Library Advisory Board Minutes - 09/17/2024 LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
September 17, 2024
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Zachary Carlton
Marianne Dowdy
Kristen Garrison
Daniel Juarez
Shunta McFadden
Betty Richie
Jana Hausburg
MEMBERS ABSENT
Amy Bobrowitz
Katherine Love
Blake Jurecek
Librarian's report
New chairperson Daniel Juarez called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m. Minutes from June
were approved.
There being no old business to discuss, Ms. Hausburg shared an infographic with statistics
regarding the library's Summer Reading Program. In total, there were 30 programs with 1,788
attendees.
Ms. Hausburg informed the group that the term of former board chair, Suhua Huang, had
expired. Mr. Juarez graciously volunteered to be the new board chair. The City Clerk has
appointed a new board member, Rhonda McClung, who will be sworn in soon.
Following was a presentation from librarian Celena Bradley about the First Amendment
Champions Team (FACT), formed after she and Ms. Hausburg attended the Texas Library
Association annual conference in April. FACT's goals are to: demonstrate the library's
relevancy/benefits to our community, strengthen defense against First Amendment attacks
against the library from censors; protect First Amendment rights in the public library; increase
awareness of the breadth of services the library offers.
The library has received some of the new technology equipment purchased from the grant
received from The Priddy Foundation. IT is still trying to set up the new public computers. The
light commercial van has been ordered.
This being Ms. Hausburg's last official board meeting before retiring, she discussed some of her
efforts to help in the succession planning for the library administrator position. She has created
a handbook and kept a detailed calendar for a year that will allow the new person insight into
daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly duties.
Board members were invited to look at the new technology after the meeting, specifically the
additional 3D printers and the Smart board in the Room of Requirement.
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
In lieu of a December meeting, all board members are invited to the library's Holiday Open
House, Dec. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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