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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
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On the 15 of November 2011 the Bryan College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of the
cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas met in regular meeting of the Carnegie History Center, 111 S.
Main, Bryan, Texas 77803.
1. Larry Ringer, President called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the following were present:
2. ATTENDANCE
Present/ # of meetings # of meeting
NAME Absent held since attended since
appointment appointment
Larry Ringer, President P 88 82
Sonia Gangotena P 35 26
Robert McGeachin P 10 9
Helen Kunz P 30 25
Carroll Johnston A 47 25
Dorothy Hagen A 12 11
Charles Smith P 29 29
Felicia Glover P 4 4
3. Other attendees were Dr. Larry Koeninger, Library System Director; Kathy Nixie, Ringer Library
Manager; and Laura Mills, Adm. Asst.
4. The previous meeting minutes of October 18, 2011 were approved as distributed.
5. The monthly stats for October were reviewed.
6. There was no old business.
7. In new business, Dr. Koeninger reported that the COB Legal Department was reviewing the contract
with Overdrive for ebooks. The library will provide publicity when the ebooks are available.
8. Dr. Koeninger’s Librarian’s report is attached.
9. There were no requests for agenda items for the next meeting to be held on January 17, 2012 at the
Clara Mounce Library.
10. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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Larry Ringer, President Larry Koeninger, Library System Director
Library Advisory Board
November 15, 2011
1.eaudiobooks
2.Grants
a.Plass Foundation
1. Friends
2. $2,000
3. Literacy
b. Doak Foundation
1. Library System
2. $18,000
3. Databases
c. Community Foundation
1. Friends
2. $627.00
3. Ebooks
3. ILL-Navigator
a. Must complete conversion by August 2012
b.First steps completed
c.Staff is preparing forms
d.Next step will be uploading library catalog and patron database
4.Overdrive
a. Friends have agreed to provide funding
b.Create an ebooks collection of approximately 400 titles ($4,647)
c.Integrate Overdrive with Polaris to provide authentication of cardholders
d.Library staff will be able to access user stats to determine if multiple copies should be
purchased
5. Pay Pal