Library Advisory Board Minutes - 05/28/2002LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
May 28, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dr. James Snowden, Chair
Andrea Williams
Dr. James Sernoe
Jim Brackett
Gracie Gregg
Patsy Klein
Irene Lambert
EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:
Arthur Bea Williams, Council Liaison
Matthew Benoit, Assistant City Manager
Linda Hughes, Library Administrator
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
Shirley Harris
Ruth Jones
Dr. Snowden called the meeting to order at 4:25 P.M. and declared a quorum to be present. The
minutes of the April 30, 2002 meeting were approved as submitted. Ms. Hughes presented the Librarian's
Report. She attended the special called Assembly of the North Texas Regional Library System with Irene
Lambert and Andrea Williams. She announced that Richard Guinn, Cataloging Librarian 1, had resigned
to accept a position with the Texas Medical Center Library in Houston. His position is currently being
advertised. Several classes toured the Library during May; all tours for school children include a story
session. One group was so large it had to be split among four Librarians. The Library has used some of
the TIF grant and Lone Star Libraries Grant to pay for computer classes for staff members. The Library
contracted with ExecuTrain of Dallas to come on -site and teach classes on multiple levels in Front Page,
Excel, and Word. Comprehensive staff training is an on -going issue that the Library hopes to address
using Lone Star Libraries grant money. She announced that most of the professional staff would be
meeting with professional staff members from the MSU Library to become acquainted with resources in
each library and to seek opportunities for collaborative efforts in the future.
Under New Business, Dr. Snowden asked about Board vacancies. Ms. Hughes replied that Ms.
Klein has served maximum terms and must rotate off the Board in June. Dr. Sernoe has asked to be
reappointed, and Ms. Hughes is attempting to contact Ms. Harris to see if she wishes to be reappointed
also.
Under Old Business, the Board looked at the revisions requested for the Collection Development
Policy. Ms. Hughes passed out pages with the requested new language highlighted. The Members voted
to approve the revised Collection Development Policy.
Ms. Gregg reported that the Friends needed donations of books. She said that the summer is the
Bookstore's busiest season with all of the activities in the Youth Department. However, back stock of
donations and weeded material is getting very low.
The next meeting of the Library Advisory Board will be September 24, 2002 in the Conference
Room at 4:15 PM. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Hughes, Library Administrator