HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/19/1992 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BRYAN LIBRARY BOARD
May 19, 1992
•1 . On the 19th of May , 1992, the Library Board of the City of Bryan, Texas
convened in a regular session in Bryan;;Library auditorium at 5 : 00 p .m. and the
following members were present :
2 . ATTENDANCE
Member Present/ # of meetings # of meetings
Absent held since attended since
appointment appointment
Mrs . Ragna Tolson, President P 24 24
Mrs . Victoria Bienski P 6 5
Mrs . Prudence Byrd A 5 2
Mr . Neil Bockelmann P 6 6
Mr . Randy Booher A 11 7
Mrs . Celeste Hurley A 6 4
Mrs . Elaine Vance P 23 23
Also present were Mrs . Clara B . Mounce, City Librarian; Ms . Alice Nixon,
Associate City Librarian, and Mrs . Laura Mills , secretary .
3 . Judy Buys , the new reference librarian was a visitor .
4 . The minutes of the March 17 , 1992 meeting were approved .
5 . The statistics for March and April , 1992 , were provided in the mailout .
April statistics showed the first totals for TCILL requests since the service
started. The Branch hours have increased.
6 . Vickie Bienski reported that no further meetings had been held with the
Bryan Historic Landmark Commission.
4107 . In the librarian ' s report, Mrs . Mounce reported that the library was
testing a new health reference database whereby diseases , illnesses and drugs
could be researched by a lay person as a source of information, not diagnoses
or treatment. Mrs . Mounce commented on the recent newspaper articles that
featured Nan Ross and Alice Nixon . She commented that several letters had
been received from businesses and individuals commending the library . The
Friends of the Library will be purchasing two new Konica copiers for the main
and branch libraries . The librarian announced that a deposit collection at
the Federal Prison Camp would be placed for use with the Intensive Confinement
Center . Mrs . Mounce stated that the proposed budget request included a 2%
increase, mostly for built- in salary increases due to longevity . The library
also received an inheritance from the Doak estate; details are not yet known .
8 . In unfinished business , Elaine Vance reported that the City Council voted
to spend an initial $20 ,000 for a master plan, but had not considered the
resolution to make the Carnegie a Branch of the Bryan Public library .
9 . In new business , Alice Nixon informed the board of Summer Reading Club
activities , with the Kick-off event to be held- on June 3 .
10 . In request for items for agenda, it was mentioned that a new board member
should be appointed by the council and further developments on the Carnegie
would include a Request for Proposal to be handled by the Community
Development Department of the City of Bryan .
11 . The meeting adjourned at 6 : 00 p .m.
.Mrs . Ragn1a olson Mrs . Clara B . Mounce
President City Librarian