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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda_LAB_10.05.2021Notice of Meeting for the L ibrary Adv isory Board of the City of Georgetown October 5, 2021 at 6:00 P M at Hewlett Room, Georgetown P ublic L ibrary, 2nd floor, 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown, T X 78626 T he C ity of G eorgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require as s is tance in partic ipating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reas onable as s is tance, adaptations , or ac commodations will be provided upon request. P leas e c ontact the C ity S ec retary's O ffic e, at leas t three (3) days prior to the sc heduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or C ity Hall at 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626 for additional information; T T Y users route through R elay Texas at 711. L egislativ e Regular Agenda A C itizens wishing to address the Board. As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to addres s the Board. -Mic hael Kelley, Board C hair. B C ons ideration and possible action to approve minutes from the S eptember 7, 2021 Library Advis ory Board meeting. -Mic hael Kelley, Board C hair. C C ons ideration and possible action to recommend Ingram, Inc. as the preferred vendor for library material purchas es . -S ally Mic ulek, Library Director. D C ons ideration and possible action to recommend O verDrive, Inc. as the preferred vendor for library digital materials purc hases. -S ally Miculek, Library Direc tor. E C ons ideration of the Library Direc tor's report. -S ally Miculek, Library Direc tor. F C ons ideration and possible action regarding future meeting dates and times. -Michael Kelley, Board C hair. G Adjournment. -Michael Kelley, Board C hair. Ce rtificate of Posting I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that this Notic e of Meeting was posted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily acc es s ible to the general public as required by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2021, at __________, and remained s o posted for at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary Page 1 of 7 City of Georgetown, Texas Library Advisory Board October 5, 2021 S UB J E C T: C onsideration and pos s ible ac tion to approve minutes from the S eptember 7, 2021 Library Advisory Board meeting. -Michael Kelley, Board C hair. IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: None. S UB MIT T E D B Y: AT TAC H ME N T S: Description Type Minutes September 2021 Backup Material Page 2 of 7 Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board City of Georgetown September 7, 2021 The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in Classroom 211 of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street. MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Nosa Asowata, Susan Cooper, Nancy Hill, Michael Kelley, Thom Sinwell and Richard Thielmann. MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Sally Miculek–Library Director, Bethni King-Children’s Services Librarian and Lawren Weiss- Administrative Assistant. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Board Chair Kelley. A. Citizens wishing to address the board. -Michael Kelley, Chair. None were present. No action required. B. Staff introductions and service spotlight. -Sally Miculek, Library Director and Bethni King, Children’s Services Librarian. Miculek introduced King to the Board. King explained that the Library would be hosting its first in person Storytime in September, following all Storytimes going digital since the pandemic began. King has worked for the Georgetown Public Library for 14 and a half years, and originally started as the Teen Librarian before becoming the Children’s Services Librarian about 7 years ago. King discussed upcoming Storytime and program opportunities for children, tweens and teens. No action required. C. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the August 4, 2021, Library Advisory Board meeting. -Michael Kelley, Board Chair. Board members did not have additional revisions for the August minutes. Motion by Thielmann; second by Sinwell to approve the August 4, 2021, Library Advisory Board minutes as distributed. Approved 6-0. D. Consideration of Library Director's report. -Sally Miculek, Library Director. Miculek reviewed her monthly report with the Board (attached). Topics included digital and streaming services, programs and inventory procedures. Miculek gave updates about the Library’s vacant café space, noting supply chain delays with cabinetry and other renovation supplies. She hopes to have a café opening in late January or early February in 2022. Miculek announced that the proposed Circulation Supervisor position was under review by City leadership and would be continuing through the approval process before being posted open online for applications. No action required. E. Consideration and possible action regarding future meeting dates and times. -Michael Kelley, Board Chair. The next Library Advisory Board meeting will proceed as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, October 5 at 6 p.m. Adjournment Chair Kelley adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Michael Kelley Susan Cooper Board Chair Board Secretary Page 3 of 7 City of Georgetown, Texas Library Advisory Board October 5, 2021 S UB J E C T: C onsideration and pos s ible ac tion to rec ommend O verDrive, Inc . as the preferred vendor for library digital materials purc hases. -S ally Miculek, Library Direc tor. IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: F unding for digital materials c omes from the library's regular budget, as well as monetary donations from the public. P urchas es from O verDrive, Inc . in F Y 21-22 are not to exceed $75,000. S UB MIT T E D B Y: Page 4 of 7 City of Georgetown, Texas Library Advisory Board October 5, 2021 S UB J E C T: C onsideration of the Library Director's report. -S ally Mic ulek, Library Director. IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: None. S UB MIT T E D B Y: AT TAC H ME N T S: Description Type Memorials Log Augus t 2021 Backup Material Statistics August 2021 Backup Material Page 5 of 7 DONOR DONATION Don, Ron, Irene Bertram $250 in memory of Anna Aiken Fred Aiken 4 Scientology books in memory of Anna Aiken GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATIONS -- August 2021 Page 6 of 7 GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Patron Visits Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Annual Total Current Year 22205 12192 0 0 0 0 8245 9366 14466 25724 19232 111430 2019-2020 32586 26643 23995 35422 33250 17193 NA 9883 5802 18184 10272 224404 Circulation Annual Total Current Year 38241 26368 15961 16009 14279 22625 28820 31518 44030 44116 41690 323657 2019-2020 46708 38121 39868 44513 41707 31253 5296 24497 40771 40002 39822 430905 Annual Total # patron checkouts 3588 3094 2130 2042 1998 2512 2885 3183 3966 4140 4035 33573 WOW! Circs 2155 1533 502 501 455 1028 1747 2034 1731 1997 2647 16330 Children's Programs Attendance 11 25 49 21 19 105 21 53 407 559 0 1270 Programs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 0 14 Story Time Programs 1 3 4 3 3 4 7 6 3 3 0 37 Other (Tour, Movies, Crafts)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 After School Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Teen Programs Programs 0 1 0 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 0 10 Attendance 0 8 0 13 7 17 17 6 12 26 0 62 Adult Programs Programs 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 8 7 36 Attendance 290 34 21 23 56 46 34 91 152 110 142 999 Other Services GPL ILL Req. filled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 57 65 52 198 Outgoing ILL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 23 14 60 Overdrive usage (E-books)4824 4822 4981 5511 5168 4943 4647 4865 5044 5431 5434 55670 Overdrive usage (audiobooks)2422 2346 2383 2710 2290 2649 2480 2651 2780 2963 3027 28701 SimplyE 1 1 23 8 16 7 2 1 6 7 0 72 Database Searches 3617 1574 1981 5096 5202 5133 4904 3698 2911 4,444 5001 43561 Volunteer Hours Adult 124 0 0 0 0 98 230 289 338 367 357 1803 Teen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 10 34 Community Service 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 124 0 0 0 0 98 230 289 349 380 367 1837 Registrations City Residents-new 155 64 48 80 37 105 138 189 420 360 341 1937 Non-residents-new 89 46 5 8 5 32 68 95 228 168 153 897 GISD Student memb.2 2 0 0 1 0 9 13 20 11 6 64 Total 246 112 53 88 43 137 215 297 668 539 500 2898 Cash Receipts Non-resident fees 1,845.00 1,365.00 280.00 560.00 1,290.00 3,425.00 1,535.00 3,070.00 4,594.30 4,570.00 3,855.00 26,389.30 Copies 220.07 142.50 - 7.60 3.10 194.22 263.70 406.00 666.34 715.90 763.70 3,383.13 Donations 2,184.67 2,648.26 1,304.54 351.18 576.27 1,961.23 869.80 1,405.02 2,323.82 3,039.77 3,706.64 20,371.20 Gifts/Memorials 375.00 12,594.84 12,145.00 47,206.25 300.00 5,099.50 30,467.50 6,012.00 250.00 12,235.00 7,856.25 134,541.34 Meeting Room Use # of attendees 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 257 860.00 1062.00 1301.00 3580 # of reservations 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 51 53 95 220 Study Room Use # of attendees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 # of reservations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 203 217 575 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 1127 1061 1205 894 787 1372 960 1069 1151 1231 1349 12206 Copies Discarded 1350 1098 1194 1280 532 746 758 626 537 448 797 9366 130 135 19 131 12 188 66 209 163 84 27 1175 2020 2021 FY 2020-2021 Statistics Donations Added Page 7 of 7