HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_06.21.2016Minutes of the Meeting of the
Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
June 21, 2016
The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Small Conference Room of the
Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Baldwin, Michael Barnes, Lindsay Cooper, Tom Hagen, Tom Milburn, and Pete
Rose.
STAFF PRESENT: Eric Lashley- Library Director
A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. — None were present.
B. Consideration of the minutes from the May 17, 2016 Library Advisory board meeting. -Pete Rose. Tom
Milburn moved to accept the May 2016 minutes as distributed. Tom Hagen seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously.
C. Consideration of Library Director's Report. — Eric Lashley. Lashley reviewed May's statistics with the
board, noting that special events held that month were well attended. Hagen noted that the number of titles
added to the library's collection during May had drastically increased compared to previous months. Board
members discussed how the hiring of an additional Cataloging Librarian has had a major impact this year.
Lashley read the patron comments from the library's suggestion box and gave a report to the board
regarding his involvement in the Texas Library Association's TALL Texan Leadership Institute.
D. Strategic Plan Update overview. — Eric Lashley. Lashley built on his discussion of "Turning
Outward" and suggested that the Library Board, staff, and Friends of the Georgetown Public
Library kick-off the strategic planning process with a survey Lashley was given at the TALL Texan
Institute. Lashley will send out the survey to the group of library supporters and gather the data to
review at the July meeting. Lashley would like to schedule a public survey and public meetings to
be held in October.
E. Review of the Summer Reading Program calendar. —Eric Lashley. Lashley reviewed the Summer
Reading Program brochure (attached to these minutes) and discussed staff procedures regarding
production of the calendar.
F. Consideration of future board meetings. — Eric Lashley. The next Library Advisory Board meeting
will be Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Chair Rose adjourned the meeting at 6:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Lindsay Cooper
Secretary
Pete Rose
Chair
DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
June 2016
JUNE- HIGHLIGHTS
• June 7 — Summer Reading Program Kick -Off party w/ Joe McDermott. Teen Summer Reading Program
Kick -Off party was June 10
• The Waterloo Watercolor Group provided art for the library's galleries with a watercolor exhibit entitled,
Sacred Spaces. The Artist's Landscape.
• Cienfuegos provided live music on June 19 at 2 p.m.
• Eric Lashley attended the TALL Texan conference in Dallas in mid -June.
• Kalena Powell began incorporating summer activities for her WOW! mobile patrons, including Yoga in
the Park and Movie Nights.
• Library received an abundant amount of feedback regarding the library's first e-newsletter, which
mailed out on Monday, July 11. Patrons are excited about the new platform to receive information, and
many gave suggestions for future topics.
PATRON COMMENTS for May 2016
1. Patron comment: More time on the computer after 2 hours are done.
2. Patron comment: Thanks for the history on the accounts- it would be good if we could highlight or work tithes in
some way.
3. Patron comment: Great work on not having any Microsoft (thieves) products in the Georgetown Library!! Kudos
to you allll
4. Patron comment: Thank you for your free access Internet services please don't change.
S. Patron comment: Hire Elizabeth.
6. Patron comment: How about a kids' photo exhibit? Different age groups- different subjects. Georgetown, nature,
summer fun, etc.
7. Patron comment: I'm a lifetime citizen of Georgetown. 61 years old. I've only recently (6 months) became a
regular library patron. I've read the "Letters to the Editor" column, in our local paper. I gave though to several
comments as to the "noise" level in the building.
I. In my youth — a person would have been "barred for life" for some of the "noise" I have witnessed
2. Change is inevitable
3. Don't let this issue become controversial
4. Expand!!! Go vertical the city is expanding.
5. Separate services, i.e. computer lab, quiet reading area.
6. If current library staff does not do something soon... the city "fathers" WILL!
Readv history.
Think political
Think unemployed
Just Saying
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GEC RGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Visits
Comparative Fiscal Year Statistics
atron
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Annual iota!
Current Year
26180
21672
23173
26830
17923
19129
23348
20901
27962*
` 177156
2014-2015
27404
25057
29346
22955
23173
24513
24639
27168
35237
344433
2013-2014
26554
29893
24808
29552
28508
32771
29993
32224
34833
361444
2012-2013
26729
27473
19786
27227
27534
32142
29052
31322
27364
' 350225
2011-2012
3082
27674
22499
35123
32409
47620
39433
26692
37182
396094
2010-2011
31410
27524
28878
27363
29232
31269
33018
28835
29195
362923
Circulation
2016 '
Annual Total
Current Year
43296
40638
38374
41608
39610
43111
39622
41144
49711
376713
2014-2015
40634
41409
39820
41946
39834
45358
41654
43891
53730
527987
2013-2014
46597
42212
40366
44732
40648'
46748
42575
47
55464
559209
2012-2013
41909
42277
38971
44973
40288
45324
44749
4492
54345
550683
2011-2012
45280
42854
38880
44006
41925
45073
42285
46462
55172
55032
2010-2011
4065
40697
35963
42919
40488
44139
40729
44652
53999
527746
FY 2t}6-t}1f atatisti
Children's Programs
Attendance
378
390
475
980
1018
1697
931
1343
1819
Annual Total
9031
Programs
6
5
4
7
6
9
4
8
17
66
Story Time Programs
16
18
18
24
22
22
30
26
24
200
Other {Tour, Movies,
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
3
33
After School Prograrr
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
34
Other Services
ILL Ordered
47
30
24
28
47
37
25
43
44
325
LL filled
32
28
20
17
34-
5
24
35
27
222
z temet usage (persons)
overdrive
6224
5332
5260
6163
5691
6213
5709
6011
8146
5474
usage (E-books}
001
1975
204
21
2067
2224
171
2372
29
19507
Overdrive usage (audioboo�
587
491
518
609
526'-
574
622
569
572
5068
Bookmobile circulation
2465
3054
2281
3090
2993
2948
2563
2320
2043
23757
Volunteer Hours
,adult
607:00
649.75
547.50
599.50
691.00
706.25
625.25
773.80
769.50
5969.5
Teen
5&50
90.75
45.25
73.75
48.59
57.50
62.25
109.00
74.50
620;00
Community Service
0.00
39.75
43.00
49.25
15.25
14.75
20.50
0.00
14.00
196.50
Total
665.50
780.25
635.75
722.50
74.75
778.50
708.00
882.80
858.00
6786.05
Registrations-
City residents -new
224,00
164.00
153.00
192.00
200.00
21100
147.00
196.00
329.00
1818.00
GISD Kids' Cards
10.00
4.00
6.00
12.00
8.00
8.00
1.00
10.00
37.00
96.00
Non -residents -new
69.00
4100
41.00
74.00
92.00
88.00
67.00
55.00
117.00
646.00
Total
303.00
211.00
200.00
278.00
300.00
309.00
215.00
261,00
483.00
2560.00
Cash Receipts
Fines/Misc. revenue
2571.41
1886.80
18%32
1690.72
2258.12
2204.34
2009.38
1996.04
2069,51
18536.64
Non-resident fees
2425.00
1810.00
2050,00
2438.00
2980.00
2555.00
2585.00
2710,00
4542.50
24095.50
Donations
1443.78
1856.66
2058.09
3659.71
3357.90
2988.61
2438,97
2694,91
2146.97
22645.60
Gifts/Memorials
1202.86
1800.00
2700.00
461.71
1020.00
180.00
2784.60
15000,00 110 7,00
36186:16
Meeting Room Use
persons attdg meetings
2943
2466
1835
2087
3083
3144
2988
3865.00
6585.00
28996
Library Collection Changes
Copies Added
963
720
734
956
105
814
1132
2349
1772
10745
copies Discarded
1865
444
595
1429
2192
841
861
959
978
10164
"donations Added
101
59
30
108
324
70
78
201
166
1137
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GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
DONATIONS -- June 2016
DONOR
DONATION
GHS Anime Club $290 for Teen Programming
Libby O. Wood Book Wine Cats, In Memory of Doris B. Oglesby
Georgetown Optimist Club
Nelma Wilkinson
Suzette Davidson
Frances Samuelson
Dan Overlander
Vicky & Thomas Sinwell
Ann C. Snell (Ladies Number One Book Club)
$25 for Children's Programming
$25 in honor of Dorothy Sullivan Green
$22 in memory of Ella Barr Davidson
copy of her book Soda Pop
3 copies of his book Stanley the Stinky Frog
$250 in memory of Joan L. Collier
$200 in honor of Eugenia Harrell
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Library noise makes
negative impression
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son County Sun berating the City of George-
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was seriously disappointed.
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the adult in the computer section ford it nec-
essary it) carry on telephone conversations in
loud volumes. Luring all of this, I was shocked
to find that not even one library stall' member
earth attempts to curtail such behavior.
Silly me for asking the stall` member such
a mundane question; or at least that is the im-
pression she gave me by the look on her face
when responded, ed, "Those daysllcyi�n
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loud and obnoxious environment were more
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welcome than one who Mist wanted to work in
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Roughly a quarter of American households don't have
(http://wwwcensus.gov/content/da /Census/Jibrary
/publications/2014/acs/acs-28.pdf) a home internet
connection. But a new initiative in some public libraries is
trying to help bridge that digital divide.
"Having internet access is increasingly becoming the air we
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breathe" said Sharon Strover. She directs the Technology and
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Information Policy Institute at UT Austin.
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She's studying a new approach to increasing internet access:
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library hotspot lending programs:
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/i)ublic/201605/rancano-library-3-! loel
Hotspots are devices that plug into an electrical outlet and use
a cellular network to provide a user with connectivity.
CREDIT MIGUEL GUTIERREZ JRAur
New York City and Chicago public libraries have been testing
out programs where people check out hotspots just like books.
"We found that people are wild about this program. They
absolutely lave it, Strover said. "You can use it anywhere - you
can use it on the subway, you can use it in a park, you can take
it to work with you.`
Cities around the country are trying similar programs. Strover
and her colleagues just got a big grant to study haw they could
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wont in more rural settings.
Jennifer Coffey is director of the Pflugerville Public Library,
(httg://mediad aublicbroadcastine net/)/kut/files/st Ies x large
and she wants to try to make the program work. Hotspot
/laublie/20'i 605igancano-library-coffee med igg)
lending, she said, is a natural extension of libraries' new online
Jennifer Coffey hopes hotspot lending can offer the Pflugervitle Community
role.
more opportunities' to access internet.
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"We're able to provide a lot more electronic resources, and it's
almost a 24-hour library. So now we're just rethinking how we
provide digital access to people'
She said she plans to bring some form of hotspot lending to the library soon.
Margaretich likes the idea.
"Being able to checkout a hotspot would be way easier, and helpful, she said.
Though her mom might not like it as much.
"My mom would definitely say having no internet is better for my
brain; but I would disagree, Margaretich said.
till, she does.see a potential downside to unlimited access:
"! would be watching Netflix constantly," she said, "and not getting
any work done;'
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