HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/2005 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
• BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
January 18,2005
On the 18th day of January 2005, the Bryan+College Station Public Library Advisory Board of the cities
of Bryan and College Station, Texas, met in a regular scheduled meeting at Larry J. Ringer Library, 1818
Harvey Mitchell Parkway South,College Station,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 42 40 66
Jennifer Bohac P 1 1 100
�. Lois Koontz A 7 3 0
Charles Smith P 23 22 100
Jeanne Mitchell P 19 18 100
Eric Miller P 18 16 100
James Bradford A 13 7 0
Vacant
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 November meeting were approved as distributed.
5. Monthly statistics for November and December 2004 were reviewed. Mrs. Mounce commented that
December is always a slower month. Since 1995, overall circulation statistics have increased 50%.
• Circulation at Bryan Library is not affected by Sunday hours at the Larry Ringer Library.
6. In old business, Mrs. Mounce reported on the status of the upgrade of the Library Automation System.
The computers have arrived and Dynix will offer training with internet and telephone conferencing. The
databases have been purged and contain 44,000 library patrons;evenly divided between Bryan and Larry
Ringer Library. Doak Estate money will provide funds to pay for'the system. The system is scheduled to go
live on March 30th.
7. A. In new business,Larry Ringer welcomed Jennifer Bohac as the new Library Board member for Bryan.
Ms.Bohac is employed with the TAMU Former Student Association and frequently travels.
B. James Bradford was reappointed to.the Library Board.
8. In the Librarian's report,Mrs.Mounce reported that there are two librarian's positions vacant at the Bryan
Public Library. Wireless intemet access will soon be available at the Larry Ringer Library. An additional
Texshare database, Libraries of Texas will have the capability for searching 13 databases.-She stated that
Larry Ringer is a candidate for the Central Texas Library System'Board of Directors. CTLS is trying to go
as a non-profit organization, whereas it is currently under the operation of the City of Austin. Olivia
Burnside stated that an item would be placed on the City of College Station Council Agenda to discuss
enlarging of the Ringer library's meeting room. However, Ms. Burnside statedthat the staff preferred
expansion of the library to stay as a whole capital improvement project,rather than expansion of the meeting
room. The board concurred with Ms. Burnside and will provide;support in the 2005-06 budget year for a
whole expansion project. A request for another youth services librarian position will be included for the
next budget year.
9.There were no agenda items for the next meeting rescheduled for March 22,2005.
10.The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m..
• Larry Ringer,President Clara Mounce,Community Librarian