HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_12.03.2019Minutes of the Meeting of the
Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
December 3, 2019
The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the staff conference room
of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 81h Street
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lindsay Cooper, Susan Cooper, Michael Kelley, Thom Sinwel, Linda Schaffer
and Richard Thielmann.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Eric Lashley — Library Director.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair - Cooper.
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. Consideration and possible action to approve the November S. 2019 Library Advisory Board
minutes. — Lindsay Cooper, Chair. Motion by Kelley; second by Schaffer to approve the
November 5, 2019 Library Advisory Board minutes. Approved 6-0.
C. Consideration of the Library Director's report. — Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley informed
board members that John Hudson has resigned and 2 new members would be added in 2020.
He noted a significant donation of $2,000 from Janet Burnett in honor of her mother, which will
be used for Overdrive purchases.
Lashley reported on an incident of vandalism and theft by five teenage boys over the week of
Thanksgiving; five chairs were cut and the library donation box was stolen. The Library's security
camera captured good photos of the suspects.
Lashley mentioned several current and upcoming events and exhibits. Notable was as a pop-up
exhibit for Alzheimer's Awareness month. Panels of local victims of Alzheimer's were displayed
in the lobby of the library.
Lashley read the comments from the library's suggestion box from October 2019. No action
required.
D. Report on the Library Journal Director's Summit in Tulsa, OK. - Eric Lashley, Library Director.
Lashley gave a PowerPoint presentation of his trip to Tulsa, OK, noting many of the library's
prominent features (see attachment). The meeting was held in the newly renovated downtown
Tulsa Public Library, which received funding from both the City and County. Lashley noted that
their three primary goals are to promote lifelong learning and literacy in all forms, contribute to
stronger communities, and cultivate engaged employees.
The presentation sparked conversation among board members and some of the ideas from
Tulsa could be used in the design of a new library branch. No action required.
Consideration and possible action regarding the future meeting dates. Lindsay Cooper, Chair.
The January meeting will be held as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 6:00
p.m. No action taken.
Chair Cooper adjourned the meeting at 7:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Kelley
Secretary
Lindsay Cooper
Chair
Raised flooring
Notice device on end of panel
•24 Branches
•Population served 649,399
•Card Holders = 433,039
•Circulation = 8,578,541Bookmobile sites
= 82
•Bookmobile circulation = 43,131
•Four special resource centers for African
Americans, Hispanics, American Indian,
and Genealogy.
•Three major goals –Promote lifelong
learning and literacy in all forms,
contribute to stronger communities, and
cultivate engaged employees.