2011-05-25 LB MeetingL CITY OF
OfSOUTHLAKE
SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY BOARD
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Location Southlake Town Hall — Town Hall 3A
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas
Time 7:00 p.m.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Administrative Comments
A. City Librarian's report
B. Library statistics — will be available at the meeting
3. Consider:
A. Approval of the minutes from the April 27, 2011 Southlake Library
Board meeting — will be available at the meeting
4. Public Forum
5. Discussion:
A. Summer Reading Club update
B. Board opportunities update
a. Library Fund raising opportunities
C. North Texas Regional Library System (NTRLS) update
D. Friends of the Library (FOSL) update
6. Adjournment
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards
at Town Hall, 1400 Main Street�!V ht e, Texas, on May 20, 2011 by 6:00 p.m.
pursuant to Chapter 551 of Wi' Axa&. 6Arnment Code.
Alicia Richardson, TRMC�
City Secretary °* .......
If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise the City Secretary
48 hours in advance at 817.748.8016. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
May 25, 2011
Approved by the Southlake Library Board
CITY O F
)( SOUTHLAKE
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3 Southlake Library Board Meeting:
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5 May 25, 2011
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7 LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall
8 1400 Main Street, Room 3A
9 Southlake, Texas
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11 Members Present: Library Board Chair June Koelker, Vice Chair Brenda Flores and
12 Library Board members Lori Burr; Emily Galpin; Cheri' Ross and Kim Roberts.
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14 Members Absent: None.
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16 Staff Members Present: Kerry McGeath, Deputy Director of Community Services —
17 Library.
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19 Guests: None
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21 REGULAR SESSION
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23 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order — The meeting was called to order by Chair Koelker at
24 7:10 p.m.
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26 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
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28 A. City Librarian's Report — Director McGeath reported on Library activities.
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30 B. Library Statistics — Director McGeath reported on the statistics. Traffic and
31 circulation have increased. Programming is flat from last year, but it was
32 high last year. A new category of statistics will be the digital checkouts.
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34 Agenda Item 3A. Consider: Approval of the minutes from the April 27, 2011 Southlake
35 Library Board meeting.
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37 The minutes were tabled until the next meeting.
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39 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum — There was no one present to address the Library
40 Board during Public Forum. Public Forum was opened and closed at 7:25 p.m.
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42 Agenda Item No. 5A. Discussion: Summer Reading Club Update —
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44 Summer Reading Club started with the Saturday kick off. The Library combined the
45 Kickoff with Community Services kickoff for their summer programs on May 21, 2011
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
May 25, 2011
Approved by the Southlake Library Board
1 from 10am -2pm. We have the children's reading club and the teen /adult club.
2 Participants have already been turning in their hours for prizes.
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4 Agenda Item No. 5B, Discussion: Board Opportunities Update — Library Fund Raising
5 Opportunities
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7 Mr. McGeath will be asking area businesses for $1,000 each. We need to secure
8 funding for staff.
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10 Agenda Item No. 5C. Discussion: North Texas Regional Library System (NTRLS)
11 Update --
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13 Mr. McGeath stated that if the State Library funding goes away, NTRLS will shrink.
14 NTRLS has some funding sources apart from the State Library, but the organization will
15 exist at a different level.
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17 Agenda Item No. 5D. Discussion: Friends of the Library (FOSL) Update — FOSL is
18 sponsored the Summer Reading Club with $4,000 this year and gave us $1500 for staff.
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20 Agenda Item No. 8.Adiournment.
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22 Chair Koelker adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.
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26 Brenda Flores, Vice Chair
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30 Kerr Mc eath, Deputy Director, Southlake Public Library
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33 A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork