Library Advisory Board Minutes - 05/24/2005LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
May 24, 2005
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Andrea Williams, Chair
Jim Sernoe, Vice Chair
Irene Lambert
Alexis Terrell
Nell Lister
EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:
Linda Hughes, Library Administrator
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
Melinda Brinkley
Alison Reynolds
Ms. Williams called the meeting to order at 4:20 P.M. A quorum was present. The minutes of the
April 26, 2005 meeting were approved as submitted.
Ms. Hughes reported that the Summer Reading Clubs would begin on May 31. Clubs will be
available for children, young adults, and adults. There are several special programs planned through out
June and early July for children. Calendars are available in -house and on the website. Annette Britain will
be honored by Library Employee of the Year by North Texas Regional Library System. The Priddy
Foundation will be honored as Benefactor of the Year for its support of the videoconference equipment
house at the Wichita Falls Public Library. Ms. Hughes reported that the cataloging backlog is now down
under three months. Partially due to the supreme effort of the cataloging department and partially due to a
greatly reduced book budget in the last two fiscal years.
Discussion then turned to the One Book, One Community project. Ms. Williams said that she was
having trouble finding a chair for the OBOC fundraising committee. She will continue to seek someone to
fill this position, but asked that other Board Members help look. She is also looking at possible grants to
fund the project. Ms. Hughes said that she and Mr. Jelen would begin to hunt for grants.
Ms Hughes presented members with copies of the proposed long -range plan for library services,
FY 06 -FY 08. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has mandated that in order to receive
funding in 2006 under the Library Systems Act, all system members must have a long -range plan on file
with their system office by September 30, 2005. The library senior staff met and devised a 3 -year plan of
service. After discussing the plan, the Library Advisory Board voted to approve the plan and file it with the
North Texas Regional Library System office.
The Board will meet next on August 23, 2005 at 4:15 in the Library Conference Room. Ms.
Williams adjourned the meeting at 5:22 PM.
Minutes submitted by Linda Hughes, Library Administrator.
Minutes approved, August 23, 2005
Andrea Williams, Chair