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• BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
November 18,2003
On the 18th day of November 2003,the Bryan+College Station Public Library Advisory Board of the cities
of Bryan and College Station,Texas,met in a regular scheduled meeting at the Carnegie History Center, 111
S.Main,Bryan,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 35 34 100
Mrs.Jo Berg P 29 27 100
Effie Perry P 19 16 100
Charles Smith P 16 15 100
Shirley Watts A 16 12 66
Jeanne Mitchell A 12 9 66
Eric Miller A 11 9 66
James Bradford P 6 4 100
2.Also present were Mrs.Clara Mounce, Community Librarian,and Mrs.Laura Mills, Secretary.
Visitors were Patricia Crawford,Wendi Lamphear,Nina Leverkuhn, and Charlie Shear.
3. Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
4. The minutes of the September 16,2003 meeting were approved as distributed.
5. The statistics for October and November 2003 were reviewed. Mrs. Mounce stated there is a slight
• increase overall in circulation,however she noticed a slight decreasing trend for circulation in Bryan which
may in part be due to a decrease in capital funds available for book purchases.
6. In old business,the meeting room reservation policy was discussed. Mrs. Mounce stated that no action
should be taken at the meeting and more data should be collected on usage and requests declined due to
unavailability.
7. In new business, Mrs. Effie Perry announced that she will not apply for reappointment to the Library
Board. The board extended appreciation for her service and support of the library.
8. In the librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce stated the College Station Library will close for refurbishing after
Christmas and will reopen on January 2. The library will host a grand opening of Sunday hours on January
4, 2004. The branch manager Kathleen Dill will start maternity leave the last week of November and
LouVonne Johnson will supervise the staff until Mrs.Dill returns to work on January 4,2004. The Carnegie
' Lighting Center plaza is the site of this year's Downtown Bryan Christmas Tree. The Tree L ghtmg event will
be at 5:30 p.m. on December 2nd. Mrs. Mounce reported that a charette was held at the Bryan Library on
November 15 to develop project ideas for the Rotary Club Plaza to be built between the Bryan Library and
the Children's Museum.
9. Agenda items for the January 20, 2004 meeting include the room reservation policy and one new library
board appointment.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Larry Ringer,President Clara Mounce, Community Librarian