BM 2013-04-11 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
April ll, 2013
The William T. Cozby Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session on Thursday, April
11, 2013 in the board room of the William T. Cozby Public Library.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Patricia Nicks at 7:03
p.m. Other board members present were Thomas Dwyer, Karla Tabor, Wednesday Foster,
Stephen Charters, Janet Koester, Saul Friedman, John Boyd and Emily Nance. Youth Advisors
Trinity Sullivan and Shashwat Chaturvedi were also present. Staff in attendance were Library
Director, Vicki Chiavetta, Assistant Director, Jane Darling and Sr. Administrative Technician,
Kim McGrath.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 21, 2013 REGULAR BOARD
MEETING: Saul Friedman moved to approve the minutes and Stephen Charters seconded the
motion. All were in favor and the minutes were approved.
3. CITIZENS APPEARANCES: None
4. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
• Workload Indicators: Due to the experimental WiFi, the statistics for this category
are incomplete for this month. Ebook and new patron numbers are up along with the
AWE station usage.
Programs: Open Mic Night is April 19th and the Anime Marathon is April 27th. The
new Bluebonnet books for this year will be introduced at Bluebonnet Night on April
30.
• Budget Update: The library is submitting a budget request that is approximately 5%
higher than this fiscal year due to increases in costs. Enhancement requests have
already been submitted.
5. SUMMER READING CLUB: Betsy Merrill spoke about this year's Summer Reading
Club which begins June 10.
6. YOUTH ADVISOR'S REPORT: Trinity Sullivan presented the idea of organizing a
book club at the individual schools, keeping reading logs and awarding prizes for those who read
the most books. Stephen Charters suggested having a list of most books read by each school
during Summer Reading Club. Shashwat Chaturvedi said the book exchange program at the high
school is going well. He asked about having a Lone Star book program for middle school
students similar to the Bluebonnet program.
7. FY12/13 LIBRARY BOARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Pat Nicks congratulated
Vicki on her Strategic Plan presentation to the City Council. She also read several comments by
Council regarding the presentation. Stephen Charters gave a summary of the first meeting of the
Sales Tax Reauthorization Committee. Vicki and Amy Pittman -Hassett will be at the Old Town
Coppell Celebration on April 13 representing the library. Jane discussed volunteer opportunities
at the Texas Library Association (TLA) Convention in Fort Worth. Vicki asked if anyone would
be interested in going to the Frisco Friends Group meeting on May 1 lth. The Board discussed
Earthfest and ideas for next year's event.
8. 501 (c) 3 FOUNDATION/FRIENDS GROUP: Karla Tabor gave an update on the progress
of the Friends Group.
9. OTHER ITEMS: John Boyd resigned his position on the Board.
10. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Patricia Nicks adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.
Patricia Nicks, Library Board Chair
Kim McGrath, Sr. Administrative Technician
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