HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2004 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY'SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
November 16,2004
On the 16th day of November 2004,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
South 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 41 39 66
Mrs.Jo Berg P 35 33 100
Lois Koontz A 6 3 33
Charles Smith P 22 21 100
Shirley Watts P 22 17 66
Jeanne Mitchell P 18 15 100
Eric Miller P 17 15 100
James Bradford A 12 7 0
2. Also present were Mrs. Clara Mounce, Community Librarian; Mrs. Laura Mills, Secretary and Olivia
Burnside of College Station.
3. Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
4. The minutes from the September meeting were approved as distributed.
5) Monthly statistics for September and October 2004 were reviewed.
6. In old business, Mr. Ringer commented that he felt greatly honored and humbled by the renaming of the
College Station Library to the Larry J.Ringer Library and expressed appreciation for the reception.
7. In new business,Mrs.Mounce stated that the Library's contract:with Dynix for the migration to the
Horizon system would be on the City of Bryan Council agenda on November 23,2004. The goal is to have
the system updated with staff training completed before summer.
8. In the Librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce stated that the staff enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Pebble Creek
Country Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library as a part of the 501 Anniversary of the Friends
organization. Mrs. Mounce stated that interviews were conducted for the several vacant clerks' positions.
The staff participated again in the Salvation Army bell ringing during the holiday season.
9. There were no agenda items for the next meeting scheduled for January 18, 2005 at the Larry J.Ringer
Library.
10.The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m..
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Larry Ringer,President Clara Mounce, Community Librarian
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