HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_LAB_07.02.2019Notice of Meeting for the
L ibrary Adv isory Board
of the City of Georgetown
July 2, 2019 at 4:30 P M
at Staff conference room, F irst F loor, Georgetown P ublic Library, 402 W. 8th Street
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A C itizens wishing to address the board. -Linds ay C ooper, C hair.
B C ons ideration and possible action to approve the June 4, 2019 Library Advis ory Board meeting minutes. -
Linds ay C ooper, C hair.
C C ons ideration of the Library Direc tor's report. -Eric Lashley, Library Director.
D Update regarding the library's propos ed C ommunity O utreac h Van from the F riends of the Library. -Eric
Lashley, Library Director.
E R eport on the Americ an Library Assoc iation C onferenc e. -Eric Las hley, Library Direc tor.
F R eport on researc h on s atellite branch library sys tems. -Eric Lashley, Library Director.
G C ons ideration and possible action regarding the library's strategic plan. -Eric Lashley, Library Director.
H C ons ideration and possible action regarding future meeting dates. -Linds ay C ooper, C hair.
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Minutes of the Meeting of the
Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
June 4, 2019
The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the first floor Conference Room, Georgetown
Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lindsay Cooper, John Hudson, Michael Kelley, Linda Schaffer, Thom Sinwell, and Richard
Thielmann.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Cale Hart
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 May 7, 2019 Library Advisory Board minutes. – Lindsay
Cooper, Chair. Motion by Sinwell; second by Kelley to approve the May 7, 2019 Library Advisory Board
minutes. Approved 6-0 (Hart absent).
C. Consideration of the Library Director’s report. – Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley reviewed the library
statistics and patron comments as provided in the agenda packet. Lashley reported the Summer Reading
Program kicked off with the theme A Universe of Stories.
Library staff received and reviewed 30 art proposals for 13 slots available for the library’s 2020 exhibits.
Lashley reported the Adultish program sponsored by Thom and Vicky Sinwell, Summer Sips, was a big hit on May
17th. Lashley discussed other well attended programs such as GPL Cinema’s screening of “The Last Suit”on May
8 and Live Music Sunday with Minnie and Ella Jordan on May 19.
Lashley and Community Outreach Assistant Kalena Powell will be presenting at a workshop with Council on June
11 to discuss the Outreach program and van the Friends of the Library would like to purchase for the library.
Lashley will be attending the American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC on June 20.
After more than a decade of service, Reference Librarian Suzette Davidson will retire from the library on June
20. There will be a reception for her at 2 PM on Sunday, June 30 on the 2nd floor bridge area.
Lashley met with representatives of the Texas Institute of Letters about a potential conference here in
Georgetown in March 2020. He will also give a presentation at Senior University on June 6 and two workshops
for the Texas Main Street Program on June 13. No action required.
D. Report on the Texas Library Association Conference. – John Hudson, Board Member. Hudson spent two days at
the conference and relayed the story of Lashley receiving the 2019 TLA Librarian of the Year Award to the board.
He said he was pleasantly surprised by the large number of LGBTQ publishers and materials for young adults.
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Hudson noted the Georgetown Library is ahead of other libraries in terms of programming, but were holding our
own in terms of Technology. Hudson recommended to Lashley the library take advantage of an Edge
Benchmark assessment. Edge Benchmarks provide a comprehensive framework of key performance indicators
for public libraries’ digital inclusion efforts and community leadership role.
There was a lot of discussion of libraries providing social services. Hudson spent a lot of time in the Exhibits Hall
looking at furniture. Hudson suggested that with the amount of debt the City currently has, a satellite model of
services versus a branch library maybe appropriate. Thielmann asked about difference between a branch and a
satellite branch. Hudson explained a branch is a bigger bricks and mortar facility, whereas a satellite could be
rented space in a retail shopping center. The board and Lashley discussed the benefits of a satellite model.
Hudson mentioned a number of articles published recently talking about the importance of neighborhood
libraries. Lashley mentioned the book Palaces for the People which was a sociological study of the importance
of libraries in neighborhoods. No action required.
E. Update on library’s budget and fiscal year 2019-2020 budget requests. – Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley
reported the Assistant City Manager will give a report to Council on June 11. At this time, there is a good chance
the Circulation Supervisor position will be included in the City Manager’s proposed budget to Council. That
position would manage the circulation desk schedules and the staff in Public Services. Lashley also hopes
Amanda Still’s position as Arts and Culture Coordinator will be bumped up to full-time. No action required.
F. Consideration and possible action regarding the library’s strategic plan. - Eric Lashley, Library Director. There
was little discussion about specifics in the Strategic Plan. Hudson wants a future discussion on technology and
satellite model of service. Lashley will try and research on satellite branch services and see if he can speak with
libraries who have the service at the ALA Conference in Washington. The board discussed having a half day
retreat in July to go over the Strategic Plan. The board proposed a retreat on July 20th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. No
action taken.
G. Consideration of future meeting dates. – Lindsay Cooper, Board Chair. The board decided to continue to meet
on July 2nd, but move the meeting time to 4:30 p.m. Motion by Hudson; second by Kelley to move the July
Library Advisory Board’s meeting time to 4:30 p.m. Approved 6-0 (Hart absent).
Chair Cooper adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Kelley Lindsay Cooper
Secretary Chair
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GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Annual Total
Patron Visits
Current Year 32687 17375 27062 28098 38313 34359 34863 35202 247959
2017-2018 29114 28197 27459 58231 33028 27693 36839 26622 381859
Circulation Annual Total
Current Year 43804 36467 35565 43704 43782 47233 43448 46603 340606
2017-2018 41038 34474 34140 40354 37950 41310 38139 41307 498281
# of patron Annual Total
checkouts 4457 4008 3892 4496 4859 4848 4588 4651 35799
Bookmobile
Circulation 2254 2234 1703 2253 1813 2494 2265 1933 16949
Children's Programs
Attendance 1622 903 949 1830 1253 1123 1411 1321 10412
Programs 14 9 6 15 14 5 3 3 69
Story Time Programs 30 16 13 29 23 20 24 24 179
Other (Tour, Movies, Crafts)10 4 2 8 8 8 8 4 52
After School Programs 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 31
Teen Programs
Programs 7 7 7 14
Attendance 97 173 89 270
Teen Space Users 787 486 608 1273
Adult Programs
Programs 14 13 15 17 14 16 18 17 124
Attendance 230 222 558 552 317 513 736 610 3738
Other Services
GPL ILL Req. filled 65 113 54 46 94 134 44 550
Outgoing ILL 26 16 21 24 23 27 25 162
ILL Requests 165 48 213
Internet usage (persons)5628 3782 4011 5180 4986 23587
Overdrive usage (E-books)3036 2833 3066 3270 2995 3370 3144 3604 25318
Overdrive usage (audiobooks)1473 1360 1477 1604 1534 1646 1622 1783 12499
Volunteer Hours
Adult 796.03 818.03 774.08 1008.35 1017.35 1052.10 881.70 840.18 7187.82
Teen 132.28 133.58 83.22 142.00 153.00 179.40 121.40 138.15 1083.03
Community Service 50.07 12.48 50.18 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 133.73
Total 978.38 964.09 907.48 1163.35 1170.35 1231.50 1003.10 986.33 8404.58
Registrations
City Residents-new 270.00 147.00 160.00 295.00 207.00 248.00 218.00 289.00 1834.00
Non-residents-new 117.00 51.00 47.00 132.00 90.00 87.00 74.00 139.00 737.00
GISD Student memb.2 8.00 1.00 6 6.00 15.00 18.00 27.00 83.00
Total 389.00 206.00 208.00 433.00 303.00 350.00 310.00 455.00 2571.00
Cash Receipts
Non-resident fees 2685.00 1610.00 1520.00 3495.00 2920.00 2835.00 2675.00 3455.00 21195.00
Copies 1900.26 1244.75 1223.51 1979.13 1806.70 2131.14 1761.54 1858.80 13905.83
Donations 2948.26 2092.25 8288.88 2788.60 2034.96 3292.82 2989.99 1841.18 26276.94
Gifts/Memorials 450.00 3200.00 10500.00 16310.00 735.00 865.00 1914.83 1950.00 35924.83
Meeting Room Use
persons attdg meetings 4095 3406 3755 3395 4073 3963 6752 3311 32750
# of reservations 219 162 115 153 136 174 144 133 1236
Library Collection Changes
Copies Added 1878 1588 1231 1466 1323 1226 1248 1106 11066
Copies Discarded 1061 2709 1715 1234 887 1947 1831 1433 12817
102 126 196 96 158 228 90 124 1120
2018 2019
FY 2018-2019 Statistics
Donations Added
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Director’s Monthly Report
Georgetown Public Library
June 2019
June Highlights
Programs for children/tweens/teens in June included:
o Recurring events such as Storytimes, READ Dogs, Teen Advisory Board, Teen Hang, and
Dungeons & Dragons
Summer Reading Programs:
o Summer Reading Kick-off with Mr. Pitts, June 4
o Tween kick-off with NASA Ambassador Greg Lawson, June 5
o Teen Kick-off with Life Size Sorry, June 7
o Staci Gray, June 11
o Tween Astronaut Training, June 12
o Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, June 13
o Teen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire & Hogwarts LEGO Build, June 14
o Wildlife on the Move, June 15
o Tween magic workshop with Kent Cummins, June 19
o Teen Cosmic Spa Day, June 21
o Mad Science, June 25
o Tween Galaxy Painting w/ Kimberly Keller, June 26
o Space Chimps movie, June 27
o Teen Star Wars Escape Room, June 28
Teen Summer Art Show, June 7-July 31. Submissions accepted through July 5. Winner will be announced
July 12 and will receive a Michael’s gift card.
Programs for adults in June included:
o Recurring events such as artist receptions, Knitting Club, Games for Grown Ups/Adult Coloring
Circle and Wired Wednesday
o Adultish began the Adult Summer Reading program with a screening of “The Farthest”, June 12
o Live Music Sunday featuring Texas Bach Festival performers, June 16.
o Art exhibits:
The Beauty is All Around Us by Jan Frazier (Second floor bridge and hallway galleries)
Nature at its Best by Sherry McRae (Café Gallery)
TSOS Annual Summer Show by Texas Society of Sculptors members (1st and 2nd floor)
- Visitors can view the 72 pieces throughout the library and vote for their favorite three
through July 16.
- Awards reception will be held on July 21 at 1 p.m. Awards will be given for 1st-3rd
place, honorable mentions, People’s Choice and Librarian’s Choice.
Patron Comments
1. What do colors on adult fiction books mean? The staff member did not know.
2. An instant success story!!!
3. Library Director Eric, you will use a lot less paper towels if you put less in there & don’t pack them so
tight because people are wasting & making a mess of them because they’re packed so tight in there. I
have often been here as the library is closing & the paper towels are still packed so tight that they are
still coming out in shreds & often people have made a mess on the floor with them.
4. It has been noted to me by a visitor (she also submitted a written suggestion). The the janitorial staff
should stop packing the paper towels so tight. One will pull out a handful, wasting the towels- they are
hard to pull out one at a time. = increased cost for library and a mess.
5. Mrs. Elizabeth went above & beyond to help a disabled/wheelchair bound lady patron today. BRAVO!!
Eric, you have a GREAT team!! Page 5 of 6
DONOR DONATION
Thom & Vicky Sinwell $250 for Adultish Summer Sips program
Congregation Havurah Shalom DVD Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Jack Frost Foundation $500 for children's programming
Bluebonnet Button Club & Austin Button Club Antique & Collectible Buttons by Debra J. Wisniewski
Joseph Aubin $500 for GPL World Cinema
Anonymous The Walking Dead Vol. 25 & Vol. 26
Joan Thomasson $25 in memory of Betty First
The Rippey Family $500 for kids materials/programs
Ann Seaman Her books Swaggart & America's Most Hated Woman
The Woman's Club $100 for 4 spring speakers-Jackie Lammert, Dr. Ron Swain
Glada Mundt and Bob & Kelly Kalka
Rosie Rocke $75 in memory of Mary Jones & Barbara Wobrock
Bill Hart Copies of Way of the Warrior Kid 1,2 & 3
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
DONATIONS -- May 2019
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