HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_06.12.2006Minutes of the meeting of the
Library Advisory Board of Georgetown, Texas
June 12, 2006
MEMBERS IN A 1'i ENDANCE: Judy Johnston, Ruth Lawrence, Patti Jennings Moore, Linda Nix,
Marc Parrish, Stephanie S. Sorensen
STAFF IN Al ENDENCE: Eric Lashley, Valerie Ruiz
ABSENT: Anja. Lippincott (excused), Sissy Lego Pederson (excused), Ruth Ann Mallory (excused)
MINUTES:
The meeting was called to order by Chair Judy Johnston at 6:30 p.m. Motion by Ruth Law-
rence, seconded. by Linda Nix, to accept the minutes as corrected to reflect the fact that
Stephanie Sorensen was not present at the May meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
DIRECTORS REPORT:
Monthly Statistics. Circulation was up.
Employee activities:
• Ethel Barnes retired on May 24 after 17 years of service.
® Inventory will take place this year July 31-August 4. All of the fiction collections will be
combinedat that time, requiring nearly all of the books to be removed from the shelves.
Help would be appreciated.
a Having the trial furniture in the library was very helpful. Some of the chairs were not
comfortable.
® Eric is meeting with the directors of the other Williamson County libraries. They are
discussing establishing a consortium of public libraries to standardize automation sys-
tems and lower costs. Round Rock is considering changing their automation vendor and
Cedar Park just changed vendors. If all of the libraries in the county purchased automa-
tion as a consortium the cost would be lower and the libraries' catalogs could be com-
bined. The group is going to talk with a vendor in August. The start-up cost of this pro-
ject would be high but there is the possibility of applying for grants to help with costs
• The library received. $6250 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for hardware
for the public access computer system.
• The children's programs are well attended and the teen program is going well.
® Kate DiPronio is attending the Tall Texans leadership institute this week.
IN 1'RODUC 1'lON OF LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER — VALERIE RUIZ
Valerie is a public services assistant at the circulation desk. She also helps with book orders,
handles donations, works at the reference desk, helps Rosa in the children's room, works
with the Helping Hand tutoring program, and this summer is helping Kate DiPronio with
the teen program.
UPDATING THE LIBRARY'S LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLAN
Library users will be asked to fill out a survey about their level of satisfaction with the ser-
vices of the library. Also, every hour a location survey will be done by staff to see who is in
the library and which materials or services they are using. This will be done to help decide
how the circulation desk should be staffed. The survey will be the first step in revising the
library's Long -Range Plan.
The second step will be to fond a subcommittee to review the survey results and revise the
existing plan. Linda Nix, Marc Parish and Judy Johnston will be members of the subcom-
mittee.
STATUS OF CONSTRUC PION OF NEW LIBRARY
Eric Lashley handed out drawings of the design for the children's room and a cons lt action
progress report from the City's facility's manager. The children's room will have a jungle
theme andseating will have animal shapes laser -cut into the backs. Eric expects that the
Board will be able to take another hard-hat tour soon.
REPORT ON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
More than $207,301 has been pledged and more than $88,000 has been received.
Eric handed out invitations to the fund-raiser that will be held at Howard and Joan Dud -
ding s home on June 22. There will be more events in the future. The committee hopes to
capitalize on the Summer Reading Program with a campaign to get kids to donate change.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE
Judy Johnston reported that the Friends sold 14,500 books and Chris and Lana Cagle
bought all of the left-overs. The sale brought in 42 new members and 47 membership re-
newals. Gross receipts for the sale were $13,000 and $1,130 for memberships. Profit will
probably be about $9,000 since expenses were high this year. In addition, before the sale
began, library staff members took about $3,000 worth of materials to add to the library col-
lections.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH
• Survey results
• In -library bookstore
Motion to adjourn by Linda Nix, seconded by Marc Parrish. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Patti J. Moore, Acting Secretary
Judy Johnston, Chair