Library Advisory Board Minutes - 09/17/20191� s
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
Sept.17, 2019
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Amy Bobrowitz
Suhua Huang
Kimberley Rowley
Michael Smith
Kym Acuna
Emily Adams
Jana Hausburg
Blake Jurecek
MEMBERS ABSENT
Emily Reeves
Carolyn Watt -Sutherland
Jim Sernoe
Bobby Whiteley
Alan Martin
Librarian's report
Minutes were approved from May.
Ms. Hausburg reported that she has processed purchase requisitions for furniture pieces for the
children's area using funds received from the CHAIR-ity auction. A set of table and chairs, a small
loveseat, and an overstaffed chair are the first pieces to come in. Staff is working on getting a train
table assembled and ready for children to "check out" trains to use in-house. With luck, the adult sized
furniture should arrive by the end of the month.
A general overview of the summer's reading program was presented by Angela Hill, Assistant
Administrator, Information. Ms. Hill reported that this summer, WFPL revamped and launched Summer
Read on a grand scale, with a focus was on reading for all ages instead of limiting it to only school -age
participants. Participants were entered into a grand prize drawing when finishing the reader's goal. To
earn incentives, pre -readers (children ages 0-5) worked on early literacy activities such as singing and
shapes/colors/letter recognition while kids (ages 6-11) read for 150 minutes per milestone. Teens (ages
12-18) and adults (19 and up) read books and challenged themselves to read outside their usual genres
and found it to be an enjoyable aspect of the program. Incentives for milestones along the way
included free books (the favorite among participants) to add to their personal collection, McDonald's
free ice cream coupons, small toys, WFPL branded earbuds, etc. Total participant sign-up for Summer
Read 2019 was 1287, which compared to the last Summer Read Program for WFPL totaled 761
participants in 2016. The library was supported by local organizations who provided the grand prizes:
Castaway Cove supplied entry tickets for a family of four, Crashworx supplied a gift certificate for an
experience, and Riverbend Nature Center supplied a family entry for the day. Two of the library's
digital resource vendors provided devices for the grand prize drawing.
In summary, 2019 Summer Read was a huge success. The community was happy to participate and
excited about earning incentives and getting a chance at winning a grand prize.
There have been two staff changes, with Janice Bailey (Systems Librarian) leaving for a job in Norman,
Oklahoma, and Susan Cooper (Youth Service Librarian) to teach in Burkburnett. Andrew Badger is the
new Systems Librarian, and he started on September 311. Kelley Turpin will be the new Youth Services
Librarian, and she starts on September 30tn
The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department received notice that due to their efforts, the library will
be receiving a federally funded reimbursement award of $14,282 from the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission for interlibrary loan lends (1698) made to Texas public libraries between
September 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
"Finding Fallstown", the library's book featuringthe reading raccoon mascots and the downtown area,
was distributed for the group to look at. 100 copies have been printed, and 2 boxes have been sold.
More than likely the library will process another order.
Next meeting is October 15tn at 4: 30 p.m.
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Signature: