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Home My WebLink About05/21/1991 - Regular Agenda Packet - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board • AGENDA BRYAN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD TUESDAY MAY 21 , 1991 -- 5 P .M. Meeting Place--Open meeting is held in the library auditorium on the second floor . Library address : 201 East 26th St. 1 . Call to order 2 . Roll call of members 3. Recognition of visitors 4. Previous minutes 5 . Monthly statistics 6 . Committee reports 111 7 . Librarian ' s Report 8 . Unfinished Business 9 . New Business A. Nominating committee B . Summer Reading Club plans C. Bernath legacy 10 . Request for items for agenda 11 . Adjournment Please notify the secretary Laura Mills , 361-3668, if you are unable to attend . , BRYAN PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH, 1991 SERVICES THIS YEAR LAST YEAR Days Open 26 27 Auditorium Usage 29 I 32 III New Borrowers 452 Renewed Borrowers • 747 1 473 589 Replacement Borrowers Card 87, I 129 Overdue Notices591 I 571 1 # of People Visiting Library 14,980 N/A CHILDREN'S REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Story Hour Attendance 10/138 152 Saturday Program/Attendance 5/294 I 254 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance 3/ 70 1 5/ 72 Special Programs/Attendance - -- 4/108 Reference Transactions 331 1 408 ADULT REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Interlibrary Loan • 75 59 Reference Transactions 2, 125 1 2, 185 Reserves Notified 104 I 170 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance -- -- SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY Regular Print 9 15 Large Type Print 118 134 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT 410 New Adult Books , 587 395 New Juvenile Books 202 I 75 New Records -- I -- New Cassettes 1 I __ New Mmiti-Media Kits 2 I 1 CIRCULATION THIS YEAR LAST YEAR ADULT JUVENILE BOOKMOBILE ADULT JUVENILE 1BOOKMOBILE Non-fiction 6,061 2.554 135 6,764 2,847 56 Fiction 3.999 7.349 415 4.596 7,462 305 Pamphlets 6 -- -- 6 -- -- Periodicals 818 43 2 826 9 2 Framed Prints 14 2 -- 27 2 -- Picture File -- 2 -- -- 7 -- Records 79 114 -- 93 147 -- Slide Sets -- 5 -- -- 11 -- Sculpture 2 -- -- ' 2 -- -- Paperbacks 2,056 455 116 1,977 597 36 Cassettes 297 -- -- 300 -- Filmstrips -- 75 -- -- 85 -- Multi-Media Kits -- 81 -- -- 32 -- CaTera , 3 -- -- -- Videos 1.058 -- -- 82.5 -- -- 0 Video Player 16 -- -- 20 -- I -- Total 14 409 - 10 68066-_ _8 15,439 11,199 399 ----_ Grand Total 25,757 27,037, _ PREPARED BY (242141., 421,1111,0*4 REVIEWED BY CQ (L4._et Th 0-C-4-.4-'L. 4.-A-- . BRYAN PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT FOR April, 1991 SERVICES THIS YEAR LAST YEAR Days Open 26 25 Auditorium Usage 37 43 • New Borrowers 476 Renewed Borrowers 664 I 466 556 Replacement Borrowers Card 115 I 91 Overdue Notices f,98 I 609 # of People Visiting Library 16,496 N/A CHILDREN'S REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Story Hour Attendance 219 185 Saturday Program/Attendance 4/205 178 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance 13/280 14/242 Special Programs/Attendance . -- 2/43 Reference Transactions 336 348 ADULT REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Interlibrary Loan 74 44 Reference Transactions 2,643 2, 151 Reserves Notified 133 164 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance 1/2 SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY Regular Print 8 19 Large Type Print 120 137 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT • New Adult Books 307 384 New Juvenile Books 191 257 New Records New Cassettes -- 1 3 New Multi-Media Kits 74 1 -- CIRCULATION THIS YEAR LAST YEAR ADULT JUVENILE BOOKMOBILE 1 ADULT JUVENILE 1BOOKMOBILE Non-fiction 6,847 3,222 155 6,408 2,359 63 Fiction 3,775 6,851 549 3,873 6,076 421 Pamphlets 1 -- __ -- -- -- Periodicals 841 46 -- 831 17 1 Framed Prints 15 -- -- 14 -- -- Picture File -- 9 -- -- 10 -- Records 74 119 -- 51 116 -- Slide Sets -- 13 -- -- 15 -- Sculpture 4 -- -- 4 -- I -- Paperbacks 1,720 334 123 1.727 479 112 Cassettes 256 -- -- 261 -- -- Filmstrips -- 57 -- -- 42 -- Multi-Media Kits -- 190 -- -- 22 -- Camera ' 2 -- -- 1 -- Videos 988 -- -- 498 -- I -- Video Player 16 -- -- 14 -- I __ 411 Total . 14.539 - 10 841 827 1,.3 682 9,136 _597 Grand Total 26.207 PREPARED BY Ari/0/6_,, iircie L REVIEWED BY (CO.OL..4...c._ 1E . -1•-1 d-11-A-4-C- ' COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT FOR March 1991 SERVICES TOTALS This Year Last Year 110 Days Open 21 23 New Borrowers 164 158 Renewed Borrowers 163 135 Replacement Borrowers Card 15 18 Overdue Notices 96 152 REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Interlibrary Loan -- -- Reference Transactions 472 525 Reserves Notified , 43 44 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance -- 1/8 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT New Adult Books 299 178 New Juvenile Books 202 109 THIS YEAR LAST YEAR • CIRCULATION ADULT JUVENILE ADULT JUVENILE Non-Fiction 2016 939- 1589 829 OP Fiction 1760' 3538 1391 3433 Pamphlets -- -- -- -- Periodicals 367 78 478 27 Paperbacks 558 51 641 41 Videos 782 -- 535 -- Video Player 6 -- 8 -- Camera 1 -- 1 -- t Total 5490 4606 4643 4330 GRAND TOTAL 10,096 8,973 0 PREPARED BY4M-Alid— V / REVIEWED BY U ct4( '1Sn1 COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 1991 SERVICES TOTALS This Year Last Year Days Open 20 20 New Borrowers 169 135 Renewed Borrowers ' 155 131 Replacement Borrowers Card 25 12 Overdue Notices 156 140- # Of people visiting the Library 6237 NA REFERENCE/INFORMATION/READER'S ADVISORY Interlibrary Loan -- -- Reference Transactions 431 488 Reserves Notified 50 42 Class Visits & Tours/Attendance -_ 1/7 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT New Adult Books 293 205 New Juvenile Books 215 164 THIS YEAR LAST YEAR ' CIRCULATION ADULT JUVENILE ADULT JUVENILE Non-Fiction 2201 1323 1467 802 • Fiction 1846 3766 1227 2468 Pamphlets --• -- -- -- Periodicals 33.7 79 290 35 Paperbacks 603 36 516 49 Videos 691 -- 402 -- Video Player 5 -- 6 -- Camera -- -- -- -- 0 Total 5683 5204 3908 3354 GRAND TOTAL 10,887 7262 • PREPARED BY 1 t • A r' REVIEWED BY Q ALCO. 6 .1( Q___ ___, (^: bylaws amendments) • BRYAN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD BYLAWS MEETINGS: Regular meetings of the Library Board shall be held at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every other month beginning in January in the auditorium of the Bryan Public Library, 201 E. 26th St. , or at the place selected. Special meetings may be called by the president, or upon the request of three members, for the transaction of only that business stated in the call for the meeting. Notice of special meetings shall be sent at least four days in advance. Notices of all regular meetings shall be mailed from the library's administrative office at least four days in advance. OFFICERS: Officers of the board shall be chosen at the meeting in July and shall be: president and vice-president. Officers shall serve for two years. The president shall preside at all meetings, appoint special committees as needed and authorize calls for any special meetings. The vice-president assumes the duties of president in the absence of the president. COMMITTEES: Special committees may be appointed by the president. Such committees le to serve until the completion of the work for which they were appointed. All :mittees are expected to make a progress report at each board meeting. QUORUM: A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of four members of the board. DUTIES: The advisory board shall perform the following duties: encourage the development of the public library; recommend to the city council policies and programs for the advancement of the library; cooperate with all other public and private groups in advancing the best interests of the public library; render to the city 'council all recommendations it considers advisable regarding the library. CITY LIBRARIAN: The City Librarian shall be an ex-officio member of the board and have sole charge of the administration of the library under the direction and review of the Director of Community Services. The City Librarian shall be held responsible for the care of the buildings and equipment, for the employment and direction of the staff, for the efficiency of the library's service to the public and for the operation of the library under the financial conditions set forth in the annual budget. The City Librarian, or the Associate City Librarian, shall attend all board meetings. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS: These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the board when a quorum is present by a unanimous vote, providing the amendment was stated in the call for the meeting. When a unanimous vote is not obtained, the proposed amendment may be placed on a future agenda at which time a majority vote is required for passage. • July 1991 File: bylaws.brd