BM 2013-05-09 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
May 9, 2013
The William T. Cozby Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session on Thursday, May
9, 2013 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at Town Center.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair. Patricia Nicks at 7:04
p.m. Other board members present were Thomas Dwyer, Karla Tabor, Wednesday Foster, Janet
Koester, Saul Friedman, Emily Nance and Adrienne Morton. Youth Advisor Trinity Sullivan
was 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 APRIL 11, 2013 REGULAR BOARD
MEETING: Saul Friedman moved to approve the minutes and Thomas Dwyer seconded the
motion. All were in favor and the minutes were approved.
3. INTRODUCTIONS: Vicki introduced Adrienne Morton who will fill John Boyd's
unexpired term.
4. CITIZENS APPEARANCES: None
5. 501(c) 3 FOUNDATION/FRIENDS GROUP: Karla gave an update on the Friends
Group. She read comments from a survey she conducted regarding the creation of a Friends
Group. Discussion ensued.
6. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Workload Indicators: The new WiFi service the City of Coppell installed on a trial
basis at the library did not work as planned and the original was re -installed. The IS
Department is looking into getting more broadband for the library. Circulation was
somewhat higher than last month with eBooks continuing to rise. The ability to view
3M eBooks in the catalog will soon be available. Internet usage was down as more
people bring in their own devices to use.
• Programs: The library had Open Mic night on April 19th which was a great success.
Bluebonnet Night on April 30th had 165 people in attendance which was up from last
year. Upcoming events include CozbyCon on May 1 lth, the Volunteer Fair on May
15th and Read to Rover on May 18th
Texas Library Association Conference Report: Vicki spoke about three programs
she attended at the TLA Conference in Fort Worth -The Edge Initiative, Maker
Spaces and STEM programs. Discussion followed. Amy Pittman -Hassett and Pat
Nicks also spoke regarding TLA. Jane thanked Pat and Karla for their help with the
Conference.
7. LIBRARY CATALOG AND DATABASE DEMONSTRATION: Amy gave a
presentation on how to search the library catalog, how to access 3M Cloud Library ebooks and
demonstrated the database Mango Languages.
8. SALES TAX REAUTHORIZATION REPORT: There will be a public forum held in
two weeks.
9. YOUTH ADVISOR'S REPORT: Trinity suggested having a sign-up sheet for library
cards, etc. at events where the library is represented. She also suggested a raffle give -a -way. Vicki
reported that Betsy Merrill has spoken to several elementary schools in the area regarding a Summer
Reading Club competition between the schools and has received some positive feedback.
10. LIBRARY BOARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: The library will have a table at the
Coppell Chamber of Commerce Expo on May 30th at the Aquatic Center.
11. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Pat Nicks adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
Patricia Nicks, Libr y Board Chair
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Kim McGrath, Sr. Administrative Technician
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