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Library Advisory Board
City of Georgetown
December 4, 2018
The Library Advisory Board met on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the first floor Conference Roo
Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8 th Street I
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Pat Baldwin, Lindsay Cooper, John Hudson, Michael Kelley, Linda Schaffer and Tho
Sinwell. i
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Interim Chair Sinwell. Chair Rose and Vice Chair Cooper were not
attendance at the start of the meeting. Motion by Hudson; seconded by Kelley to appoint Sinwell Interim Chair.
Approved 5-0. (Cooper and Rose absent) I
A. As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other
than what was posted on the agenda. No action required.
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Thom Sinwell, Interim Chair. Motion by Baldwin; second by Schaffer to approve the minutes of the
November 6, 2018 meeting. Approved 5-0 (Cooper and Rose absent).
C. Eric Lashley, Library Director. Vice Chair Cooper entered the meeting
at 6:15 pd took over as Chair. Lashley reviewed the monthly statistics and patron comments from the
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and Historic Light and Water Works buildings. Brick pavers have been restored at the Red Poppy plaza and the
shade structures should be installed in the next few weeks.
published in Public Library Quarterly.
The board listened to an audio recording of an excerpt from Kalena Powell and Michele Harber's StoryCorps
recording. No action required.
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Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley invited board members to attend the TLA
Annual Conference in Austin this year. Lashley will send a link to the various programs once it is published. A
number of board members indicated they are interested in attending the conference. No action required.
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Lashley, Library Director. Lashley distributed a proposal by Sylvan Learning to conduct two training sessions for
eight students per session for approximately $8,640. After much discussion, Board members agreed the Sylvan
option wasn't what they had intended and asked Lashley to see if the staff could arrange larger sessions on test
taking skills and instructions on how to write a college essay. The Board asked Lashley to investigate the
Upward Bound program at Southwestern University and invest in tutors for students. No action required.
F. eh a e e6t results. — Eric P. Lashley, Library Director.
Lashley reviewed a PowerPoint presentation drafted by the City's Planning Department which reviewed the
results of the citizen survey and On the Table event. The library was listed as a frequent place to visit by the
respondents. Many of the results were similar to opinions expressed by the board members during their On the
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G. t assisti �, in the man rement of Grace Herit :ye Center. — Eric P. Lashl
Director. —Eric P. Lashley, Library Director. Lashley reported it is very likely the City will be taking over meeting
and event scheduling of the Grace Heritage Center. For a number of years, the Grace Heritage Center was
managed by the nonprofit Preservation Georgetown. The City and Preservation Georgetown have been
renegotiating the use agreement. In the new proposed agreement, the City would like the Library to assist in
activating the space. Lashley explained the Library would use the space as overflow for meetings the library
cannot accommodate. Staff will work with other City departments to make the space available for public
H. sible action r — Lindsay Cooper, Vice Chair. It was note
the normal meeting time of the Library Advisory Board would be on January 1, New Year's Day, when City offices
are closed. Motion by Sinwell; second by Schaffer to move the January meeting to January 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM.
Kelley moved to amend the motion; second by Sinwell to move the January 2, 2019 meeting to 10 a.m.
submitted,
Pat Baldwin Pete Rose
Secretary Chair