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BRYAN +COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
March 22, 2011
On the 22nd day of March 2011,the Bryan+ College Station Public Library System Advisory Board
of the cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas,met in regular meeting at the Larry Ringer Library,
1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station TX.
1. Larry Ringer, President,called the meeting to order at 5:25 p.m.and the following were present:
2. ATTENDANCE
Name Present/ #of meetings I#of meetings
Absent held since attended since
appointment appointment
Larry Ringer, President P 80 74
Sonia Gangotena A 27 19
Robert McGeachin P 2 2
Helen Kunz P 22 17
Carroll Johnson P 39 23
Dorothy Hagen P 4 4
Charles Smith P 21 21
Mary Fran Troy P 32 26
3. Other attendees were Larry Koeninger, Library System Dirctor; David Gerling,City of College
Station; Kathleen Dill, Branch Manager; and Laura Mills,Admiiistrative Assistant.
• 4. There were corrections to the minutes of the February 15th and March 1st meetings. The
attendance record for Ms.Gangotena was corrected and a typo error was corrected. A sentence in
the Carnegie History Center was amended. Charles Smith made a motion the minutes be approved
as corrected,seconded by Helen Kunz,the motion carried.
5. The monthly stats for February were discussed. A correction was made on the number of Adult
Programs and attendees and will be shown on the Ringer Library statistics for the Edgar Allan Poe
event held February 6, 2011.
6. A. In old business, Dr. Koeninger reported that the City of Bryan authorized hiring a part-time
youth services librarian in order to maintain Sunday hours. A icandidate has been offered the job.
The operating hours of the Clara Mounce Library will be Monday through Thursday 10am to 7pm,
Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 1:30pm to 5:30pm
7. In new business,Dr.Koeninger stated the Annual Report will be signed by Larry Ringer and the
Interim City Manager Keen Register and submitted to the Texas State Library by March 31, 2011.
He noted the collection size is lower due to the weeding of outdated books.
8. In the Library System Director's report, Dr. Koeninger stated that the City of Bryan's goal is to
build up the cash reserve fund. See attached report.
8. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,April 19th at the Clara Mounce Library at 5:15pm.
9. The meeting adjourned at 6:15pm.
Larry Ringer, President Larry KcYeninger, Library System Director
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