HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/1999 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
January 19, 1999
On the 19th day of January 1999,the Bryan+College Station Public Library Advisory Board of the cities of
Bryan and College Station, Texas, met in a regular meeting in the meeting room at the College Station Public
Library, 800 F.M. 2818, 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 avnointment months
Mr. Larry Ringer,PresidentP 7 7 100
Mr. Bill Barzak, Vice-President A 7 6 66
Mrs. Kathi Appelt P 7 6 66
Mrs. Mary Chauvin P 7 7 100
Mr. Bill Lancaster P 7 5 100
Mr. Dave Moore P 7 5 66
Mrs. Elaine Vance P 7 6 100
Mrs. Jo Berg P 1 1 100
2. Also present were Mrs. Clara B. Mounce, Community Librarian and Mrs. Laura E. Mills, secretary/Library.
3. President Larry Ringer called the meeting to order.
4. The previous minutes for November 1998 were approved as distributed in the mailout.
5. Monthly statistics for November and December 1998 were discussed. Mrs. Mounce reported it is time to
prepare the library's Annual Report. Statistics show fiscal year circulation as 439,000 which is a 10%increase.
• 6. Business: A. Mr. Ringer welcomed Mrs. Jo Berg as a new library board appointment and Mrs. Mary
Chauvin and Mr. Bill Lancaster as reappointments.
B. Mrs. Mounce announced that the Bryan City Council had asked her to present an overview of history and
direction of library services at the January 26, 1999 council meeting as suggested by the Carver Governance
type of city government in order to establish ends or goals for city services. Mrs. Mounce created and
published a 22-page document entitled Library Services, Rich Past, Bright Future for presentation to the
council and viewed this invitation as an opportunity to provide information to the council which they do not
know. Mrs. Mounce also asked four experts in library services to speak at the city council meeting on January
26th. They are Jeanette Larson, head of Library Development for the Texas State Library; Pat Tuohy,
Coordinator for Central Texas Library System; Mark Smith, Head of Communications and editor of the
Texas Library Journal for the Texas Library Association; and Larry Ringer, president of this Library Board and
chairman of the College Station Library Task Force. Mrs. Mounce offered an opportunity for library board
members to speak in open forum at the February 9, 1999 City Council meeting regarding library services. Mrs.
Mounce reported that February 23rd is Legislative Day and several librarians hoped to visit Representative
Steve Ogden at the State Capitol building.
C. President Ringer read a resolution thanking the Brazos Valley Arts Council for its role in obtaining the
outdoor sculpture for the College Station Library on January 12, 1999. The motion was made by Dave
Moore; seconded by Bill Lancaster;the motion passed.
7. There were no requests for the March agenda.
8. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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Larry Ringer,President Clara B. Mounce, Community Librarian