HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/27/2016 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
April 27,2016
W.On the 27th day of April 2016,the Bryan College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of the cities of Bryan
nd College Station,Texas met in a regular meeting at the Carnegie History Center, 111 S.Main Street,Bryan, Texas.
1. President Larry J Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:16 p.m. and the following were present: (Note: A quorum was
present)
2.ATTENDANCE
Present/Absent #of meetings held #of meetings
since appointment attended since
NAME appointment
Larry Ringer,President P 113 103
Mary Joy Venuti A 14 10
Diane Rektorik P 22 21
Gary Ives P 13 11
Terri Gilbert A 8 2
Mary Fran Troy P 8 6
Richard M. Cortez, Sr. P 8 5
Tracie Ann Pierce P 8 4
3. Others in attendance were Dr.Larry Koeninger,Library System Director;David Schmitz, College Station Parks and
Recreation Director;Heidi Krape,Library Adm. Assistant;Nan Ross,Librarian; Hoa Nguyen, student;Ngoc Pham,
student; and Robert Schmidt, student.
4. The minutes of the November 18,2015 and January 20,2016 meetings were approved as distributed.
5. The statistics for January,February, and March were reviewed. Dr.Koeninger commented that the 3M people counter
ate was likely inaccurate in January—the number of checkouts increased significantly over last year however the number
f visits dropped. Overall, library usage system wide is trending upward. The library's new website,which launched in
May, is more streamlined and user-friendly.
6. In old business,David Schmitz reported that Komatsu has been given approval for the expansion plans at Ringer. The
bidding documents should be ready for posting in January.
7—A. Since board appointments from College Station are usually made in late January, it was proposed to change the
Library Board Bylaws whereby officers are elected in March each year.Mr.Ives motioned to amend the Bylaws to elect
the officers at the second meeting of the year.Mr. Cortez seconded the motion.The motion carried unanimously.
7—B.New officers were nominated. Ms. Rektorik nominated Larry Ringer for President; Ms. Troy seconded the motion.
Mr.Ringer was re-elected as President by unanimous vote. Ms. Pierce volunteered for Vice-President and was elected by
unanimous vote.
7—C.The annual report has been submitted. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Koeninger.
7—D.The Patron Rights and Responsibilities policy has been revised to be more explicit. It will be posted on all public
entrances at all three facilities and will also be posted at check-out terminals.Ms.Rektorik motioned to approve the
revised policy; Ms. Troy seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
7-E. TexShare is a statewide consortium, of which we are a member, and allows our patrons to borrow books from any
other member library. The program gives the library system access to over$250,000 worth of online database materials
for a cost of only$2,731.49.
8. Dr.Koeninger's Librarian report is attached.
9. The meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m.
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Larry Ringer,President Gtarry Ito ninger,Library System Director
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