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BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
November 19,2014
On the 19th day of November 2014,the Bryan College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of
the cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas met in regular meeting at the Larry J. Ringer Library, 1818
Harvey Mitchell Pkwy South, College Station, TX 77845. There are two vacancies on the Board with
additional pending appointments effective January 1, 2015.
1. President Larry Ringer called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the following were present:
2. ATTENDANCE
Present/Absent # of meetings held #of meetings
since appointment attended since
NAME appointment
Larry Ringer,President P 106 98
Erin Womack I A 12 8
Don Hellriegel I P 14 13
Diane Rektorik I P 14 13
vacant
Mary Joy Venuti A I 6 5
Gary Ives I P I 5 4
Vacant
3. Other guests were Dr. Larry Koeninger, Library System Director;Joey Dunn, City of Bryan Deputy
City Manager;David Schmitz, City of College Station Parks and Rec Manager; and Laura Mills,Library
411/ Adm. Asst.
4. The previous meeting minutes of September 2014 were approved as distributed.
5. The monthly stats for September and October 2014 were reviewed. David Schmitz commented that
circulation for Overdrive ebooks is going well.
6. In old business,David Schimtz reported that the committee for the library expansion is in contract
negotiations with Komatsu. The team is pleased that Komatsu has an IT expert from Colorado that is
performing upgrades with libraries across the nation. When a contract is finalized,it will go the College
Station City Council for approval. The company is expected to engage the community for input in the
expansion project. Dr. Koeninger said a used self-check unit may be purchased from another library as a
stop-gap measure until the library can be completed and a new self-check installed.
7. The Fines,Fees and Charges Policy has undergone another revision. The Board approved the changes
and recommended that the policy go to the Bryan City Council in January.
8. Dr. Koeninger's librarian's report is attached.
9. Next meeting will be January 21, 2015 at the Mounce Public Library.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
L. ' ' ii '■:siden ' L'arry Ko6ninger, Library System Director
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