HomeMy WebLinkAboutMInutes_LAB_06.09.2008Minutes of the Meeting of the
Library Advisory Board
Of Georgetown, Texas
June 9, 2008
MEMBERS IN ATTENDENCE. David Ciambrone, Ruth Anne Mallory, Glenn Mautner,
Shana Nichols, Linda Nix, Marisue Miller and Gerald Sensabaugh
STAFF IN ATTENDENCE. Eric Lashley, Library Director; Hannah Moore, Library Assistant
OTHERS IN ATTENDENCE. Judy Johnston (CTLS Lay Representative)
MINUTES:
The meeting was called to order by Chair Linda Nix at 6:32 PM. Because there were no
comments concerning the May minutes, the minutes were approved as distnbuted.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Director Lashley reported that circulation was down for the month of May due to the delay in the
Summer Reading kick-off which is normally scheduled in May, but was moved to June 1. He
also pointed out that the library is now tracking meeting room usage.
Eric reported that the Texas Society of Sculptors was currently having an exhibit through June
29. A reception will be held Sunday, June 7, 2008 and a sculpture demonstration will be held
Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 PM.
The library is fully staffed for the first time since the new library was open in January 2007.
Eric reported that the letter Linda Nix wrote to the City Manager concerning the library's budget
requests helped secure some budget increases in the City Manager's proposed budget for next
fiscal year.
Eric has received many calls from patrons wanting to help with the tool library by donating tools
and volunteering to help with the project. He reported that he received a call from Almighty
Rentals about assisting with the project.
The summer reading program kicked -off on June 1. The library is attempting to have all of the
children register and monitor their reading on-line this year.
It was announced that Stephen Saylor will be speaking at the library on Wednesday, June 11 at
7:00 PM to discuss his book, "A Twist At The End", which was this year's Georgetown Reads!
selection.
With the help of the Friends of the Library, library staff have met and gained cooperation with
the staff of GISD to obtain the Accelerated Reader lists from the schools. It was determined that
the library had the majority of the titles on the list and Rosa Garcia has ordered the titles that we
were lacking.
CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING:
• Shana Nichols introduced herself to the board. Shana told the board that her name
rhymes with banana and that she was often called "Shana Banana". Shana grew up in a
small town in Texas. She moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas. She
worked 14 years for the City of Austin and now works for Computer Science Corporation
in Austin. She has lived 10 years in Georgetown. She became interested in joining the
library board because she is a big reader and she wanted to get more involved with her
community.
• Hannah Moore was introduced to the board. Hannah is a native of Georgetown. She
became a patron of the library as a small child. She volunteered at the library as a
teenager. She worked briefly as a temp/on call before being hired full time as a library
assistant in December 2007. Her responsibilities include working at the circulation desk,
organizing the donated magazines, and assisting with the donated books.
• Eric reported that the library is moving forward with moving from the current Horizon
automated system to Biblionix. The library will be hiring a firm, Alpha-G, to help with
the migration of information from one system to the other.
• Eric reported that the bookmobile is on hold until the paperwork required by the school
system is signed by the Superintendent. The library is ready to assist whenever the final
decision is made by the Superintendent of GISD.
• David Ciambrone announced the library staff and a committee from the San Gabriel
Writer's League have met and the first class will be offered September 8. A publicity
campaign will begin shortly to advertise the classes and we will make every attempt to
get coverage in the Williamson County Sun.
It was decided that the board would not meet in July, but would meet in August.
Chairperson Linda Nix adjourned the meeting at 7:24 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Shana Nichols, Secretary
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Linda Nix, Chair