2012-01-25CITY OF
SOUTHLAK E
SOUTHLAKE LIBRARY BOARD
Wednesday, January 25, 20'12
Location Southlake Town Hall — Town Hall 3A
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas
Time 6 :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 December 14, 2011 Southlake
Library Board meeting.
4. Public Forum
5. Discussion:
A Discussion of allocations for materials purchases
B. Discuss catalog enhancements and Technical Services
streamlining /outsourcing.
C Advocacy program update
D Board opportunities update
E. Texas Library Association Update
F. Friends of Southlake Library (FOSL) update
6. Adjournment
CERTIFICATE
hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards
at Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas, on December 9, 2011 by 6:00
p.m. pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Goverw.� ,'(704.9,
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48 hours in advance at 817.748.8016. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you.
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
MEMORANDUM
January 19, 2011
TO: Southlake Library Board
FROM: Kerry McGeath, City Librarian
SUBJECT: Agenda Item Comments for the regular Southlake Library
Board meeting — Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Please note the meeting will be held in Town Hall — Training Room 3A (3 Floor). If
possible, could you please notify staff if you will not be able to attend the meeting at
817.748.8384 or kmcpeath(@ci. southlake. tx. us Thank you!
Agenda Item No.2 A, Administrative Comments, City Librarians Report — Update
on the library after the Flood — we only saw a minimal drop off in checkouts (still
up for the year) and review of the RFID re- tagging project that we are currently in
the midst of. Still looking at ways to raise funds — possible special Library Board
meeting at some point to come up with an advocacy /fundraising plan.
Agenda Item No.2 B, Library Statistics: — Updated Library Statistics are available
in the packet
Agenda Item No.3 A, Approval of minutes: - December 14 2011 meeting
minutes are included in the packet
enda Item no. 5. Discussion:
A. Discussion of allocations for materials purchases — Jennifer Tucker and
Deputy Director McGeath will describe how money is allocated for
purchasing and how the process works.
B. Discuss catalog enhancements and Technical Services streamlining
outsourcing. Jennifer Tucker will describe some of the moves we are
making to streamline procedures and outsource much of the processing of
our materials that we purchase.
C. Advocacy update. Deputy Director McGeath will lead the discussion of
advocacy opportunities, including the possibility of a special library board
meeting related to advocacy and fund raising
D. Board Opportunities update — Discussion of opportunities for the Board
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
E. Texas Library Association Update — nothing to report at this time
F. Friends of Southlake Library update — nothing to report at this time