryer, a graduate student from Indiana University, had completed his internship this semester and has gained employment with the McAllen Public Library. Director Lashley reported Brenna Normann had been hired as the new Cataloging Librarian and Noreen Rafique was promoted to a full-time Library Assistant. Noreen's promotion leaves the library with a part-time Library Assistant position to fill. U pcoming Events — Eric reported the music group Cactus Groove will be performing S unday, December 18 at 2.00 PM and there will be an evening Christmas party for the children on Friday, December 16. Director Lashley read aloud and discussed the patron comments for October and N ovember. CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING. 1. Bookmobile — Eric Lashley Eric reported the Friends were close to meeting their goal of $128,000 for the purchase of the bookmobile. The Friends had a successful Wine and Dine event that made approximately $5,000. The delivery date for the bookmobile is March 1 Eric noted the library will be applying for a $2,500 Texas Book Festival grant to purchase materials for the vehicle. 2. Wifi usage at library — Eric Lashley: Eric handed out a printout of a report showing the usage of the library's public access points. In October, there were 2,790 distinct users of the public Internet access points The high usage of the public Wifi access points has led to a slow down of the network at times. Library staff computers have been moved off of the public network to avoid having to deal with a slow Internet connection. 3. OverDnve Consortium— Eric Lashley* Eric reported Sheri Miklaski and Brenna Normann will be attending 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 libranes 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. 4. Cataloging Librarian position — Eric Lashley: Eric reported Brenna Normann has been hired as the Cataloging Librarian Eric informed the board that he had received a complaint about the lack of new books on the shelves. When Eric responded that the lack of materials was due in part to a lack of staff members, the library was criticized for not have an adequate plan to deal with the staff shortage Eric hopes that once Brenna is trained the backlog of new books will be resolved and circulation will rise. 5. Board member terms and future applicants — Eric Lashley: Eric noted 3 current board members will leave the board due to term limits; Sue, Glenn, and Shana David Ciambrone's position will remain unfilled until February. So, a total of 4 new members will come on board in March. Eric encourages board members to ask anyone they felt was a good candidate to apply online for membership to the board. 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, (.) 1 : z-.GZi! r: • t Marisue Miller , Secretary Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT • GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY October -November 2011 HIGHLIGHTS • Michael Nigro, a classical guitarist from California, played a house concert on the bridge on Thursday evening, October 6. Sue Miller helped Ms. Rosa with refreshments for the well -attended event. • The regular monthly live music event, on Sunday, October 16, featured the Colombian folkloric group, Vallenato di mi Tierra. A surprisingly large number of people in the audience recognized the melodies the group played and found room to dance. On Sunday, November 20, Play On, a group of musicians from Sun City, played an eclectic program of country and old time music. They donated their performance. • Entries in the 2011 Art Hop were on display in the galleries during October. This year the show included mobiles, which will continue to decorate the lobby and bridge until March 2012. This show was supported in part by a grant from the Arts and Culture Board. During November the Waterloo Watercolor Group filled both galleries with the work of 29 of their members. • The 2011 Banner Project added art to the library's parking lot and perimeter this month, also. Curated by Nick Ramos, the banners display original images by 54 locally and nationally known artists. The project was funded by the Arts and Culture Board. • As the bookmobile campaign continues, the Friends had two fund-raising events during October: As part of the Hill Country Authors Series, Sarah Bird spoke to an audience of about 90 on October 6. On October 19 the Friends honored Dr. Morton King at a luncheon. Dr. King, an "uncommon" reader and an early member of the Friends of the Library, helped shepherd what was a young mom's organization into today's full-fledged, fundraising nonprofit. On November 10 the Hill Country Authors Series continued with a talk by Austin -based author, David Lindsey. At the end of November the Friends kicked off their annual Book Lover's Calendar sale, which continues through December. • Halloween parties predominated October 26-29. Staff and patrons enjoyed the parade of little goblins through the library during storytime on Wednesday. A huge crowd attended the Friday night family party, which was held in the children's room and lobby, while the tweens partied upstairs in the community rooms. On Saturday night, the Zombie Prom attracted and entertained a large number of teens. • On November 1 the Georgetown Reads! committee assembled to discuss options for the 2012 selection. They chose Listening is an act of love. a celebration of American life from the StoryGorps Project. • On Thursday, November 17, the Georgetown Symphony Society sponsored a piano recital by James Dick as a fund-raiser for their organization. Mr. Dick played on the Steinway piano that is being housed in the Hewlett Room under an agreement between the library and the Georgetown Symphony Society. • On November 28, Brenna Normann began working as our cataloging librarian and Noreen Rafique became a full-time library assistant. Noreen had been employed part-time as a library assistant in the children's room since September. STAFF ACTIVITIES • Eric Lashley did a bookmobile presentation for the local AAUW chapter on October 17. • On October 21 Eric Lashley attended the TLA District 3 meeting, which was held at our library. The future of CTLS was the main topic. On October 28 he participated in a focus group organized by the State Library to get input on the State Library's most recent 5-year plan, which is at its end. The members of the group expressed dissatisfaction with State Library programs. • Bethni King, the library's young adult librarian, along with GISD librarian Mary Beth Nuba, spoke to the Sun City Kiwanis on November 8 to thank the club for its support of the Read It Forward project. The club donated enough money to purchase the books for the project. GISD had not funded the project for FY 11-12. • Eric Lashley brought the bookmobile story to the Noon Lions on November 9. PATRON COMMENTS FOR October 2011 Comment: If someone has more than 15-20 pages to print at one time. Please have them let staff know so that others will not have to wait as long. Comment:A wonderful selection of occult books, but a tad bit more would be appreciated. Comment: You have a wonderful library and your whole staff is awesome. Comment: Never enough assitance even if there are a lot of people, (employees volunteers) visiting with each other. Comment: Temperature is freezing me out. 71.1 degrees very expensive for your supporters. Comment: Why can't the New Non-fiction be shelved in numerical order? (They are upstairs.) Comment: What a beautiful facility! I love libraries. This library is awesome. Why has it taken me so long to get here (5 years)? Comment: Rachael is always so helpful on the computers. She is really good! Comment: Please file the new nonfiction books by the numbers. Comment: My little boy loves library day. He gets so excited about coming to the library. Georgetown has the best library of all the ones I've been in. Comment: Thank you for augmenting the Spanish language books. C� GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Comparative Fiscal Year Statistics 2011 2012 Oct Nov Dec Jan Annual Total Matron Visits Current Year 30822 27674 58496 2010-2011 31410 27524 28878 27363 362923 2009-2010 , ". :..: .. 26060 30456 343465 2008-2009 29997 22046 25586 27240 339790 Circulation 2011 2012 Current Year 45280 42864 88134 2010-2011 40965 40697 35963 42919 527746 2009-2010 38681 39091 38262 4493 524610 2008-2009 38909 33986 33923 37724 496603 FY 2011-2012 Statistics Children's Programs Annual Total Attendance 1470 547 2017 Programs 3 0 3 Story Time 22 20 42 Other (Tour, Movies. 3 5 8 After School Prograrr 0 4 4 Other Services ILL Ordered 63 37 100 ILL filled 46 21 67 Lg Print Circuit 200 200 400 Internet usage (persons) 8112 7001 15113 Overdrive usage (E-books) 295 397 692 Overdrive usage (audioboot 174 182 356 Volunteer Hours Adult 796,00 672.75 1468.75 Teen 29.00 0,00 29.00 Community Service 16150 175,25 338:75 Total 988,50 848,00 0.00 0.00 1836.50 Registrations City Residents -new 212 123 335 ISD Kids' Cards 18 4 22 Non -residents -new 51 36 87 Total 281 163 0 0 444 Cash Receipts FineslMisc, Revenue 2956,98 2329.37 5286.35 Non-resident fees 249&00 2225,70 472030 Donations 1697,40 1447A1 3144.81 Gifts/Memorials 3075,00 300.00 3375,00 Meeting Roam Use persons attdg meetings 4180 2005 6185 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 642 40 1072 Copies Discarded 53 228 751 Donations Added 138 33 171 Notes: Cataloging position vacant this month GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATIONS -- October 2011 Sam Pfiester Copy of his book, The Golden Lame: Faja de Oro Maurice Cotterell Copies (2 each) of his books, FutureScience, The Celtic Chronicles, and The Lost Tomb of Viracocha Williamson County Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas Copies of Wildflowers of Texas, Wildflowers of the Texas !Fill Country, Edible and Useful plants of Texas and the Southwest, Hilt Country Landowner's Guide, and Bringing !Nature Nome Richard & Judith Troell $75 for books James Breslow Two copies of his children's book, The Secret of Sleep Sun City Democrat's Club (Billie Reaney) Copy of Restoring the Power of Unions Dawn Reid Two children's books, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey and How Full IsYourBucket? GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATIONS -- November 2011 � �;�kk ���� ' � `, .Fy'y d{4g NTM . ts•°tti � ,� x3�,�, r, '� y, Jf� y p i Marlin & Susan Gilbert $200, use undesi nated 'ity of Georgetown, Texas http://www.georgetown.org/agendas/neoagendas.php?which=library fNotice of Meeting of the 481 Library Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, November 14, 2011 The Library Advisory Board will meet on Monday, November 14, 2011 at 06:30 PM in the Staff conference room, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance Library Advisory Board Members: Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Glenn Mautner, Karen Limbaugh, Lydia Harkey, Marisue Miller, Shana Forte Nichols Library Advisory Board meets every second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. r Call to Order at 06:30 PM THE NOVEMBER MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the day of 12011, at , and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary of ; INBOUND NOTIFICATION : FAX RECEIVED SUCCESSFULLY 'Tptr TIME RECEIVED REMOTE CSID DURATION PAGES STATUS September 30, 2011 12:33:42 PM CDT 5128698655 129 4 Received FROM :MA11 FAST FORWARD FAX NO. :5128699655 Sep. 30 2011 01:03?M 0 IP1 • 0 2011 Applic ation for Board & Commission Appointrr Step 1: Fill out this Application. EST k848 Step 2: Attach a cover letter and/or resur ie `�'q 8 T h. T Step 3: Mail or fax the application, letter t,, f interest, and/ or resurt to the Y V 1�! Mayor and City Council TEXAS step 4: Deadline for applying is January .,4, 2011 (Masi P_4. Box 409, Georgetown, TX 786,::7-0409) or Fax: (512)g 3fi5g Zip: � T Nome Phoneme Work phone: Do you live inside the Georgetown City Limits? QYes BNo If yes, how king? Do you live in the Extra -Territorial Jurisdiction? Roes © No Are you registered to vote in Williamson County? Qes ❑ No SEP 3 012oll Please numerically rank, in order of preference; up to three Boards or CommissICI is on which you wool{ like to serve: Airport Advisory Board — Tra.nsporiatlon Advisory Board Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (413 Board) —Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board ,_ _, Building Standards Commission _._"_ planning & Zoning Commission —Zoning Board of Adjustment Historic & Architectural Review Commission —Housing Advisory Board GOOMetown Housing Authority —Animal Shelter Advisor. Board Arts & Culture Board .�/ Library Advisory Board Convention & Visitors E, card Economic Development Advisory Board Georgetown Economic Vlevelop:nent Corporation (4A Board) Maim Street Advisory Bc ird —Parks & Recreation Boa: d General Government am! Finance Signature. ` . Date:0�_ Mail this appl€Cation, along with a resume and/or ester of interest to: Mayor and ;ity Council, P.O. Box 409, Georgetown, Texas 78627-04o9 or fax to: (512) 930-3659, if you have; any questions about the Process or about a particular board or commission, please contact the >ty Secretary's office at 93o-3651. Deadline for applications is January 14, 2011, FROM :MAII FAST FORWARD E E 0 September 29, 2011 Karen Limbaugh 4313 Verde Vista Georgetown, Texas 79628 Re: Board position To Whom It May Concern: FAX NO. :512eG93655 Sep. 30 2011 01:03PM P2 SEP 3 0 2011 14 iy- I am, interested in obtaining an appointment on the Library Advisory Board or the Arts & cultun Board. MY professional employment has been in the education field. I wat: an English teacher a the junior high and high school level. I took a position as the school librati; n at Canyon High School and earned my MLIS degree. I was a member of the Friends of Library for the local county libraries. I was also a volunteer docent for the local historical soviet i in Santa Clarita. I worked as a docent for over twenty years. My interest in. the arts has been a life-long love. I minored in art in college, I am an amateur photography and continue to hone my skills. I also have done stained glass, and tole painting. I enjoy visiting various museums. My newest endeavor has been working wi h kiln formed glass. I am relatively new to Georgetown having moved here in January, 2011 wh:.% I retired. I want V become involved in the 6,corgetown.community. I bring skills and an objectivity that would be an asset to the board. Sincerely, Karen Limbaugh FROM :MAI1 FAST FORWARD FAX NO. :512e698655 Sep. 30 2011 01:04PM P3 is L� • Karen Limhaugh 4313 Verde Vista Georgetown, Texas 78628 512-868-2645 Objective: Be accepted for a Board and Commission Appointor mt Employment: 2004-2010 Canyon Ifigh School, Canyon Country, California. Librarian: I worked with all students Firid teachers at the school. I provided an orientation for all ninth grade students. I provided an extended orien ration for all tenth graders. I developed lessons on citatia is, worked collaboratively with teachers to develc.,) lessons related t their specific curriculum. I was respoxj Bible for the purchase of all library materials, weeds ag of the collection, and promroting the use of th,: library through book talks and special programs. I worked one on one with students to promote reading and a. love of books. 1994 — 2004 Canyon High School, Canyon Country; California. English instructor 9-12. I taught .A.dva1 iced Placement English Literature and Composition, te!xth grade English, and speech anddebate. I have also taught ninth ,grade English and reading (for students 3-4 8;'ade levels below grade level. Developed curriculum for the reading class as well as for an interdisciplinary team of English and history. Created a science fiction co'un:e for eleventh and twelfth graders. 1997- 2002 College of the Canyons, Valencia Calif: arnia. Adjunct English instructor. The various course,:; taught included: English 080, a reading class; English 04►0, a basic writing class; English 101, a college transferable course based on response to non-fiction writings; and B tglish 102, a college transferable course based on re;ponse to literature. • 0 11 FROM :MAII FAST FORWARD FAX NO. :5128699655 Sep. 30 2011 01:e4PM P4 1993-1994 Granada Hills High School, Granada 1: [ills, California. English instructor for the Math, Techr,logy magnet grades nine and ten, The magnet inclvded an emphasis on girls and deaf and hard -of -hearing ,%tudents. Taught c Workshop for students taking the SAT exam. 1990-1993 Northridge Middle School, Northridge . California. English instructor for seventh and eigli th graders. Participated and designed an interdisci. Ainary curriculum which incorporated math, science, Enifish, and history a seventh grade level. Conducted the rei:,ding/writing workshop in my classes. Education-, 1974 M. A. in Special Education; Deaf and :Hard -of -Hearing California State University, Northridge 1973 B. A. in English California State University, Northridge 1998 M.A. Reading and Language Arts and a Reading Specialist Credential University of LaVeme, LaVcmc, Calif )rniia 2007 M.A. Library Science and Information Credential earned in Library Science aj!.d Information . San Jose State University, San Jose Specie[ Qualifications: 2004 — Present Member of ALA (American Library A,: sociation 2004-2011 Member of CSLA (California School X. ibrary Assoc.) 2003 1 became a National Board Certified Tcacher 1993 Participated in the California Writing 1,.-oject 1995 Participated in the California Literature Project Member ofNational Council of Teachers of English Member of the International Reading T-lachers Association Member of Phi Delta Kappa • • In the name and by the authority of The State of Texas OATH OF OFFICE I, .Karen Limbaugh, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of .Member of the Library Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, County of Williamson, State of Texas, and will, to the best of my ability: preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, of this State, and of this City, so help me God. Signed: Sworn to and Subscribed before me by 4ran C:tNo L\N On this dL day of 2011. Signed: \° Cj(�u.to Notary Public in and for the State of Texas t2ACifit' 11! A' I t�taty#'t�btto, }f SAUCiR State of Texas !y Ct�rrtrr is cn Expir s 19, e 2Q23 0 0 0 THE STATE OF TEXAS Statement of Appointed Officer I, Karen Limbaugh, do solemnly swear or affirm that I have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation thereof, so help me God. / ., � r, Member of the Library Advisory Board Office to Which Appointed Georgetown/Williamson County City/County SWORN TO and subscribed before me by Karen Urnbaugh on this day of Nc e .-met , 2011. RACHEL ELIZABETH SAUClEB Notary Public, Stott, ofTExas MY Commission Expiros Dolober 14, 26i3 1 L Signature of Person Administerin Oath Printed Name of Person Administering Oath `vc�'=_ s Notary Public in and for the State of Texas E STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICS ORDINANCE Before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the State of Texas, on this date, personally appeared Karen Limbaugh, who being by me duly swom, on oath stated as follows: "My name is Karen Limbaugh. I am currently serving as a member for the Library Advisory Board for the City of Georgetown, Texas. I hereby certify that 1 am competent to make this affidavit. I received the Annual City of Georgetown Ethics Training on the � day of �, 2012 where I received and read the information provided by the City Attomey concerning the Open Meetings Act, Open Records Act (Public Information Act), and Conflicts of Interest. I hereby acknowledge the existence of the laws referred to above, and I pledge to abide by the terms of these laws as long as I hold office for the' City of Georgetown." Further affiant sayeth not. Signtature of Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to this )` day of N CyC 2011. RACHEL ELIZABETH SAUCIER Notary Public, State of Texas mycommission Expires October 1 9, 2413 Notary Public in and far he State of Texas