HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18/1997 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BRYAN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
411 March 18, 1997
1. On the 18th day of March 1997, the Library Board of the City of Bryan, Texas met in a regular meeting in
the City Librarian's office at the Bryan Public Library, 201 E. 26th Street, Bryan, Texas, and the following
members were present:
2. ATTENDANCE
MEMBER Present/ #of Meetings #of Meetings % attended
Absent held since attended since in last 6
appointment appointment months
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Tielking, President P 17 15 100
Mr. David Moore, Vice President P 16 12 100
Mr. Bill Barzak A 16 13 66
Mr. Oscar Davenport P 8 7 100
Mr. Auston Kerley A 16 15 66
Mrs. Elaine Vance P 8 8 100
Mr. Philip Wymola P 2 2 100
Also present was Mrs. Clara B. Mounce, City Librarian; Mrs. Nan Ross, Senior Reference Librarian; Mrs.
Kathleen Dill, Youth Services and Automation Administrator; and Mrs. Laura E. Mills, secretary/Library.
3. There were no visitors present
4. The previous minutes for January 1997 were approved.
5. Monthly statistics for the months of January and February 1997 were discussed. It was noted that February
•irculation of Bryan books increased and the library was closed a week in January for bar-coding and 1 day for icy
weather conditions.
6. There were no committee reports.
7. In the librarians' reports, Mrs. Ross reported that requests for IRS tax forms were still heavy. Requests to
i place books on reserve had greatly increased. Mrs. Dill reported plans for the Summer Reading Club activities
were in progress for the theme"Incredible Dream Machine". Mrs. Robbin Major, former youth services librarian at
Bryan will present one of the programs. Storytime continues with increased participation.
8. The automation project is progressing. The Branch has competed the bar-coding of books on hand. Bryan has
completed the adult collection and juvenile fiction and nonfiction and the Easy books through the "R" section. A
target date of going on-line with the checkout module is May 1, 1997. Cataloging department is working on the
"clean-up" of MARC records. Still left to be done is bar-coding of the media such as records, talking books,
magazines, and slides. Over 4,000 patrons have pre-registered for a new library card and those records are in the
computer. Mrs. Mounce stated that the Junior League of Bryan-College Station will help fund the Summer
Reading Club Activities and provide volunteers. She encouraged the Library Board to attend the Friends of the
Library Annual Meeting on April 16, 1997, featuring Elmer Kelton as guest speaker.
9. In requests for items for the agenda, the board requested that Mrs. JoAnn Powell, project coordinator for the
Carnegie Restoration, provide an update on the project.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
1Iary Eve n Tielking/ resident Clara B. Mounce, City Librarian