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Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
October 2, 2018
The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 6:00 P.m. in the first floor Conferen
Room, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8 Ih Street I
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&____y _ — Cooper, vice Chair. Motion by Baldwin; seconded by Schaffer to
approve the minutes of the September 4, 2018 meeting. Approved 4-0. (Hudson, Sinwell, an�,i
C. g . - Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley reviewed the
patron comments. Cooper noted Austin Public Library has stopped charging library fines for
children's materials, Lashley reported the removal of fines at GPL has gone well. Lashley
reported Sally Miculek has met with most regional libraries and they are also going fine free.
Circulation was up over the previous year and visitations was slightly down, Volunteer hours
were over 1,000 for the month of August. OverDrive and bookmobile circulation was strong.
Lashley noted the library is now providing free famine hygiene products and diapers in our
restrooms. This has received a very positive response from our patrons, Cooper asked if there
were changing stations in the men's restrooms and Lashley assured her there were.
Lashley handed out a report of the Customer Satisfaction Survey from our iPad program; The
board discussed the results. Lashley noted the library is still in the testing period. He noted the
location may be a determining factor. Often the times that have the highest rate of
unhappiness also have the highest rate of happiness, Lashley doesn't want to jump to
conclusions since the report was the first month of data, Director Lashley noted he may chang%
the survey to have a text box pop up if a customer hits the unhappy button to find out what
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and Art Center. Lashley noted he will be attending the annual CTLS membership meeting in th
new Seguin Public Library and will be a presenter at the TLA District III meeting in Round Rock. 1
D. as the Dreferred vendor for
gu��rchasin �[&AU�M�te�riafs for �fisc ��. Eric Lashley, Library Director, Lashley
reported the library staff were recommending selecting Ingram, Inc, as the major vendor for
library materials. Lashley explained Ingram gives a greater discount than the competitors as
well as free shipping. Motion by Kelley; seconded by Cooper to recommend Ingram, Inc, as the
preferred vendor for purchasing library materials for fiscal year 2018-19. Approved 5-0.
Lashley, Library Director. Lashley reported the Planning Department had asked the board to
participate in the On the Table event for the 2030 Comprehensive Plan update. Lashley asked
the board to discuss what they liked about living in Georgetown and what needs to be improveg.
in Georgetown by 2030. Lashley asked the board if they met a friend that had never been to
Georgetown, what would they brag about? The board said they would brag about the library,
the Square, parks, big city amenities with a small town feel, shopping, and lots of the
development taking place, Growth isaconcern, Suburban sprawl was aconcern, Renewable
energy |uvery positive and innovative, Southwestern University isamajor asset. San Gabriel
Park and GareyPark are major assets, Lake Georgetown ixnot emajor draw, but could. Good
medical care.
The board was concerned about traffic, water, and managing growth, Board members were
concerned about the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. Board wanted to maintain
the greenspace, control flooding, and protect the water sources. Other concerns were
affordable housing and providing jobs for young professionals. Quality of schools was also a
major concern, Taxes revenues and structure cannot keep pace with the growth in the school
district. There are challenges with having a senior population. However, there are a lot of
positives that come from having a large senior population.
Lashley then reported that at the previous board meeting there was discussion about whether
extremely competitive. The Georgetown Public Library is ranked at the top in terms of Texas
standards, but falls short nationally in some categories, The board agreed to use the national
standards as the benchmark,
F. 0 1 � — Pete Rose, Chair. There
was no need to change the November meeting, Therefore, the November meeting will be held
,--Respectfully submitted,
Pat Baldwin
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Chair