BM 2004-04-08 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
April 8, 2004
The William T. Cozby Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session on Thursday, April 8,
2004 in the boardroom at the William T. Cozby Public Library.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair, Saul Friedman at 7:15
p.m. Other board members present were John Reenan, Pamela Bennett, Soji John, Melissa Hall,
David Smith, Sarah Drake, Tarun Koshy and Zachary Flores. Staff in attendance were Library
Director, Kathy Edwards, Assistant Library Director, Connie Moss, and Administrative
Technician, Janet Lance.
2. READING AND APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES DATED March 11, 2004:
John Reenan moved to approve the minutes and Melissa Hall seconded the motion. All were in
favor and the minutes were approved.
3. CITIZENS' APPEARANCES: None
4. CONSIDERATION OF JUNE 2004 LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: Kathy Edwards
suggested that the board members consider canceling the June meeting due to many commitments
of the board members and busy summer schedules. After discussion by the board, John Reenan
moved to cancel the June 10, 2004 board meeting. Pam Bennett seconded the motion. Carried.
4. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ongoing Projects/Workload Statistics: Circulation for March was a 14% increase.
Children's book circulation increased by 17%. Internet use is up 46%. We have
readjusted last year's gate count after working with 3M and looking at comparable
libraries' use. Year to date we had 110,663 library users.
We have promoted Marianne Follis to children's Librarian. She will attend the May
meeting where she will update the board on the Summer Reading Program.
The parking lot one-way signage was insufficient for safe compliance. Engineering
installed devices that force traffic to the right.
FY 04/05 Budget: We are submitting a flat budget for the next year with additional
amount for library materials, which is partially offset by the energy management
system savings.
UPDATE LIBRARY RECARPET/REMODEL PROJECT: Kathy Edwards went over
the proposed layout and updated the board on the process of the project. We will be
meeting on April 15, 2004 with Denelle Wrightson of Phillips Swager and Associates of
Dallas.
6. ADJOURNMENT: Melissa Hall moved and John Reenan seconded to adjourn at
8:10pm. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Lance
Administrative Technician
Approved as written 5/13/04
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