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BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
JANUARY 17,2012
On the 17TH day of January,2012 the Bryan College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of
the cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas met in regular meeting at the Clara Mounce Library,201 E.
261 Street,Bryan, Texas 77803.
1. Larry Ringer,President called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the following were present:
2. ATTENDANCE
Present/ #of meetings #of meeting
NAME Absent held since attended since
appointment appointment
Larry Ringer,President P 89 83
Sonia Gangotena P 36 27
Robert McGeachin P 11 10
Helen Kunz P 31 26
Edith Pequeno P 1 1
Dorothy Hagen P 13 12
Charles Smith P 30 30
Felicia Glover P 5 5
3. Other attendees were Dr.Larry Koeninger, Library System Director;Kathy Nixie,Ringer Library
Manager;David Gerling, City of College Station; Carroll Johnson, former Board member and Laura
• Mills,Adm. Asst. Larry Ringer expressed thanks to Ms. Johnson for her 6 years of service on the
Library Board.Dr. Koeninger presented her with desk clock engraved with her name and dates of service
on the Board.
4. The previous meeting minutes of November 2011 were approved as distributed.
5. The monthly stats for November and December 201 lwere reviewed. There were some corrections in
the stats for Collection Development for both Mounce and Ringer Libraries.
6. There was no old business.
7. In new business,Larry Ringer called for nominations for the office of president. Sonia Gangotena
made a motion to elect Mr.Ringer as President. Seconded by Charles Smith,the motion carried
unanimously. Edith Pequeno was elected Vice-President unanimously.
8. Dr. Koeninger's Librarian's report is attached. Dr.Koeninger received a request from a Montgomery
County resident who asked for the out-of-county fee to be eliminated. It was the consensus of the Board
to keep the current policy in place which requires out-of-county library users to pay$24.00 per year for
library services.
Ms. Glover mentioned that numerous teens are hanging out at the entrance of the Ringer Library during
after school hours. Ms.Nixie reported that she was working on recruiting volunteers to oversee some
teen activities in the meeting room. She mentioned that she wanted to get some teens involved in a
Puppeteer Troupe as well. She handed out the City of College Station Spring Guide which lists future
events at the Ringer Library; she will host spring sessions on origami making and kites.
9. At the February 21,2012 meeting,Ms. Mills will provide the Board with information about the
collection development budget.The next meeting will be held at the Carnegie History Center.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
L y geent LarryKoemnger LibraryS stem Director