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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_LAB_06.05.2018Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board City of Georgetown June 5, 2018 The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the first floor Staff Conference Room, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Pat Baldwin, Lindsay Cooper, Michael Kelley, Pete Rose, Linda Schaffer and Thom Sinwell. MEMBERS ABSENT: John Hudson STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Eric Lashley - Library Director Chair Rose called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. Regular Agenda A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda. No action required. B. Review of citizen request for reconsideration of library material by Tracy Tucker. —Eric Lashley, Library Director, Ms. Tucker was not present to address the board with her concerns about Brian Biggs' Tinyville Town I'm a Librarian. Lashley reviewed Tucker's request form with the board, noting that the challenged book would be in his office for board members to review until next meeting. The board will vote on whether or not to keep the book in the library's collection at the July meeting. No action required. C. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the May 1, 2018 Library Advisory Board meeting. — Pete Rose, Chair. Motion by Baldwin; second by Sinwell to approve the May 2018 meeting minutes with suggested corrections given to Lashley. Approved 6-0 (Hudson absent). D. Consideration of the Library Director's report. — Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley gave a report regarding library operations including the following topics: • IMLS National Medal ceremony in Washington, D.C. • Monthly statistics- board members noticed inaccuracies in the statistics and requested confirmation on the numbers for 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years. • The Friends of the Library's new policy of accepting donations for used books, instead of a specific price, has yielded an increase of approximately thirty percent. FOL's board voted to make that a permanent change. • Lashley invited the Library Board to a "Thank You" breakfast hosted by Mayor Ross, to receive special recognition for winning the IMLS National Medal. The breakfast will be held on June 6 at 8 a.m. • The City of Georgetown and Williamson County came to terms for a twenty year lease for a new parking lot across the street from the library, on 8` Street. This lot would increase parking substantially, relocate the GoGeo bus stop and possibly have room for a future farmer's market. • Congressman John Carter presented staff with a Congressional Certificate and U.S. flag in honor of the library winning the National Medal. Congressman Carter was a regular patron of the library when he was a judge working in the courthouse on MILK Street. Carter also served as honorary co-chair of the capital campaign for the library's foundation when the City began construction on the current building in 2007. • Upcoming events and patron comments- Board members discussed the suggestion to have a "standing search station downstairs" for those who need to stand while using a computer due to back problems or other complications. Lashley will work to create some standing terminals for patrons. No action required. E. Consideration of future meeting dates. —Pete Rose, Chair. Lashley will not be able to attend the July 3 meeting. After much discussion, there was a motion by Kelley; second by Schaffer to move next month's meeting to July 10 at 10 a.m. Approved 6-0 (Hudson absent). Vice Chair Cooper adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Pat Baldwin Pete Rose Secretary Chair I'm a Librarian (a Tinyville Town Book) ( Tinyville Town ) -Accelerated Reader Contributor(s): Biggs, Brian (Author). ISBN:1419723227 EAN:9781419723223 Publisher: Abrams Appleseed (View Publisher's Titles) US SRP: $7.95 US - (Discount: REG) Free this Title Binding: Board Books Pub Date: March 07, 2017 Copyright Date: Annotation: "Welcome to Tinyville Town, where everyone has a job to do. In this book, we see what it's like in a day in the life of a librarian" -- This item is Returnable BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction People & Places I General - Juvenile Fiction ( Business, Careers, Occupations LC Subjects: -Librarians -Board books Dewey: E LC Call Number: PZTB4834 Series: Tinyville Town Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Target Age Group: 00 to 03 Physical Info: 0.5" H x 7.5" L x 6.4" W (0.6 lbs) 22 pages Carton Quantity: 38 Klrkus Reviews (07/01/2017): The Tinyville Town series continues with a day in the life of Kevin the librarian. In first -person narration, Kevin, who is white, states "I'm very good at answering questions," as the sleeping form on the other side of the bed, slightly darker of skin, asks the first question of the morning via speech bubble: "What time is it?" During the morning commute, the Q-and-A continues as Kevin gives the various residents of Tinyville directions and bus information. While he's on duty at the library information desk, Owen, a young brown -skinned patron, asks for books about elephants, but they are not on the shelf. Kevin and the youngster search the building until they finally find another library user sitting at a table enjoying the titles on pachyderms. Biggs' pleasingly chunky cartoons, rendered with thick black lines and in bright hues against a white background, continue to be the star of this growing series. While this librarian's job duties may be a little stereotypical and traditional (Kevin does little beyond reference work and shelving), Biggs has boiled down the librarian job description to the activities a toddler can relate to. Kevin ends the day reading in bed with the same companion, whose profile subtly hints that this librarian may be in a same -sex relationship. tots of love for librarians in these 22 pages --and plenty for toddlers to love, too. (Board book. 2-4) COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3 of 8 CITIZEN'S REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIAL (1 form per title) Author: i Title: 1 1 r\ \(1 Perso Date: Addre Phone E-mail This request is being made on behalf of: Person making request \// A family member Group or organization (please designate) PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW 1. How did u become pare, f this ite ? dn 2. Did you read or review the entire material? � -e 3. Wh t is you specific qbjection to the it m? ` r 4.. What would you like the li ary to do about this ifio. {'',V GA � 6— )Yvj,�" AC 'A 4 f1 4 c Revised: March 201.3 �� Date Resolved: � � b ' 0l �� o s' 1 ,. ( Director's Monthly Report Georgetown Public Library June 2018 June Highlights • Texas Bach Festival performed on Sunday, June 17 in the library's Live Music Series. • Art exhibit: Carol Light. • Mayor Ross presented commemorative coins to the Library Board, Friends of the Library and staff during a breakfast on June 6 to celebrate the library's IMLS National Medal recognition. • Staff members participated in the Garey Park opening by passing out library information and talking with guests during the event. • Programs for children/tweens/teens in June: o Yoga Storytime w/ Kalena o Regular Storytimes and READ Dogs o Teen Advisory Board o GPL Cinema screened Despicable Me 3 • Programs for adults in May included: o Recurring events such as Live Music Sunday, artist reception, Knitting Club, Adult Coloring Circle, Games for Grown Ups and Wired Wednesday o Adult Summer Reading Program- Craft Night o GPL Cinema and Adult Coloring Circle taking a break during the summer Page 4 of 8 GBORGETOVVNPUBLIC LIBRARY Comparative Fiscal Year Statistics Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Patron Visits Current Year 29114 28197 27459 58231 33028 27693 36839 26622 30929 2017'2018 22635 25378 22756 28673 31853 33022 39243 31661 36750 Circulation ��`.�� .��3d17"��`` ��.� ' .��.,� � 2018 Current Year 41038 34474 34140 40354 37950 41310 38139 41307 50913 2016-2017 38883 37956 34844 39470 37137 42893 38359 42594 48760 checkouts Bookmobile Circulation 2184 1465 1858 2051 2036 2220 2597 1579 1332 Ch||dnan"sPro8nams Attendance 1248 833 888 1451 942 1594 1857 1476 3851 Programs Q 10 B S 13 11 11 7 22 Story Time Ppogna 25 19 15 29 27 24 24 31 21 Other (Tour.K8ovi( D R 4 8 8 8 8 S 1 After School Prog/ 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 Adult Programs Programs 19 14 15 g 15 14 17 17 13 Attendance 303 278 265 287 268 316 689 591 211 Other Services _-LOrdered 46 42 42 42 36 37 14 21 24 _-LfiUed 32 26 22 11 36 25 11 10 22 Internet usage (person 5842 4025 4204 5235 5523 5832 4266 5354 Overdrive usage (e'uv 2422 2417 2583 2713 2609 2539 2565 2745 2915 Overdrive usage (aum, 982 861 911 948 866 1116 1128 1236 1297 Volunteer Hours Adult 637.01 563.47 580.53 698.58 835.57 83438 739.05 685.00 718,17 Teen 37.12 4272 45.95 75.17 57.92 5275 56.58 44.20 83.83 CommunityServin 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0�00 1675 10.25 Total 674.13 606.18 626.48 773.75 893.49 887.13 795.63 746.85 812.25 Registrations CityResidents-ne� 220.00 150.00 107.00 219.00 221.00 207.00 165�00 217.00 342.00 Non'residenb*nev 88.00 67.00 45.00 73.00 86.00 112.00 87�00 122.08 164.00 G|SDStudent mer 18 5 5 2 16 4 4 3 15 Total 326.00 222.00 157.00 294.00 333.00 323.80 286.00 342.00 521.00 Cash Receipts Fineo/K0isc.Reve 183478 193478 1314.17 188326 2334.54 2201.48 2111.65 1739.97 1748.69 Non-resident fee! 2335.00 3335.00 1916�00 2700.00 2880,00 3575.00 2835�00 3705.00 478580 Donations 192187 192187 2251.11 2081.39 2469.13 2622-53 1767,87 2764.13 281971 Gifts/Memorials 2045.00 2045D0 5938.36 313271 103000.00 9075.00 4145.00 11330.00 15921.00 Meeting Room Use persons attdg"emin* 4168 3395 2811 2959 4901 5619 8892 4396.00 6189�00 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 1300 1346 1093 943 1229 1374 1064 1397 996 Cmpies0scande 1479 1350 1109 1104 751 1010 1776 1350 1962 Donations Added 29 113 127 222 55 211 234 204 112 Page 5 of 8 Annual Total 289112 380147 Annual Total 359625 496461 Annual Total 37197 17132 13200 100 215 59 38 133 3207 304 185 40281 23511 9345 6292.66 49614 %7,UO 6815.90 1848.00 864.00 72.00 2712.00 17203,22 26845.00 20623.61 156632.07 Page 6 of 8 ��r��(� PUBLIC LIBRARY ��.^��^ ��"",� DONATIONS -- May 2018 Liz Myers (4123/10 Dead Man'sBody bySusan Wittig Albert - Hector Tknouhan(4/28/ B) Copy ofhis b000ks|nthe Beginning and Gifts from America and Other Stories Col. Lester Frazier (AF Ret) David Watts Williamson County Symphony Orchestra Suzette Davidson Angie Day RoaieRonke Rusty @ Kitty Bristow $25Ufor staff Christmas party Copy ufhis book Having and Keeping Copy ofhis DVDAMusical Journey Around theVVorld The Fiery Cross inmemory ofW1avidV. Davidson $10Oinmemory ofJohn Sherrill Hendricks $2OOinmemory ofBetty Ann Senoabaugh $5Oinmemory ofBetty Ann Sensobmugh Page 7 of 8 �� PUBLIC LIBRARY ��-��/v��-. ��""," DON&TIO0S June 2018 ~--- ------ Ann, Jan and Ruth Howie $50 in memory of Sherrill Hendricks Sue & Clark Miller Jack Frost Foundation June DaUeney&Paul and Alicia Norhgen The Egan Family The Woman's Club Werner &TenieHahn Eric Johnson QLinda & Michelle Johnson Bill Hart, Jr. W.D. Kelley Foundation $25inmemory cfBetty Ann 8enoobaugh $250for chUdnen'sprogramming $1UDinmemory ofJohn ShernaUHendricks $1OOinmemory ofBetty Ann Senyabough $75inhonor ofspeakers Dr. Stephen Benold.Mayor Date Ross, Jacob Hilbert $150in$7Smemory ofRod Gilbert &$75inmemory ofJack Mason 2copies ofHelen Wade: ALegacy ofQuilts bvL&K8Johnson Copy ofThe 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership $5.121 for sets ofart panels Page 8 of 8 Notice of Meeting for the Library Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown June 5, 2018 at 5:30 PM at Staff conference room, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 113 East 8th Street for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Regular Session (This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.) A Citizens wishing to address the board. -Pete Rose. As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda. B Review of citizen request for reconsideration of library material by Tracy Tucker. -Eric Lashley, Library Director. C Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the May 1, 2018 Library Advisory Board meeting. -Pete Rose, Chair. D Consideration of the Library Director's report. -Eric Lashley, Library Director. E Consideration and possible action regarding future meeting dates. -Pete Rose, Chair. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I, Shelley Nowling, 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 , 2018, at , and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Shelley Nowling, City Secretary. Page 1 of 1 1 CITIZEN'S REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIAL (1 form per title) Author: 9)r1afl I po'tms Title: I � I _\ Person making i Date: Address: c7V, A Phone Number: E-mail: AVC, This request is t Person making request V/ A family member Group or organization (please designate) PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW 1. How did au become ware Lffthhis Re 7 LOS 4= �-� n 2. Did you read or review the entire material? �-es 3. Wh t IS you specific bjection to the jtEim? uo 4. What would you like the Ii ary to do about this C, 60 C -A I' n (eR'evised: March 2013 Date Resolved: �'��' tf�M� I'm a Librarian (a Tinyville Town Book) ( Tinyville Town ) -Accelerated Reader Contributor(s): Biggs, Brian (Author) ISBN:1419723227 EAN:9781419723223 Publisher: Abramms_Armleseed (View Publisher's Titles) _ US SRP: $7,95 US - (Discount: REG) FA _Pricethis-ritte� Binding: Board Books Pub Date: March 07, 2017 Copyright Date: Annotation: "Welcome to Tinyville Town, where everyone has a job to do. In this book, we see what it's like in a day in the life of a librarian" -- This item is Returnable �� PA BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction People & Places I General - Juvenile Fiction ( Business. Careers, Occupations LC Subjects: -Librarians -Board books Dewey: E LC Call Number: PZTB4834 Series: Tinyville Town Features: Ikids, illustrated, Price on Product Target Age Group: 00 to 03 Physical info: 05' H x 75' L x 8.4" W (0.6 ibs) 22 pages Carton Quantity: 38 Kirkus Reviews (07/01/2017): The Tinyville Town series continues with a day In the life of Kevin the librarian, in first -person narration, Kevin, who is white, states "I'm very good at answering questions," as the sleeping form on the other side of the bed, slightly darker of skin, asks the first question of the morning via speech bubble: "What time is it?" During the morning commute, the Q-and-A continues as Kevin gives the various residents of Tinyville directions and bus information. While he's on duty at the library information desk, Owen, a young brown -skinned patron, asks for books about elephants, but they are not on the shelf. Kevin and the youngster search the building until they finally find another library user sitting at a table enjoying the titles on pachyderms. Biggs' pleasingly chunky cartoons, rendered with thick black lines and in bright hues against a white background, continue to be the star of this growing series. While this librarian's job duties may be a little stereotypical and traditional (Kevin does little beyond reference work and shelving), Biggs has boiled down the librarian job description to the activities a toddler can relate to. Kevin ends the day reading in bed with the same companion, whose profile subtly hints that this librarian may be in a same -sex relationship. Lots of love for librarians in these 22 pages --and plenty for toddlers to love, too. (Board book. 2-4) COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 5 of I I