HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/2017 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 22, 2017
On the 22nd day of March 2017, the Bryan + College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of the Cities
of Bryan and College Station,Texas met in a regular meeting at the Carnegie History Center- 111 S Main St,
Bryan, Texas.
1. Call to Order
A quorum was met and Board Member Gary Ives called the meeting to order at 5:25 p.m.The
following were present:
2. Roil Call of Members
Present/Absent #of meetings #of meetings
held since attended since
NAME appointment appointment
Larry Ringer, President P 118 108
Mary Joy Venuti P 19 14
Jon Anderson P 1 1
Larry Ermis P 1 1
Alicia Smith A 1 0
Gary Ives P 17 13
Mary Fran Troy A 13 10
Tracie Ann Pierce A 13 7
3. Recognition of Visitors
Others in attendance were Kelly Kelby, Rachael Medders—Carnegie Branch Manager, Dr. Larry
Koeninger- Library System Director, and Teresa Baldwin - Library Administrative Assistant.
4. Previous Minutes
The minutes of the November 2016 meeting were approved as distributed.
5. Monthly Statistics
The statistics for January and February were reviewed. Dr. Koeninger gave an extensive explanation of
the Statistical details for the new board members.
6. Old Business
Ringer Expansion: Dr. Koeninger stated there were little to no updates. Ms. Kelby qualified that the
plans had reached 95%.
Mounce Elevator: Dr. Koeninger stated that the elevator replacement began on February 14th and
should be completed within in the next 1-2 weeks. Otis has finished their portion of the project. We
await additional electrical work and final inspection.
7. New Business
End of Year Report 2016: Dr. Koeninger distributed copy for the Boards' review. He requested that
board members let him know if there should be any additions or corrections.
8. Librarian's Report
Dr. Koeninger shared the TLCast Newsletter. Emphasis was on upcoming legislation that could
negatively affect library funding. Attendees were urged to contact their representatives (and
encourage others) to stress their objection regarding the proposed state and federal budgets.
9. Request for Agenda Items
Agenda items for the May 17th meeting,to be held at the Larry J. Ringer Library-1818 Harvey Mitchell
Parkway South, College Station,Texas, should be sent to Dr. Koeninger at lkoeninger@bryantx.gov, or
by telephone at 209-5611.
10.Adjournment
Mr. Ringer adjourned the meeting at 6:01 p.m.
Larry Ringer, President Larry Koeninger, Library System Director