HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/01 Library Board MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BC~ARD
OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
August 23, 2001
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called
to order by Chair Parks at 7:00 p.m.
Present:
Sandi Gehrke Place 1
Diana Kruzich Place 2
James Althaus Place 3
Jamie Skelton Place 5
Wayne Bullard Place 6
Sue Parks Place 7
Joan L Sveinsson Library Director
Jo Chantrill Library Secretary
Absent:
Lorraine Clark Place 4 (Medical)
1. Citizens input.
None.
2. Consideration and approval of the minutes of the Board meeting held July 27th, 2001.
The minutes were approved as presented.
3. Library Director's Report:
a. Status report re: grant projects.
4-B Funding: Slatwall accessories to display books and other library materials,
pamphlets and signs on the end panels have been purchased, as have four chairs
for the game tables in the Young Adult area. Director Sveinsson will be ordering
more chairs for the Conference Room and for the public access workstations, as
well as display track to be used in the Quiet Room for hanging art displays.
b. Status report re: operations
Member Clark is still on medical leave. Director Sveinsson gave a brief report
regarding her status.
The Summer Reading programs are now finished. Youth Services Librarian Snyder
has started the new Toddler Time series, which will be held on Tuesdays at 10:15
a.m.; Preschool Story Time will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at 10:15 a.m.
This series will run for eight weeks and then resume after a two-week break. This
fall, she will research effective means to bring library services to children in day care
facilities.
Director Sveinsson reported that the budget proposal under consideration includes
the addition of a 19-hour/week Support Services Clerk. The other positions
requested are not likely to get funded this year. Director Sveinsson will meet with
the personnel committee in April to discuss the staffing level needed to allow
opening on Sunday afternoons. She also said City Manager Cheatham has placed
a high priority on improving employee benefits.
Director Sveinsson has spoken with two parents who have expressed concerns re:
the access of their Children to the public access workstations. In both cases,
Director Sveinsson urged the parents to supervise the use by their children, in
accordance with the Library's policies, and made sure that the parents were aware
of the tools and choices available to them.
The staff is completing acquisitions for this fiscal year.
Library Page McCuiston has resigned her position due to demands of school and
band activities. Former Library Page Sara Herzig has returned to fill this vacancy.
Library Page Fargusson will be training to serve as a temp in Circulation.
Through the Texas State Library's TexShare program, public libraries are being
offered the opportunity to participate in a courier service, which would handle
delivery and shipment of interlibrary loan and other library materials among libraries.
The annual cost to participate is $2,700. The Colony Public Library has been
selected to be subsidized by TexShare for all but $1,080 of the cost; the balance will
be funded via NTRLS for Fy 2001-02.
c. Status report re.' Friends of the Library activities
A Book Sale will be held on Saturday, September 8th, as will a Bake Sale. The next
book sale will be held on Dec 1st, as will the "Photos and Stories with Santa and
Mrs. Claus" program and the Christmas parade.
d. Long range planning:
Director Sveinsson passed on the suggestion that one of the Board members
consider serving on The Community Development (4B) Board.
Support Services Clerk LeMaire has volunteered to contact Mrs. Seay to arrange to
pick up the Library Foundation records.
The next Board meeting will be on September 27, 2001.
The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Sue Parks, Chair
J~ Chantriil, Secretary