BM 2011 09-08 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
September S, 2011
The William T. Cozby Public Library Board met in regular session on "Thursday, September 8, 2011 in .
the library program room at the William T. Cozby Public :Library,
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair, Thomas Dwyer at 7:05 p.m.
Other board members present were Patricia Nicks, Karla Tabor, David Smith, Jennifer Johnson,
Janet. Koester, Saul Friedman, and Stephen Charters. Youth Advisor Nadir Khan was also
present. Staff in attendance were Library Director Victoria Chiavetta and Assistant Library
Director Jane Darling. Librarian Amy Pittman -Hassett joined the meeting in progress.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE August 11, 2011 BOARD MEETING: Patricia
Nicks moved to approve the minutes of August 11, 2011. Jennifer Johnson seconded the motion.
All were in favor. Minutes were approved.
3. CITZENS APPEARANCES: None.
4. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Workload Indicators: School has begun and we are back to our regular fall schedule with
lots of kids coming over to the library after school. So far it has been fairly routine, with no
great number of misbehaving children. We continue to monitor behavior and the age of
students who spend time here after school to ensure that they are old enough and that all
library patrons have a pleasant experience in the library. The library continued to be very
busy in August with circulation and visitors increasing 3% and 5% respectively.. We had 339
new patrons sign up for cards in August. We also continue to experience high WiFi usage.
The CoppellReads program began in August and we have given out all of our copies of The
Devil in the White City. It is an interesting read, particularly if you enjoy history told as a
novel.
Upcoming Programs: Programs being held at the library include Tea Time, Snakes 101 and
the annual Hobbit Party. In addition to .these great topics, we have our regularly scheduled
Writers Group, Adult and Children's Book Clubs, Story Times and Teen Interest Group.
Loan. Star Grant update: The carrels for the AWE stations have arrived and we have
ordered some cAudiobooks. The AWE stations should be here soon and we hope to have
them deployed quickly. Most of the 347 Juvenile Nonfiction books we ordered are here and
have already circulated over 900 times.
5. QUIET READING ROOM: The request to name the Quiet Reading Room for Bobby E. Hefner
is on the Council's September 13, 2011 agenda. Vicki will attend the Council meeting, and
encouraged Library Board members to do the same.
6. LIBRARY SURVEY: Vicki provided handouts and reviewed the results of the Stakeholders
portion of the survey. The citizens' portion of the survey is scheduled to run September 12-26. A
presentation of the survey results will be made to Council on October 25", 2011, Vicki invited
Library Board members to attend.
7. LIBRARY BOARD AND YOUTH ADVISOR INTERVIEWS: Karla Tabor and Janet
Koester will conduct the youth advisor interviews on October 6, 2011. Adult library board
members will be interviewed on October 18, 2011.
8. YOUTH ADVISOR'S REPORT:. Nadir suggested turning the Library program room into a
study hall when it is not occupied. Vicki thanked him for his suggestion.
9. PRIORITY PROJECTS: Patricia Nicks reported that she has been watching for a Farmer's
Market fall event but has not seen any announcement for one. Patricia will explore the possibility
of having a booth at Oak Fest. Karla Tabor advised the Board of her progress in getting the PTO
newsletter editors to include an announcement from the library. Vicki will follow up with the
PTO contacts.
10. FY 10/11 LIBRARY BOARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: No discussion.
11. 5013(c) FOUNDATION: Thomas Dwyer displayed a document tiled with the IRS over a year
ago. David Smith volunteered to make a contact with the IRS on behalf of the Foundation, but
will need a power of attorney to do that. As president of the Foundation, Thomas Dwyer can sign
the POA. Discussion followed about the need to schedule a Foundation board meeting to elect
new officers.
12. DATABASE DEMONSTRATION: Librarian Amy Pittman -Hassett showed the Board
members highlights of some of the Library's electronic databases.
13. ADJOURNMENT: Thomas Dwyer, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
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Victoria A. Chiavetta, Library Director
Approved as written.
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