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OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
JANUARY 25. 1996
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony
Texas, was called to order by Chair Kruzich at 7:03 p.m.
Present:
Patricia Riggs Place 1
Diana Kruzich Place 2
James Althaus Place 3
Dorian Barton Place 4
Jayme Skelton Place 5
Janet E. Sapp Acting Library Director
Sandra Vondersaar Secretary
Absent:
Wayne Bullard Place 6 (Wife had a baby)
1. Citizen's Input.
Mrs. Margaret Wallis addressed the library board requesting a
change in library policy regarding the age a minor must be in
order to obtain a card in his/her own name. This topic will
be placed on the February 22 agenda and a decision will be
made at that meeting.
2. Discussion of goals, objectives, and long range plans.
The necessity to determine future goals and objectives of the
Library Board was discussed. A goals committee meeting will
be held February 15, 1996, to list and prioritize these goals.
3. Chairman's report.
Diane Kruzich met with Alice Collins and Carolyn LeMaire to
discuss the Library Volunteer Recognition plans. It was
decided to include library volunteers with other city board
members and volunteers at the city wide Appreciation Banquet.
Additional tokens of gratitude may be given if funds are
available from The Friends of The Colony Library. It will be
necessary in the future for the library to include a portion
of this expense in their city budget.
4. Election of Chair.
Dorian Barton was elected Library Board Chair by acclamation.
5. Election of Vice-Chair.
Nominations for Vice-Chair were taken from the floor.
Patricia Riggs nominated Jayme Skelton and Jayme Skelton
nominated Patricia Riggs. Jayme Skelton was elected Vice-
Chair by secret ballet.
6. Acting Library Director's report.
Jan informed the board of the recent hiring of the library's new
circulation clerk, Jo Chantrill. Also the purchase order request
for four Pentium Computers has been submitted. The Colony Police
Department is providing the library with their old 286 computers --
shells.
A rough draft was compiled by Lori Harlan, Economic Development
Director for The City of The Colony, to obtain a special projects
grant (explained in detail in last month's board minutes) from the
Texas State Library. This primary draft looks very promising. An
official request will be submitted in two weeks and a final
decision will be made by June.
The patron problem pertaining to Books on Tape has been resolved.
Jan spoke with the patron. She has agreed to pay for one damaged
tape and has decided to no longer check out Books on Tape from The
Colony Public Library.
Jan reported on the City Capital Project Retreat held at Hidden
Cove Park, Saturday, January 20. A decision was made to delay the
bond election in order to give city departments more time to
compile information for presentation to the City Council. It
would also allow city officials time to investigate the proposals
and inform the citizens of The Colony of the importance of passing
this bond election. September has been tentatively set for the
election. More information will be given as it becomes available.
7. NTRLS System Representative's report.
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8. New Technologies committee report.
James Althaus repoted on his recent visit to the Alvin Public
Library in Alvin, Texas. Hidell Architects was the architectural
firm that designed that facility. The purpose of visiting this
new library was to enable board members to make suggestions and
hopefully anticipate problems in the design of a future The Colony
Public Library. James suggested additional visits to other
surrounding cities' libraries would be very beneficial to future
planning.
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Diana Kruzi~h, Chair '