HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/98 Library Board MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called
to order by Chair Skelton at 7:06 p.m.
Present:
Sandri Gehrke Place 1
Diana Kruzich Place 2
Lorraine Clark Place 4
Jayme Skelton Place 5
Wayne Bullard Place 6 (arrived 7:12; departed 7:40)
Sue Parks Place 7
Joan L. Sveinsson Library Director
Absent:
James AIthaus Place 3 (Personal Business)
1. Citizen's Input.
1.1 None.
2. Consideration of approval of minutes of the board meeting held January 22, 1998.
2.1. Minutes stand approved.
3. Reports:
3.1 Chairman
None.
3.2. NTRLS System Representative
The System Meeting will be held March 19, 1998 at Mineral Wells. The East
Region has a new representative on the NTRLS Board.
3.3. Library Director:
· The search is still in progress for a Technical Services Librarian; Reference
Librarian Scott May is continuing to work extra hours to cover the essential
duties of both Technical Services and Reference.
· The architect selection process is progressing. The top five candidates will be
interviewed on February 27~h and March 2nd by the selectiOn committee.
· The staff will be reviewing ways to increase the customer service orientation of
the Library's policies. Director Sveinsson presented some ideas regarding
potential changes in circulation policy and procedures that would allow staff to
focus more on positive service and less on regulatory functions. Response from
the Board was favorable; Director Sveinsson will continue to develop proposals
for change.
· The Friends of the Library annual potluck dinner, murder mystery, and annual
meeting will be held on Friday, April 24th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Library.
3.4. Other members:
· Member Bullard reported that the 4B Board will be meeting on February 28,
1998 in an all-day work session. In addition to touring possible sites for
development of community facilities, an afternoon session will focus on legal
information.
· TWU will host an event in March for prospective M.L.S. students.
The meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
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fJ~San L. s-veinss~n, Acting-Secre'~ry