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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-06 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES May 6, 2010 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS STAFF OTHERS Marcia Brown Kate Lyon LuAnn Portugal Priscilla Cauley Karan Jasper Betty Fuller Beverly Leake-absent Chris McAllister Mike McGehee Barney Snitz-absent Adriane Weinstein Chairman Mike McGehee called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m. DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES: The Chairman asked for a motion to be made to accept the March 4, 2010 minutes. Priscilla Cauley made the motion to accept the minutes and Adriane Weinstein seconded the motion. WELCOME VISITORS: Chairman Mike McGehee and Library Administrator,Kate Lyon welcomed LuAnn Portugal to the meeting. REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR: Kate presented the April monthly statistics. The library continues to be very busy. The monthly statistics are down slightly due to the library was closed five days in April due to holidays and Arbor Daze. Masterworks Programs: Ke Anuenue Polynesian Revue had 76 in attendance for the program on April 12th. May 10, 2010—beatlegras Friends of the Library Book Sale: Friday, May 14th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm Saturday, May 15th from 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday, May 16th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. School is out the last week of May and the Security Guards will be off for the summer. They have been incredible assistance to the staff in controlling the after school kids. They have been so visible and have taken care of problems that the staff was not aware of or could handle. The staff is planning a thank you lunch for the guards. Summer Reading Club Program: Youth theme is"Catch the Reading Express"and the kick-off date is Tuesday,June 1St. Adult theme is"Go Green at the Library"and the kick-off date is Tuesday,June 1st. Inventory: The city requested a partial inventory of the library collection. Out of the 45,478 items inventoried 1/10 of 1%or 49 items were missing. Next year the library will do a complete inventory of the library collection. Page 2 Library Board Minutes May 6,2010 DISCUSSIONS: 1. Chris McAllister inquired about the collection agency. Kate shared that the agency only works with libraries and has been very successful for collection of fines that are over$25.00. The agency takes care of so many of the issues that were time consuming for the staff. 2. Marcia Brown announced that she will be retiring from HEB/ISD at the end of May. Congratulations!! 3. Mike McGehee reports that ELF is doing very well and is working with the tile artist to finalize the project. They are now planning to have the project completed and installed in the spring or summer of 2011. 4. Betty Fuller shared that the Library Board had agreed early to support and participate in the tile project and she would like to have some type of decision. Kate Lyon reported that she and Betty Fuller presented the Library Board's suggestion to do a tile on volunteerism. The ELF Art Committee declined their suggestion. The tile suggested to the Library Board by Kate at the last meeting has now been sold. Mike McGehee reported that at this point in the project ELF will not be adding new tiles and the remaining tiles need to be sold. One tile not sold is the Red Oak Tree which is the official tree for the city. The cost of the tile is $300. The Board would like to sponsor the Red Oak Tree tile and have the artist paint a child sitting under the tree reading. Marcia Brown made a motion to sponsor the Red Oak Tree tile with changes and Betty Fuller seconded the motion. Kate Lyon will present their proposal to the ELF Art Committee. CITIZEN INPUT: Luann Portugal praised the Library Board on how well they work together, but she was particularly impressed and enjoyed watching them work together on the decision to sponsor a tile. She also was very complimentary of the Library Newsletter, posters,and flyers that are produced. ADJOURNMENT: The Chairman asked for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Marcia Brown and seconded by Adriane Weinstein. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted L CWZ)/9(-- ) K. an Jasper Recording Secretary Mike McGehee Euless Library Board Chairman