HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/2009 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
January 20, 2009
1.On the 20th day of January 2009,the Bryan+College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of
the cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas,met in a regular meeting at the Lany Ringer Library, 1818
Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station, Texas.
1. Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m. and the following members were present:
2. A 1"1ENDANCE
MEMBER Present/ #of Meetings #of Meetings %attended
Absent held since attended since in last 6
Appointment appointment months
Larry Ringer, President P 66 61 100
Mary Fran Troy P 19 18 100
Carroll Johnson A 24 15 66
Katherine Edwards A 22 19 66
Sonia Gangotena,Vice President A 13 6 0
Helen Kunz P 7 5 100
Charles Smith P 6 6 100
Elizabeth Pool P 1 1 100
3. Also present were Clara Mounce, Community Librarian; Kathleen Dill, Ringer Library Manager,
David Gerling, City of College Station,and Laura Mills, Adm. Asst.
4. The minutes of the meeting for November 18,2008 meeting were approved as distributed.
5. The monthly stats for November and December 2008 were discussed.
6. A. In old business, David Gerling reported the CIP Library expansion was moved up one year to
2010.
B. Mrs. Dill reported the migration to the Integrated Library System Polaris is on schedule for Spring
2009. Training will be conducted in March and the date of going online is April 30th.
7. A. In new business,the Library Board welcomed Elizabeth Pool,new board member from Bryan.
8. In the librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce stated that two positions may be added to the Library Board,
with a member from each city. However,both cities will need to revise ordinances.Mrs. Mounce reported
that she is gathering statistics for the Annual Report and will provide information at the next Board
meeting. New furniture is scheduled for delivery the first week of March. It was necessary to replace the
old chairs and benches due to foam cushions that are now 40 years old. Mrs. Mounce stated that we
currently charge $24 for out of county library cards. However, our Loan Star funding of about $22,000
per year would increase if we issued free library cards to anyone that applied. She will research this item
and report back to the board. The Gates Foundation will again provide funds for Texas Libraries and
Mrs. Mounce will investigate if our system is eligible for the next project. Larry Ringer Library will also
host a Friends of the Library Children's Book Sale on March 28,2009.
9. The Board voted to hold the next meeting on March 10, 2009 instead of the third Tuesday, March 17th
which falls during spring break. The meeting will also be held at the Larry Ringer Library since the
AARP Tax Help has reserved the Bryan Library meeting room. Friends of the Library are scheduled also
on March 10, 2009. The Friends meet at 4 p.m. and the Library Board will meet at 5:15 p.m. Agenda
items for the next meeting include the election of officers, President and Vice President.
Contact Laura Mills in the administrative office at 979-209-5614 if there are agenda items to be
discussed.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Approved by:
Larry Ringer, President Clara Mounce, Community Librarian