HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/20/2001 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
• March 20, 2001
On the 20th day of March, 2001 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, 1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station, and the following members were
present:
1. ATTENDANCE
MEMBER Present/ #of Meetings #of Meetings % attended
Absent held since attended since in last 6
appointment appointment months
Mr. Larry Ringer, President P 20 20 100
Mrs. Kathi Appelt A 20 10 33
Mr. Dave Moore P 20 15 66
Mrs. Elaine Vance P 20 19 100
Mrs. Jo Berg P 14 13 100
Effie Perry 1 4 3 100
Charles Smith P 1 1 100
Shirley Watts A 1 0 0
2. Also present were Mrs. Clara B. Mounce, Community Librarian and Mrs. Laura E. Mills,
Secretary/Library. Connie Hooks, College Station City Secretary, was a visitor.
3. President Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.
4. The minutes of January 16, 2001 were approved as distributed.
5. Monthly statistics for January and February 2001 were discussed.
6. In old business, Mr. Ringer stated that a letter had been sent to the College Station City Manager
offering library services for cataloging, archiving and storage for College Station historical documents.
7. A. In new business, Connie Hooks administered the oath of office for Charles Smith, new library board
member. It was noted that Shirley Watts was unable to attend due to jury service. Mrs. Mounce
mentioned that the role of the board is to advise on library concerns, support budgets, and look at policies
such as the meeting room and internet use.
B. Mrs. Mounce provided a handout (copy attached) to the board regarding College Station budget
requirements for the library to open on Sundays. The board supports the proposal; Mr. Ringer will write a
letter stating the board's consensus to be submitted with the budget request. Mrs. Mounce also stated that
our automation system will be required to migrate to a new version using fiber optics with an estimated
cost of$250,000.
8. In the librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce stated that the Gates Computers are popular and heavily used.
Staff will obtain additional training on software and the content server at the end of March.
9. The next meeting will be held at the Bryan Public Library on May 15, 2001. Library board members are
invited to the Friends of the Library annual meeting on April 10, 2001 at 6 p.m.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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