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
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•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.
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Annual Total
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32586
26643
59229
2018'2019
32687
17375
396647
Circulation
2019
Annual Total
Current Year
46708
38121
84829
2018'2019
43804
36467
547279
Annual Total
# patron checkouts
4722
4274
8086
VVOVV|Circa
3447
2063
4510
ChUdren's Programs
Attendance
1380
585
1975
Programs
7
2
8
Story Time Programs
28
14
42
Other [[our,Movies, [
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2
10
After School Programs
4
5
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Teen Programs
Programs
7
5
12
Attendance
112
81
193
Teen Space Users
572
481 .
1063
Adult Programs
Programs
17
7
24
Attendance
402
227
629
Other Services
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99
77
178
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24
21
46
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91
142
233
Overdrive usage <E'bonxa>
3844
3793
7737
Overdrive usage (au$/obuol�
2044
2869
4113
Volunteer Hours
Adult
911.00
61.00
972.00
Teen
88.00
68.00
157.00
Community Service
6.00
1.00
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Total
1005.00
131.00
1136.00
Registrations
CityRemidentm'new
240.00
172.00
412�00
Non -residents -new
129.00
42.00
171.00
G|SDStudent memb.
4.00
5.00
9.00
Total
373.00
219.00
583.00
Cash Receipts
Non-resident fees
2465.00
1735.00
4200.00
Copies
1820.83
1466.13
3288.86
Donations
3291.33
3279.70
6571�03
Gifts/NYomnho|a
7000.00
2100.00
9100�00
Meeting Room Use
wo,attendees
3038
2348.00
5386
#ofreservations
128
310.00
438
Study Room Use
wo/attendees
520.00
#o,reservations
201.00
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/CopienAdded
2057
1222
3279
Copies Discarded
1233
937
2169
Donations Added
59
97
156
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Director's Monthly Report
Georgetown Public Library
December 2019
December Highlights
• The library was closed December 24 & 25 for the Christmas holiday. The library closed early at 6pm from
12116-12/31 for the holiday season.
Recurring events for chlid renitweens/teens such as Storytimes, READ Dogs, Teen Advisory Board and
Dungeons & Dragons continued this month. Other programs included:
o No storytime 12/16-12/31
o Polar Express Party for all ages on December 13
o Tween Coding on December 14
o Screening of Aladdin on December 27
o Noon Year's Eve for all ages on December 31
o Mystery Masquerade for teens on December 14
• Recurring events for adults such as artist receptions, Games for Grown Ups/Adult Coloring Circle, Knitting
Club and Wired Wednesday continued this month. Other programs included:
o Live Music Sunday featuring Sounds Like Home with Jessica Mathaes & Alex Maynegre-Torra on
December 15
o Art exhibits:
• Gary Nowlin: Texas, Naturally! Landscapes Near and Far, October 29-December 7 in the
upstairs galleries.
• Waterloo Watercolor Group: Tell Me a Story... Art as Narrative, December 9-January 12 in
the upstairs galleries.
■ Karen Limbaugh: Sharing My View of Nature, November 26-January 5, in the Cafe gallery.
Patron Comments
1. This wonderful library which is a place l always take visitors when I'm bragging on G'Town It is 99%
perfect A pick up window for reserved books would be awesome!
2. 1 went to sit in one of your chairs in the lobby area and saw dirty stained soiled chairs. Did not sit. Surely
you are aware.
3. Please update the Library Services page on the website. Take off "Notary Services" Thank you
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Director's Report
Cqculat,on - 46,708 - additional 2,904 over the previous Octcber
L ided the fiscal year with circulation = 547,279
• V,sitations , 32,586
Bookmobile circulation = 2,447
• Volunteer hours = 1,005
E -books= 3,944
Downloadable audiobooks = 2,044
• Accled 2,057, Withdrawals = 1,232
5 gnificant donation = $2,000 from Janet Burnett
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24 Branches
• Population served 649,399
• Card Holders = 433,039
• Circulation = 8,578,541Bookmobile sites
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• Bookmobile circulatlon = 43,131
Pour special resource centers for African
Americans, 1116pancs, American Indian,
and Genealogy.
• Three major t oats — PlmmOlC Lifelong
learning and Iterac.y m all forms,
contribute to stronger conununn�es, and
cultivate engaged employees.
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GEORGETOWN PUBIC LIBRARY
DONATIONS -- Nove_,mber 2019
DONOR
DONATION T
Mary P. Carroll (Anna M. Carroll) Anushka and President Kennedy's Promises by A. Carroll
Grant Family Fund $2000 in honor of Julian & Lisa Grant -for of titles
Lindsey Linda D. Hagen $$100 in memory of Linda Howden
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The Honorable Dale Ross, Mayor
The Honorable Valerie Nicholson, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council District 2
The Honorable Mike Triggs, City Council District 3
The Honorable Steve Fought, City Council District 4
The Honorable Kevin Pitts, City Council District 5
The Honorable Rachael Jonrowe, City Council District 6
The Honorable Tommy Gonzalez, City Council District 7
808 Martin Luther King Jr. St.
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Dear Mayor Ross; Mayor Pro Tern Nicholson: and Council Members "Triggs, Fought, Pitts, Jonrowe, and
Gonzalez:
I am writing on behalf of the Library Advisory Board (Board) to offer our Board's recommendation that you
approve in the next City of Georgetown (City) budget a full-time library circulation supervisor position at the
Georgetown Public Library (Library). The library circulation supervisor position --which was requested but not
approved in the City's current budget --is needed to provide a Library leadership position to assist the library
director and assistant director with managing Library staffing, collections, programming, and services.
The Library currently only has two executive leaders to manage Library operations: a library director and a
library assistant director. These officials, as a result of large and ever-increasing demand for Library services,
need a circulation supervisor who works with and for them to oversee Library staff duty assignments, training.
and evaluations. Plus, now that the library director is also tasked with leading the City Convention & Visitors
Bureau, he and the assistant librarian more than ever need a circulation supervisor who can help them to oversee
Library operations and fulfill some of the director's and assistant director's duties when these two key leaders
are away from the Library.
Thank you for your consideration of our Board's recommendation that you approve a library circulation
supervisor in the next City budget. We are honored to serve as members of the Board, appreciate your trust and
faith in us by appointing us to the Board, and offer you this letter as evidence that we take seriously our Board
responsibility to make recommendations to you that will help the Library best serve the needs of our the City
and its residents.
Sincerely Yours,
Lindsay Cooper, Chair
Library Advisory Board
cc: David Morgan, Georgetown City Manager,
Eric Lashley, Georgetown Public Library Director
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