Library Advisory Board Minutes - 12/17/2013 LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES , q � 1
December 17,2013
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: _
Donna Jane McGough Jackie Quevas , _ t M
Kay Story Carrie Ann Taylor
Jean Hall Amy Bobrowitz
Arthur Bea Williams
Jennifer Andrews
Peggy Browning
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jack Murphy,Director Parks&Recreation
Alan Martin,Friends Liaison
A quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm.
Librarian's report:
The library closed early on Thursday,December 5 at 3:00pm due to inclement weather,and remained closed for Friday and Saturday.
Staff returned to work on Monday to a surprisingly overflowing bookdrop return,but were able to proceed with normal operations.
Patrons were not charged for overdue materials during the closure.
Happily,the RFID tagging process is just about complete. Over 154,000 items have been tagged to date,and staff are now working
on the DVD collection, which is proving quite time-consuming. At this point,the collection of microfilms(approximately 2,500
items)will not be tagged since they are considered non-circulating and have a good security record. Staff will still be able to
inventory these items by barcode and provide accurate counts for statistical reporting. The new security gates and Self Check
machines should be delivered before Christmas and installed by the end of the year. At this point,the library is waiting to hear from
3M regarding exact dates.
Winners of the library's Picture Book Writing Contest were honored on Monday,December 16 when the first through third place
winners came to pick up their prizes and have their photos taken. The next library event will be Winter Reading, which is scheduled
to run January 2 through February 28,2014. Lesley Daly had the adult and teen prize on display—a ceramic coffee mug with spoon,
and a quote from Groucho Marx extolling the virtues of dogs and reading. The quote was picked to match the theme of the library
Christmas tree,which now has several donations for the Wichita County Humane Society and P.E.T.S.low-cost Spay&Neuter Clinic
under it. There are also several hand-made ornaments donated by children after a craft program made of dog bones and cat toys.
The library has played host to a couple of community events of note recently:Hope for the Holidays,run by the Homeless Coalition,
took place in Room 205 on December 11. Approximately 300 individuals were given a free sack lunch and a tote bag filled with
winter clothing items,and local agencies were on hand to provide information and assistance with such topics as obtaining free birth
certificates, social security cards,and low-rent housing. In addition,Community Healthcare Center employees have been using the
Library Conference Room to provide after-hours Healthcare sign-up assistance to the public. This may be continued in the New Year,
with Ms.Daly planning to meet with Healthcare Center staff to determine dates.
City departments annually provide the City Council with an Organizational Activity Report,which provides an overview of yearly
activities. Of note from the library's perspective is the relatively new introduction of the Boopsie mobile app,which has been
downloaded to over 650 devices in just three months. Staff have found it most intriguing to learn that the majority of individuals
using Boopsie are using android devices(39%). The combination of IPhone(28%)and IPad(14%)use did just outweigh the android
number at 42%,and there is a single Blackberry user among our library patrons!
Planned upcoming library closings over the holiday season are December 24 and 25,2013 and January 1,2014. The library will be
open on December 31,2013,but will be closing earlier than usual at 5:00pm,with staff working an 8:30-5:30 day.
Next meeting January 21,2014
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 5:28pm.
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Donna Jane McGough,Chair