HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_LAB_01.07.2020Notice of Meeting for the
L ibrary Adv isory B oard
of the City of Georgetown
January 7, 2020 at 6:00 P M
at Staff conference room, F irst F loor, Georgetown P ublic L ibrary, 402 W. 8th Street
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A C itizens wis hing to ad d res s the b o ard . As of d ead line, no persons were s igned up to speak on items o ther
than what was p o s ted o n the agenda. – Lind s ay C o o p er, Bo ard C hair
B C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion to app ro ve the Dec emb er 3, 2019 Lib rary Advis o ry Board minutes . -
Lind s ay C ooper, Board C hair
C C ons id eratio n o f the Lib rary Directo r's rep o rt. - Eric Las hley, Library Direc to r
D R eport on the W O W HD – home d elivery van projec t. – Eric Las hley, Lib rary Directo r.
E R eport on Lib rary's reo rganization. - Eric Las hley, Library Direc tor.
F C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion to app ro ve letter to C ounc il c o nc erning future Library bud gets .
Lind s ay C ooper, Board C hair.
G C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion regarding future meeting d ates. - Lind s ay C o o p er, Bo ard C hair.
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meeting.
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R o b yn Dens more, C ity S ecretary
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Minutes 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. 8th 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 5, 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
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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.
E. 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 Lindsay Cooper
Secretary Chair
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GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Oct Nov Annual Total
Patron Visits
Current Year 32586 26643 59229
2018-2019 32687 17375 386647
Circulation Annual Total
Current Year 46708 38121 84829
2018-2019 43804 36467 547279
Annual Total
# patron checkouts 4722 4274 8996
WOW! Circs 2447 2063 4510
Children's Programs
Attendance 1380 595 1975
Programs 7 2 9
Story Time Programs 28 14 42
Other (Tour, Movies, Crafts)8 2 10
After School Programs 4 5 9
Teen Programs
Programs 7 5 12
Attendance 112 81 193
Teen Space Users 572 491 1063
Adult Programs
Programs 17 7 24
Attendance 402 227 629
Other Services
GPL ILL Req. filled 99 77 176
Outgoing ILL 24 21 45
ILL Requests 91 142 233
Overdrive usage (E-books)3944 3793 7737
Overdrive usage (audiobooks)2044 2069 4113
Volunteer Hours
Adult 911.00 61.00 972.00
Teen 88.00 69.00 157.00
Community Service 6.00 1.00 7.00
Total 1005.00 131.00 1136.00
Registrations
City Residents-new 240.00 172.00 412.00
Non-residents-new 129.00 42.00 171.00
GISD Student 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 3286.96
Donations 3291.33 3279.70 6571.03
Gifts/Memorials 7000.00 2100.00 9100.00
Meeting Room Use
# of attendees 3038 2348.00 5386
# of reservations 128 310.00 438
Study Room Use
# of attendees 520.00
# of reservations 201.00
Library Collection Changes
Copies Added 2057 1222 3279
Copies Discarded 1232 937 2169
59 97 156
2019
FY 2018-2019 Statistics
Donations Added
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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
12/16-12/31 for the holiday season.
Recurring events for children/tweens/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 Café gallery.
Patron Comments
1. This wonderful library which is a place I 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. I 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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DONOR DONATION
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 nf titles
Lindsey Linda D. Hagen $100 in memory of Linda Howden
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
DONATIONS -- November 2019
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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 Tem 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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