HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/96 Library Board MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
APRIL 18, 1996
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony
Texas, was called to order by Chair Barton at 8:04 p.m.
Present:
Patricia Riggs Place 1
Diana Kruzich Place 2
James Althaus Place 3
Dorian Barton Place 4
Jayme Skelton Place 5
Wayne Bullard Place 6
Elizabeth Vaughn Place 7
Joan Sveinsson Library Director
Sandra Vondersaar Secretary
Absent:
None
1. Citizen's Input.
None.
2. Consideration of approval of minutes of the board meeting
held March 21, 1996.
Minutes stand approved.
3. Reports.
a. Community Assessment Committee: None
b. Library Assessment Committee: Board Member Bullard
reported by 1997, shelving capacity at the Library's present
location will be 104%. If magazines are kept for only 12 months,
shelving capacity will be at 99.4%. Member Bullard also reported
on the meeting of the Citizen's Advisory Sub-Committee for Leisure
Services Capital Improvements. He stated all requests are being
graded by priority without considering expense. Security was the
number one priority. It is imperative that citizens know that the
financing of a Library can be done by means other than property
tax or fees. For example, the 4B sales tax option could be used
to secure financing if passed.
c. Chairman's Report: Chair Barton stated he is receiving
copies of City Council minutes. If members would like to review
them please let him know.
d. NTRLS System Representative's Report: Director Sveinsson
reported Joe Garcia, Executive Director of NTRLS, has resigned.
Also, by-law changes were approved; some additional changes will
be presented for approval at the Fall 1996 meeting. Patricia
Mooney is willing to relinquish her position as The Colony Public
Library representative to NTRLS. If anyone is interested in
filling this position, please contact Director Sveinsson. --.
e. New Technologies Committee Report: Director Sveinsson
furnished hand-outs regarding ALA's challenge to the
Communications Decency Act and invited board members to listen to
a tape from the PLA presentation "Censorship in Cyberspace: A
Whole New Ballgame?" after the meeting.
f. Library Director's Report: Director Sveinsson stated the
Library is currently interviewing candidates for the position of
Library Page. Applications are being accepted through noon, April
29, 1996 for Summer Circulation Clerk. Youth Services Librarian
Debbie Brightwell secured a donation of printing services for the
Summer Reading Club packet envelopes. The 1995 edition of Thomas
Register was donated via Mike Lynch.
The Friends of The Colony Public Library bake sale brought in over
$192. Director Sveinsson also reported the Friends Murder Mystery
and Potluck Dinner was a huge success; a new membership to The
Friends of The Colony Library was gained. On June 8th, the
Friends and the Library will hold a combined event to include a
rummage sale, book sale, and outdoor youth programs.
There will also be a special day at the Library for Mom's on
Saturday, April 11.
Director Sveinsson reminded board members that she and Technical
Services Librarian Scott May will be attending the Texas Library
Association Conference in Houston the week of April 22nd.
Director Sveinsson also reported re~arding the Public Library
Association Conference she attend an March. There was an
excellent preconference seminar on "How to Build a Library." A
resource binder with step-by-step procedures for building a
library were furnished. Copies of the binder are being reproduced
for City Manager Johnny Smith, Director of Administrative Services
Patti Hicks, Capital Projects Leisure and Community Services
Committee Chair Carolyn Rapisarda and member Wayne Bullard,
Reference Librarian Janet Sapp, and a "floating" copy that can be
loaned as needed. Director Sveinsson attended the following
additional programs regarding building projects: Buildings for the
21st Century; Building Better Libraries: Selecting, Hiring and
Working with Architects; Owning Up: What Makes a Good Owner From
an Architect's Point of View; Turn It On: Library Lighting and
wiring; Access Versus Security: Is It Possible to Have Both?;
Kids Places, Kid Spaces: Designing for Children's Services. She
also attended: Serve 'em Right: Steering Staff to Super Service;
Censorship in Cyberspace: A Whole New Ballgame?; Pleased to Meet
You: Introducing the Internet to the Business Community; Mastering
the Internet Job Search. The following tapes were also purchased
and will be available in the Professional Collection: Censorship
in Cyberspace: A Whole New Ballgame?; Mastering the Internet Job
Search; Get Slimed~: Make the Science and Invention Connection;
CD-ROM to Go: Developing a Circulating CD-ROM Collection; Into the
Lion's Den: Access to Religious Materials in Public Libraries;
Getting Real About Make-Believe: Why Subject Access to Fiction
Matters; Pleased to Meet You: Introducing the Internet to the
Business Community.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Dorian Barton, Chair
JSandra K. Vonde~rsaar, Secretary