HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/98 Library Board MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
NOVEMBER 19, 1998
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called
to order by Chair Parks at 7:02 p.m.
Present;
Diana Kruzich Place 2
Lorraine Clark Place 4
Jayme Skelton Place 5
Sue Parks Place 7
Joan L. Sveinsson Library Director
Jo Chantrill Library Secretary
Absent:
Sandri Gehrke Place 1 (Personal business)
James Althaus Place 3 (Health)
Wayne Bullard Place 6 (Personal business)
1. Citizen's Input.
None.
2. The minutes of the October 29, 1998 meeting were approved. Consideration of
approval of minutes of the board meeting held April 23, 1998, April 30, 1998, May 23,
1998, July 23, 1998, and August 27, 1998, was tabled.
3. Reports:
3.1. Chairman
None.
3.2. NTRLS System Representative
None.
3.3. Library Director:
· Director Sveinsson presented gifts given at the City Volunteer dinner on
November 12th to those board members who were unable to attend that
event.
· The Library Work Party went very well; 230 videos were processed into the
collection.
· Director Sveinsson will do the conversion to the Window based version of the
library automation software over the Thanksgiving Holidays.
· Director Sveinsson met with a representative of Texas Correctional
Industries to discuss panel system furniture and additional shelving for the
new facility.
· Director Sveinsson submitted entries in the NTRLS giveaways drawing for
several items, including a 486 computer for public access word processing.
· The changes in cleaning services have not been successful. The City
Purchasing Agent is seeking solutions to improve services.
· The Leos Club is planning to donate a laser printer for public access word
processing.
· The Friends of the library booksale and bakesale will be held Saturday, Dec
6th'
3.4. Other members:
· None.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Sue Parks, Chair
O~/C-h ant~ili, Secretary