Library Advisory Board Minutes - 03/05/2024 LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
March 5, 2024
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Amy Bobrowitz
Zachary Carlton
Marianne Dowdy
Kristen Garrison
Suhua Huang
Daniel Juarez
Betty Richie
Jana Hausburg
MEMBERS ABSENT
Katherine Love
Shunta McFadden
Blake Jurecek
Librarian's report
Before the meeting began, Ms. Hausburg took pictures of board members to post on the
library's webpage and gathered biographies to accompany the photos.
In the absence of Ms. Adams, who had to withdraw from the board due to personal reasons,
Ms. Hausburg called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. She introduced the newest board
member, Zachary Carlton, who had been sworn in earlier by deputy city clerk Theodore Stoll.
Ms. Hausburg called for a volunteer to be the new board chairperson. Suhua Huang
volunteered. Ms. Huang then called for a motion to approve minutes from October of 2023.
Motion passed.
There being no old business to discuss, Ms. Hausburg shared an infographic with statistics
pulled from the state report gathered for the last fiscal year. She then discussed two grants she
was seeking from The Priddy Foundation— one for$170,000 worth of new computer and
technology equipment and one for$80,000 which may be used to purchase a light commercial
van to use as an outreach vehicle to attend community events such as Art Walk and the back-
to-school fair as well as visit retirement communities, schools, neighborhoods, and so forth.
The library will be migrating to a new integrated library system (ILS) platform on March 25.The
library will close that day for staff training and open with limited hours March 26 and 27 (9 am
to 5 pm). Regular hours resume on March 28.
Ms. Hausburg announced that the adult non-fiction shifting project which began last year was
completed last week. The board was invited to take a look after the meeting was over. All
wayfinding signs on the shelf ends have been corrected, and some shelf-talkers (similar to what
is seen in bookstores) have been added.
The Summer Reading kick-off party will be held June 1, and all board members are encouraged
to attend.
Ms. Hausburg then announced her retirement date of Dec. 31, 2024.
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
The next meeting will be June 18, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
Signature:
Suhua Huang, Chairperson