HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/2006 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
JANUARY 17,2006
On the 17Th day of January 2006, the Bryan+College Station Public Library Advisory Board of the cities of
Bryan and College Station, Texas, met in a regular scheduled meeting at the Larry Ringer Library, 1818
Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, 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 appointment months
Mr.Larry Ringer,President P 48 45 100
Jeanne Mitchell,Vice President P' 25 23 100
Jennifer Bohac A 7 4 66
James Bradford P 19 10 100
Carroll Johnson P 6 4 100
Katherine Edwards P 4 4 100
Don Scherr P 4 4 100
Mary Fran Troy P 1 1 100
2. Also present were Mrs. Clara Mounce, Community Librarian; Mrs. Laura Mills, Secretary; Olivia Burnside,
City of College Station,and Barbara Bayer, City of Bryan.
3. Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. Mr. Ringer welcomed Mary Fran Troy, and Olivia
Burnside conducted the swearing in of the new board member from College Station.
4. The minutes for November 15, 2005 were approved with two corrections on the attendance of Katherine
Edwards and Don Scherr.
5. The monthly stats for November and December 2005 were discussed. Circulation of DVD's is popular.Mr.
Bradford requested more selections in the area of nonfiction and biographies on DVD's and spoken word CD's.
6. There was no old business.
7. In new business,the election of officers was conducted. The motion was made by Jeanne Mitchell,seconded
by Katherine Edwards to elect Larry Ringer as president. The motion carried. Katherine Edwards made a
motion to elect Jeanne Mitchell as Vice-president; seconded by Don Scherr,the motion carried.
8. In the Librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce reported that the new DVD collection is very popular and that each
DVD has circulated about 6-7 times. Mrs. Mounce is working on the ICMA annual report as well as the TLA
annual report. She commented that the new Envisionware product provides self-checkout of the computers for
internet use and coin-operated printers for patrons,freeing up staff time for essential librarian tasks. The library
system received a letter from the Texas State Library confirming the replacements of the Gates Computers.
Mrs. Mounce stated thatthe street construction and the HVAC renovation were complete; however the
railroad tracks were under construction.
Jeanne Mitchell announced the "Celebrate Clara" event scheduled for March 4, 2006 honoring Clara
Mounce's 25 years as head librarian and her 75th birthday. The Friends of the Library will host a luncheon in
her honor at Pebble Creek Country Club. The Friends will sponsor the Book Sale on April 1,2006 at the Bryan
Library from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Carroll Johnson will be honored at the'African American Museum Banquet on January 26th and invited all
board members to sit at her table.
9. At the next meeting on March 21, 2006, the agenda will include discussion of the Intergovernmental
Agreement between the cities of Bryan and College Station on the Larry J.Ringer Library.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Larry J.Ringer,President Clara Mounce, Community Librarian