HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_06.15.2015Minutes of the Meeting of the
Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
June 15, 2015
The Library Advisory Board met on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Staff
conference room of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Baldwin, Lois Case, Tom Hagen, Linda Nix, and Pete
Rose.
STAFF PRESENT: Eric Lashley- Library Director
Regular Session
A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. — None were present.
B. Consideration of minutes of the May 18, 2015 meeting. — Tom Hagen made the
motion to accept the minutes of the May 2015 Library Advisory Board Meeting.
Lois Case seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
C. Consideration of Library Director's report — Eric Lashley. Lashley reviewed statistics
from May 2015 with the Board. He reported that circulation and visitations were
slightly down for the month of May. The number of titles added to the collection was
1,355; a slight improvement over the last few months.
Lashley announced that Tom Milburn would be appointed to the Library Advisory
Board at the June 23, 2015 Council Meeting.
May's live music performer was Peter Fletcher, a classical guitarist. The staff put
out over 80 chairs in the lobby to accommodate the crowd, which was much larger
than usual.
On May 22"d, the library had a viewing of the movie To Kill a Mockingbird. We had
26 in attendance and the patrons asked for more movie events.
The new library website design should go live the week after the July 4th holiday.
Lashley announced that there would be an artist reception on Sunday, June 21 at
1:00 PM in honor of sculptor Terry Tunes. Terry is the artist who created the 3
recycled toy sculptures currently on display at the library. The annual Texas Society
of Sculptors show will begin on June 27th
Lashley read the patron comments and informed the board about complaints he's
received about a number of homeless patrons in the library. Lashley explained that
he is reaching out to area nonprofit organizations to assist the homeless patrons.
D. Report on possible budget changes for FY 15/16. — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported
that he made a presentation to City Council at a workshop on May 26, and shared
that presentation with the Board. He said that Council did receive the letter written by
the Board in support of the library's budget requests. Lashley said he would not
know until late July whether or not the City Manager will be including the Cataloging
Librarian position into the budget for Council's approval.
E. Report on the new parking lot project. — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that the City
hopes to hold a pre -construction meeting the week of June 22 and begin
construction on July 6. Lashley reported that the library had already purchased
signs to direct patrons to park at the old library at 808 Martin Luther King Street.
F. Report on library facility improvements. — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that new
flooring has been installed in the public computer area, the circulation area and
check-in area. New computer chairs were purchased along with a number of new
lounge chairs for the second floor bridge area. The new audio-visual equipment has
been installed in the Friends and Hewlett rooms; however the installation has not
been completed or tested.
G. Report on the 2015 Summer Reading Program: Every Hero has a Story. — Eric
Lashley — Lashley handed out the schedule of summer reading program events to
the board members. Lashley noted that attendance has rapidly increased and we
have had some complaints about the size of the crowds. Lashley reported that next
summer the library will try a pilot program to hire performers to do two shows in
order to divide the crowd and provide a more comfortable experience for our
patrons.
H. Consideration of dates of future Board meetings — Eric Lashley. The board
discussed cancelling the August Library Advisory Board meeting and rescheduling
future meetings starting in September to be held the second Monday of the month at
10:00 A.M. Tom Hagen made the motion to cancel the August 2015 Library
Advisory Board meeting and Pete Rose seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. Lois Case made the motion to move the regular meeting of the
Library Advisory Board meeting starting in September to the second Monday of the
month at 10:00 A.M. Tom Hagen seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
Chair Linda Nix adjourned the meeting at 7:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Hagen, Secreta Linda Nix, Chair