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BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
MAY 15,2012
On the 15TH day of May, 2012 the Bryan College Station Public LibraryS stem Advisory sory Board of the
cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas met in regular meeting at the Carnegie History Center, 111 S.
Main, 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 92 86
Sonia Gangotena P 39 28
Robert McGeachin P 14 13
Helen Kunz A I 34 I 28
Edith Pequeno P I 4 I 4
Dorothy Hagen P I 16 I 14
Charles Smith P I 33 I 33
Felicia Glover P I 8 I 8
3. Other attendees were Dr.Larry Koeninger,Library System Director;Kathy Nixie, Ringer Library
Manager; David Gerling,City of College Station; and Laura Mills,Adm.Assistant.
• 4. The previous meeting minutes of March were discussed.A correction was made in the second
sentence of the bylaws. Motion made by Charles Smith, seconded by Dorothy Hagan,the minutes were
approved.
5. The monthly stats for March and April were reviewed. The statistic for wireless use at the Mounce
Library is somewhat inflated since library card authentication is not required. The wireless use stats
records use of nearby laptop users and smart phone users,not just those in the library.
6. In old business,Larry Koeninger reported that he met with Joey Dunn,Eddie Hare(ADA consultant)
on the revised ADA guides. With the revision,the Mounce building meets the guide of having one ADA
compliant restroom(both men and women's)in the building. There are some other issues in the building
and grounds that may not be in compliance. If a complaint is made about the facility's ADA accessibility,
the library has 90 days in which to address the complaint. It was decided by the group to hire Architek
Studio to study the building and prepare a report on ADA issues. The study will cost$10,000. After the
study is completed,the City of Bryan will ask for a variance to proceed with the second floor remodel that
would move the meeting room to the north side of the building and increase the size of the children's
area.
Larry Ringer reported that he met with some representatives of the City of College Station and the Capital
Improvement Projects about the Larry Ringer expansion project. He stated it was an unsatisfactory
meeting because the City keeps postponing the expansion project. The board members from College
Station were encouraged to make arrangements to speak at the College Station City Council meetings,not
to represent the Library Board,but to represent their personal viewpoints on the library expansion project.
7. A. In new business,Dr.Koeninger stated the Summer Reading Programs will kick off in late May. He
distributed flyers of the events.
B. Regarding the library's accreditation with the Texas State Library,our system fell short of the
required expenditures due to vacant staff positions not filled by the City. Larry Ringer,Charles Smith
• and David Gerling will write letters of appeal to Chairman Mitchell of the Library Systems Act Advisory
Board of the Texas State Library.
• 8. Dr.Koeninger's librarian's report is attached. Kathy Nixie stated she will coordinate a Proclamation
from both cities for September as National Library Card Sign up Month. She will request the
proclamations from the councils at the August 21St meeting in Bryan and the August 23rd meeting in
College Station.
9. Next meeting on July 17,2012 at the Mounce Library.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:00pm.
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Larry Ringer,President Larry Kc singer,Library System Director
Library Advisory Board
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