2022-09-28 Library Minutes CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: September 28, 2022
LOCATION: 307 Parkwood Dr, Southlake, Texas
Southlake Training Center
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY BOARD PRESENT: Janet Theaker, William Doby, Rebecca
Petty, Katherine Bennett, and Lori Burr
SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY BOARD ABSENT: Beth Darr
STAFF PRESENT: Cynthia Pfledderer, Deputy Director of Library Services
OTHERS PRESENT: None
1. CALL TO ORDER—Katherine Bennett called the meeting of the Southlake Library
Board to order at 6:40 p.m.
2. CONSENT
A. APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING HELD AUGUST 24, 2022
APPROVED
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the August 24, 2022, Southlake
Library Board meeting.
Motion: Theaker
Second: Petty
Ayes: Doby, Bennett, Burr, Theaker, Petty
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0
Motion Carried.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity♦ Innovation •Accountability♦ Commitment to Excellence♦ Teamwork
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3. DISCUSSION
A. Carillon Parc Public Spaces Steering Committee
City Librarian Pfledderer announced that Ronell Smith, Kathy Talley, and Amy
Torres-Lepp have been appointed to the Steering Committee. Dr. Randy Robbins
is not officially on the Steering Committee but has asked to be included in all
information. Tamara McMillan has been appointed from the Arts Council and
additional members will be appointed from the 2022-2023 Library Board as well
as other Boards and several community members.
The first meeting for the Steering Committee is set for October 17, 2022, at Town
Hall from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. It will be an open meeting with the public invited to
attend. A facility agreement and a developer agreement are still in the works.
B. New Service Preview NewsStand and Biblio+
Southlake Library has joined a consortium, North Texas Libraries on The Go,
which will provide Kindle patrons access to online materials. Libby will officially
launch on October 1, 2022. Additionally, Biblo+ and NewsStand will replace
Flipster beginning in November. Gale and Udemy will be replacing EBSCO
(expiring in August 2023) for most of the digital research resources.
4. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
City Librarian Pfledderer stated that the library was 4% down on print circulation.
However, excluding the two weeks the library was closed during the month of
January, the circulation has increased 1.4%.
With the addition of new digital services, overall digital use is up 20%;
however, cloudLibrary has decreased by 2%. Digital resources such as World
Book are up, business uses are up, and programming is up by 73%, our highest-
performance year ever. We recently became a founding member of a consortium
nationwide to be able to offer a live, online speaker series.
Library traffic and visitors have increased by 21%. The library has also seen an
increase in computer usage, room usage, registrations, new card applications,
proctored exams, and volunteer services. Both notary services and interlibrary
loans have decreased.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity• Innovation♦Accountability♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
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5. LIBRARY FOUNDATION UPDATE
Board member Burr shared that the foundation's website is now live
(libraryfs.org). In addition to marketing materials and flyers, there are yard signs
for founding members. During Octoberfest, the foundation plans to get names
and addresses to build a constant contact file as well as hand out bookmarks
with a QR code on them for the website and donation information.
The next board meeting will be welcoming new members.
6. NEW BUSINESS
No new business.
7. PUBLIC FORUM
The public forum opened at 7:17 p.m. asking anyone wishing to speak to come
forward.
There being no questions or comments, the forum was closed at 7:17 p.m.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be scheduled for October 26, 2022. The meeting was
adjourned.
Motion: Burr
Second: Doby
Ayes: Petty, Bennett, Theaker, Burr, Doby
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0
Motion Carried.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity• Innovation •Accountability♦ Commitment to Excellence • Teamwork