2011-12-14 OFFICIAL MINUTES
December 14, 2011
Approved by the Southlake Library Board
CITY OF
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3 Southlake Library Board Meeting:
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5 December 14, 2011 6:OOPM
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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: Chair Brenda Flores and Library Board members Sally Biersmith,
12 Lori Burr; Emily Galpin; Ayako Miyazaki; Kim Roberts; Cheri' Ross; Vice Chair Michelle
13 Spradlin.
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15 Members Absent: None
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17 Staff Members Present: Kerry McGeath, Deputy Director of Community Services —
18 Library; Jennifer Tucker, Library Operations Manager.
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20 Guests: None
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22 REGULAR SESSION
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24 Agenda Item No. 1. Cali to Order —
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26 The meeting was called to order by Chair Flores at 6:05 p.m.
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28 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments —
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30 A. City Librarian's Report —
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32 Mr. McGeath gave a detailed recap of the Saturday, December 3rd flood
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35 B. Library Statistics —
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37 The statistics will be available at the next meeting.
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39 Agenda Item 3A. Consider: Approval of the minutes from the October 26, 2011
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42 The minutes were approved by a majority vote.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability • Commitment to Excellence • Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
December 14, 2011
Approved by the Southlake Library Board
1 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum —
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3 There was no one present to address the Library Board during the Public Forum. The
4 Public Forum was opened and closed at 6:13 p.m.
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6 Agenda Item No. 5A. Discussion: Advocacy Program Update —
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8 Ms. Tucker discussed having a portable donor wall and using Eagle Scouts for a book
9 donation project. Mr. McGeath discussed the loss of the State grant, staffing, and the
10 commitment of Sabre to donate $2500. Sabre will also promote it with their community
11 partners. Mr. McGeath does not yet know if the upgrade to the Munis software will
12 allow for donations to the Library to be added into the water bill. Mr. McGeath will also
13 add something to the Library web page requesting donations for individual items.
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15 Agenda Item No. 5B, Discussion: Board Opportunities Update.
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17 The Library could use help tomorrow reading shelves before we reopen. The carpet will
18 be laid in about 2 weeks.
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20 Agenda Item No. 5C. Discussion: North Texas Library Partners (NTLP) Update --
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22 Mr. McGeath stated that NTLP is barely surviving and may start charging fees in the not
23 too distant future.
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25 Agenda Item No. 5D. Discussion: Friends of the Library (FOSL) Update —
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27 The new president is Ailene Tubbesing. Ms. Tubbesing is the person that reloads the
28 FOSL shelves every week. There was more conversation about Library operations after
29 the flood.
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31 Agenda Item No. 6. Adjournment.
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33 Chair Flores adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m. The Library Board then went to the
34 Library to see what progress has been made.
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39 Brenda Flores, Chair
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44 Ke ,ry McGeath, Deputy Director, Southlake Public Library
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47 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