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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-03 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES March 3, 2011 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS STAFF OTHERS Marcia Brown Kate Lyon Councilman Leon Hogg Betty Fuller Karan Jasper Jan Hogg Allan Gibbs LuAnn Portugal Beverly Leake Chris McAllister Mike McGehee Barney Snitz Adriane Weinstein Vice Chairman Barney Snitz called the meeting to order at 7:02p.m. Chairman Mike McGehee was running late. DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES: The Vice Chairman asked for a motion to be made to accept the January 6, 2011 minutes. Marcia Brown made the motion to accept the minutes and Beverly Leake seconded the motion. WELCOME VISITORS: Vice Chairman Barney Snitz welcomed Councilman Leon Hogg and Jan Hogg and LuAnn Portugal to the meeting. The Library Board wished a Happy Birthday to Councilman Hogg. REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR: Kate presented the statistics. Statistics somewhat lower than last month due to the library being closed one day and closed early two other days due to inclement weather. Masterworks Programs: Rhett Butler performed on February 21St with 75 in attendance. The Killdares will perform on March 14th. The Killdares are a rock Celtic group with a large following so we expect a very large crowd. Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale is April 16th, 17th and 18th. New Hours on the Early Bird Sale on Friday will be from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. The Library has completed the annual inventory and the results are once again outstanding. Out of 63,452 items inventoried we only have 68 items missing. This figure is less than 1/10 of 1%. Kate shared with the board how serious the possible cuts from the state will be to libraries. Funding to North Texas Regional Library System could be completely cut which would impact Loan Star Grant Fund money. Some examples of what we use the Loan Star money are TX Share Courier Service; Job Kiosk; Supplies for the Poster Printer; Downloadable Books. Kate also shared that without the Loan Star Grant money we could lose databases in the library that we purchase with the funding and is not in our budget. She urged everyone to communicate with our State Legislators regarding the possible cuts. Kate met with our rep from Recorded Books. They are ending their relationship with Net Library and by the fall will be offering e-books. The platform we currently have now to circulate downloadable audio books will be the same that we would use for e-books. Check out of the e-book will be treated the same as a hard copy book. E-books will work with all readers except the Kindle. Page 2 Library Board Minutes March 3,2011 ELECTION OF LIBRARY BOARD REPRESENTATIVES: Betty Fuller nominated Marcia Brown to continue to represent the Library Board to the Euless Library Foundation for 2011. Barney Snitz seconded the nomination. The nomination was passed unanimously by the Library Board. Barney Snitz nominated Betty Fuller and Beverly Leake as Assembly Representatives to NTRLS for 2011. Marcia Brown seconded the nomination. The nomination was passed unanimously by the Library Board. DISCUSSIONS: 1. The Library Board discussed the serious issues of possible budget cuts from the state. Betty Fuller made a motion to have Library Board Member, Beverly Leake, compose a letter to Todd Smith from the board. Allan Gibbs seconded the motion. 2. Marcia Brown discussed the impact of budget cuts from the state on the schools. 3. Allan Gibbs inquired about the Friends of the Library Book Sale and would like to help with the sale. Allan also enjoyed the Rhett Butler program. 4. Chris McAllister gave Kudos to the city for the new facilities and the library art work. 5. Barney Snitz spoke about the new Senior Center and shared with the board that there is also a library at the facility. 6. Beverly Leake enjoyed attending the Library Supporters' Conference. CITIZEN INPUT: Lu Ann Portugal explained the Nook she received as a gift over the holiday. Councilman Hogg commented on: 1. The status of the city and the budget 2. Reported on the Euless Riverwalk 3. Reported on the status of the property around the Target center 4. Reported on the status of the homes that were flooded 5. Reported that he will run one more time in Place 2. The deadline for filing is March 14, 2011 at 5:00pm. ADJOURNMENT: The Chairman asked for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Marcia Brown and seconded by Beverly Leake. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Res ectfully SLbmitted 01- afvitt2- , K Jasper �`�� Aia .r _ Recording Secretary Mike McGehee Euless Library Board Chairman