HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/16/2001 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
January 16, 2001
On the 16th day of January, 2001 the Bryan+ College Station Public Library Advisory Board of the cities
of Bryan and College Station, Texas, met in a regular meeting in the meeting room at the Carnegie Center
of Brazos Valley History, 111 S. Main, Bryan, Texas and the following members were present:
1. ATTENDANCE
MEMBER Present/ #of Meetings #of Meetings % attended
Absent held since attended since in last 6
appointment appointment months_
Mr. Larry Ringer, President P 19 19 100
Mrs. Kathi Appelt A 19 10 66
Mr. Dave Moore A 19 14 66
Mrs. Elaine Vance P 19 18 100
Mrs. Jo Berg P 13 12 100
Effie Perry fi' 3 I69
vacant
vacant
2. Also present were Mrs. Clara B. Mounce, Community Librarian and Mrs. Laura E. Mills,
Secretary/Library. Visitors were Molly Hitchcock and Bill Lancaster.
3. President Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.
4. The minutes of November 21, 2000 were approved as distributed.
• 5. Monthly statistics for November and December 2000 were discussed.
6. In old business, Mrs. Mounce stated the computers from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in
place at the libraries in Bryan, College Station and the Carnegie Center. A trainer from the Gates
Foundation will be here for five days later in January. A sneak preview is scheduled for January 31.
7. In new business, College Station City Staff member Molly Hitchcock discussed strategies and resources
for preserving local College Station history. Some audio and video clips are in the process of being
transcribed and will be forwarded to Jeff Carroll to write a book. Mrs. Mounce stated that the Carnegie
Center is available as a depository for materials gathered from the Brazos Valley with professional methods
of cataloging, archiving, storage, and providing accessibility to the public.
The Board agreed that a letter be sent to the College Station City Manager offering the services mentioned
above.
8. In the librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce provided a handout of the Annual Report Comparison from
1987-88 and 1999-2000. She invited the Library Board to the Sneak Preview of the Gates Foundation
Computer lab on January 31, 2001 at 4:30 p.m. The board positions held by Mary Chauvin and Bill
Lancaster are vacant. Two new board members should be appointed by the College Station City Council
by the next meeting.
9. The next meeting will be held at the College Station Library on March 20, 2001.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Larry kinrg'e ,Pr• Clara B. Mounce, Community librarian