Library Advisory Board Minutes - 09/15/2020 LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
Sept. 15, 2020
MEMBERS PRESENT:
• Kym Acuna
Emily Adams
Amy Bobrowitz
Suhua Huang
Daniel Juarez
Katherine Love
Jim Sernoe (via Zoom)
Dena Webb
Jana Hausburg
MEMBERS ABSENT
Emily Reeves
Librarian's report
Minutes were approved from November of last year.
Ms. Hausburg welcomed new members Daniel Juarez, Katherine Love, and Dena Webb. Emily Adams
volunteered to be Chairperson.
Ms. Hausburg then reported on the library's activities from Nov. 2019 to the present. Members were
sent the library's 2019 annual report via email. She remarked on the strangeness of the year, as board
meetings were canceled at the onset of the pandemic. She reminded the group that they had voted to
have meetings quarterly.
The library booksale held throughout the month of August garnered $906.50. These funds were used
to purchase items placed on our Amazon wishlist by library customers.
Yesterday, Ms. Hausburg received notification from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
(TSLAC):
This letter serves as the official notification that Wichita Falls Public Library has been accredited and
will be a fully qualified member of the Texas Library System for State Fiscal Year 2021:September 1,
2020 through August 31, 2021. We here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
congratulate you and the library!
In addition, the library will receive a federally funded reimbursement award from the TSLAC for
interlibrary loan lends (757) made to Texas public libraries between August 1, 2019-July 31, 2020. A
reimbursement award of$5,253.58 will be sent by direct deposit to our legal entity, City of Wichita
Falls, within 30 days.
This award is significantly lower than the library has received in the past, due to the fact that ILL
departments across the state of Texas closed down in March and have not yet reopened due to COVID-
- 19.
Ms. Acuna complimented the library on its actions during the early stages of the pandemic, noting that
what the library has to provide to the community is so important. The board was emailed the library's
phased approach to reopening. Mr. Sernoe said he appreciates the level of communication and
information he receives from library leadership.
Ms. Hausburg said that although library services have been significantly altered during the pandemic,
the goal is to return to business as normal once a vaccine is found or herd immunity is achieved. In the
meantime, hours have been reduced slightly:the library closes at 6 p.m. on Mondays-Wednesdays,
instead of at 8 p.m.
Currently:
• The library is fully staffed
• There is no limit to the amount of people allowed in the building
• Stacks are open
• Service Desk access with plexishields in place
• 10 public computers available for 1 hour per day use
• Copy/fax/scan available
• No seating, no newspaper/periodical access, no toys, no study rooms or meeting rooms
available
• Programs are online at this time, not in person
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 5:07 p.m.
Signature:
E ily Adams, Chairperson