HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-02 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
January 2,2003
Chairman Mike McGehee called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT STAFF GUEST
Marcia Brown JoAnn Rogers Janet Fry
Mike McGehee Karan Jasper
LuAnn Portugal
Barney Snitz
Kathy Grove
Kate Lyon
Adriane Weinstein
DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES:
The Chairman asked for a motion to be made to accept the November Minutes as corrected(e.g.
changing the typographical error in the first sentence on page 2 from"Loan"to"Library").
Marcia Brown made the motion to accept the minutes as corrected, and Barney Snitz seconded
the motion. The motion was passed, and the November Minutes were approved as corrected.
REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR: November and December 2002
Circulation Stats November,2002 December, 2002
Items Circulated 25,479 23,262
Traffic Count 17,798 17,305
Library Accounts 45,524 45,524
Active Users%
Of Library Accounts 15% 16%
Library Holdings 101,223 102,137
Interlibrary Loan(requests) 46 30
Public Service Stats
Public Service Desk Assistance
Reference 2,210 2,052
Directional 954 920
Computer Related 770 637
Total 3,934 3,609
Computer Usage
Word Processing
Hours Used 1,027 1,301
Internet/Database
Hours Used 2,021 2,063
Program Attendance
Adult 376 317
Youth 1,021 315
Total 1,397 632
Additional Comments from JoAnn Rogers and Staff:
The new format of the Library Board Monthly Statistics tells the story of the Library better.
Interlibrary loan requests are down, and that is a good thing as it means the Library's collection is
good.
The business circulating books have been moved from the business reference section and put in
the regular non-fiction section. In developing the loan star audio collection, the Library will be
focusing on Texas authors.
The meeting room costs have been re-evaluated and need to go to City Council for approval as
Ordinance No. 1291. It was suggested statistics be kept on the use of the meeting room once the
new costs in Ordinance No. 1291 have been approved by the Council. All meeting room
questions are referred to Karan, and all applicants must complete a Meeting Room Reservation
Request form.
Janet Fry, Librarian I, is a new Library Employee who has been with the Library since October
2002. She spends a lot of time in the children's area and will be taking additional library classes
focusing on children.
See the Euless Public Library Newsletter for this month's activities. On January 12, the Fort
Worth Brahmas non-profit Foundation and the Verizon Hooked on Reading Program are having a
book drive at the Brahma's hockey game, and a portion of the donated books will be given to our
Library.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Casino Night cleared over $17,000.00. People came away saying they had fun, which is what
was wanted. The Library Staff gave of their time to make Casino Night a success. The
Foundation needs to do this type of event again as the Foundation Committee has learned so
much. The Silent Auction had many interesting things to offer.
The glass sculpture, Blooms of Enlightenment, is now official, and the next two years will be
exciting. David Keene, the artist, will be putting groups together to go see the glass blowing for
this sculpture.
JoAnn distributed Mission Statements from the City of Euless, the Library, the Library
Foundation, and the Friends for the Library Board to review for ideas for February's meeting.
The Board may need to have a special meeting in order to come up with a revised Mission
Statement for the Library.
NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
Altermann Galleries is lending"Synergy"to the Library where it will be displayed in the lobby.
The boy and girl statues will be relocated to the Children's Department. The price is negotiable
at this time. The gallery is moving to Santa Fe.
The annual election of officers was held for 2003. Mike McGehee was nominated to continue as
Chairman as was Barney Snitz for Vice Chairman and Kathy Grove for Secretary. The Chairman
asked for a motion to accept the nominations by acclamation. Marcia Brown made the motion to
accept the nominations by acclamation, and Adrienne Weinstein seconded the motion. The
motion was passed by acclamation.
CITIZEN INPUT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chairman asked for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by LuAnn Portugal and
seconded by Marcia Brown. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Kathy Grove
Euless Library Board Secretary