BM 2011 02-10 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
February 14, 2011
The William T. Cozby Public Library Board met in regular session on Thursday, February 10, 2011 in the
library board room at the William T. Cozby Public Library.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair, Thomas Dwyer at 7:01 p.m.
Other board members present were Saul Friedman, Wednesday Foster, Jennifer Johnson, Karla
Tabor, David Smith, Patricia Nicks, Stephen Charters and Manibala Jonnalagadda. Youth
Advisors Nadir Khan and Sai Panguluri were also present. Staff in attendance were Library
Director, Victoria Chiavetta, Assistant Library Director, Jane Darling and Sr. Administrative
Technician, Ramona Woods.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 13, 2011 BOARD MEETING: Saul
Friedman moved to approve the minutes of January 13, 2011. David Smith seconded the motion.
All were in favor. Minutes were approved.
3. CITZENS APPEARANCES: None.
4. LIBRARY DIRECTOR' S REPORT: Victoria Chi avetta reminded new board members that
they must complete the Open Meetings Act Training and submit their certificates to her.
• Workload Indicators: The downward trend in circulation remains but was considerably less
during the month of January. Customer visits went back up by eight percent. We are seeing the
expected increase in e -book usage and working on a list of popular c -books for purchase. We are
also considering a new model of collection development where we import titles to the catalog and
purchase items as they are requested. Internet usage continues to rise and Wi-Fi jumped 32% over
last January.
• Integrated Library System (ILS): The library migration is going very smoothly. The only bump
in the road has been this week when we had trainers here and ended up closing one day. The
Polaris staff have been very accommodating and have adjusted each training day as needed.
We've started promoting the new system so customers will be aware of the upcoming changes.
• Loan Star Libraries Grant: The Grant funds were recently received and we should begin
purchasing e -books and juvenile non-fiction in the next week or so.
• CozbyCon: The library is promoting a new program called CozbyCon. It's a mini conference
about graphic novels, comic books and anime. The conference will include an anime showing, a
presentation from Funimation Entertainment, a comic read-a-thon and the winner of an art contest
will be announced. Click on the link to check it out?
5. TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -.. NEEDS OF TEXAS LIBRARIES: Vicki distributed
information and listed some of the services that would be lost if statewide funding for libraries
were eliminated. Discussion ensued.
6. Joint Council Work Session with Library and Park Boards: A joint work session with the
City Council and the Library and Park Boards will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the
Senior Center located at 345 W. Bethel Rd. The regular meeting of the library board is scheduled
for Thursday, April 14, 2011. Discussion ensued; Patricia Nicks made a motion to move the
regularly scheduled April board meeting from April 14 to April 4, after the joint council work
session. David Smith seconded. All were in favor. This item will be added to the March agenda,
board members will bring questions to be presented to Clay for the joint meeting.
7. Board Report: The May date is not available for presenting a report to Council. Discussion
ensued; Tune was chosen as the date to present the Library Board Report to Council.
8. DISCUSSION OF FY 10/11 LIBRARY BOARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: discussion
ensued; the following items were selected as the Library Board's Goals and Objectives for FY
201.012011:
• Support the advertisement and promotion of potential library expansion throughout the
community.
• Promote the library by active participation in library programs and various community
events.
• Educate the public on the new integrated library system.
9. 501 c3 Foundation: Discussion ensued regarding purpose for, abilities and limitations of the
Foundation.
10. ADJOURNMENT: Thomas Dwyer, Chair adjourned meeting at 8:28pm.
Thomas D7er, Chrr
Woods, Sr. Administrative Technician
Approved as written.
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