BM 2013-08-13 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
August 5, 2013
The William T. Cozby Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session on Monday, August 5, 2013
in the board room of the William T. Cozby Public Library following the joint meeting with City Council
and the Parks and Recreation Board.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Patricia Nicks at 7:20 p.m. Other
board members present were Wednesday Foster, Saul Friedman, Stephen Charters, Karla Tabor, Thomas
Dwyer, Janet Koester, and Emily Nance. Youth Advisors Shashwat Chaturvedi and Trinity Sullivan were
also present. Staff in attendance were Library Director Vicki Chiavetta, Assistant Director Jane Darling,
and Sr. Administrative Technician Kim McGrath. Additional staff in attendance were Librarian
Supervisor Kevin Carrothers and Librarians Sarah Silverthorne and Jennifer Franz.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 13, 2013 REGULAR BOARD MEETING:
Thomas Dwyer 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: Statistics continued to follow the path they have taken all year.
Circulation remains down while digital usage continues to rise.
Programs: The Summer Reading Club programs have been well attended. The movies,
games and crafts have had record attendance this summer. Festival of Nations which featured
Russia had 259 people attend. Coppell Reads begins in August and will feature the book,
Animal., Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. To kick-off the event, free copies and
brochures were handed out at the Coppell Farmer's Market to those who presented a Coppell
Library card.
5. LIBRARY BOARD APPLICATIONS FY13/14: Applications are now available for reapplying
to the Board for those members whose terms expire in December. The deadline for applications is
September 13, 2013. Interviews will be held on October 91h for the Youth Advisors and October 15th for
the remaining Board positions.
6. DISCUSSION OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF MATERIALS: Vicki gave a
summary of the request by a patron to remove a magazine from the library and to cease all magazine
subscriptions from the company that publishes the magazine. Discussion ensued. It was recommended to
keep the magazine and subscriptions by unanimous consent.
7. YOUTH ADVISOR'S REPORT: Trinity Sullivan asked about CozbyCon and Sarah
Silverthorne gave her information regarding the annual event. She also asked about the concept of
competing schools for Summer Reading Club and Lone Star versus Bluebonnet books. Shashwat
Chaturvedi asked about Nook and Kindle E -readers versus tablets. He also asked if the Library would
consider going back to stamping cards during the Summer Reading Club program. Discussion ensued.
8. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Patricia Nicks adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m.
Patricia Nicks, Library Voard Chair
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Kim McGrath, Sr. Administrative Technician