BM 2016-10-13 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
October 13, 2016
The William T. Cozby Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session on Thursday, October 13,
2016 in the First Floor Conference Room of Town Center at 255 Parkway Boulevard.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Janet Koester at 7:02 p.m.
Other board members present were Emily Nance, Karla Tabor, Pat Nicks, Wednesday Foster, Adrienne
Renner, Thomas Dwyer, Mahesh Guduru and Youth Advisor Tharani Muthukumar. Staff in attendance
were Assistant Director Jane Darling and Sr. Administrative Technician Kim McGrath.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER REGULAR BOARD MEETING:
Karla Tabor moved to approve the minutes and Pat Nicks seconded the motion. All were in favor
and the minutes were approved.
3. CITIZEN'S APPEARANCES: Sreekanth Palavali, Rottan Palavali and Ankur Sikder were
present.
4. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
• Workload Indicators: Jane Darling spoke about the move back to the renovated
building. Furniture is arriving daily and shelving is being installed. She talked about the
new technology that will be available in the building. Tom Dwyer asked about the RFID
system. Jane replied that the equipment has arrived and was scheduled to be installed
soon. Tharani asked if books on hold would continue to be held if they are not picked up
before the library closes and Jane said they would not expire and would be available for
patrons to pick up when the library reopens. Karla asked about the printing process in the
new facility. Mahesh asked about the closing date of the library. Jane said the temporary
facility would close on October 17th and reopen on October 31St
Jane said the tagging project has gone very well. She thanked the Board volunteers for
their help.
• Programs: There were no programs held in October.
5. FACILITIES GUIDELINES: The updated facilities guideline was discussed. Mahesh asked
about the open carry law. Jane explained how it applies to the library facility. Tom Dwyer moved to adopt
the revised guidelines. Wednesday Foster seconded the motion, all were in favor and the guidelines were
approved.
6. NOVEMBER MEETING AGENDA: The next Library Board meeting will be the joint meeting
with the Parks Department on November 10th at 6 p.m. at the library. Karla Tabor talked about partnering
with the Living Well in Coppell organization which is affiliated with the Parks Department for the
Coppell Reads program in March. Wednesday Foster asked about the Strategic Plan presentation date.
Janet Koester asked about the library presentation at the joint meeting. Discussion followed.
7. LIBRARY LOGO: Jane showed pictures of the new library logo. Janet Koester asked when the
library name change is official and Jane said it would become official at the Grand Opening event on
November 19th.
8. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE: Jane said the final revision has been received and they have
been pleased with it. Discussion followed.
9. LIBRARY EXPANSION UPDATE: Jane reported the library is on schedule to open on
October 3151
10. YOUTH ADVISOR'S REPORT: Tharani has posted pictures of the library on social media.
She plans to design a flyer to publicize the new library.
11. FRIENDS OF THE COPPELL LIBRARY REPORT: Karla Tabor talked about North Texas
Giving Day which raised approximately $1,700 for the Friend's Group and $600 for the Coppell Chorale
which partnered with the Friends for the event. They plan to partner with the group again on February 25th
for a concert at the library. Karla said the Friend's Group will not participate in Oakfest this year. The
Friends will help with the Grand Opening on November 19th. Karla said they have done very well at the
Farmer's Market this year. She asked about the Alana Fund artwork in the children's area and Jane
showed a picture of the design and spoke about the project. The Friend's Group is sponsoring the author
visit for Coppell Reads in March.
12. LIBRARY BOARD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Board goals and objectives have been met
for FY 15/16.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman, Janet Koester adjourned the meeting at 7;50 p.m.
Janet Koester, Library Board Chair
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Kim McGrath, Sr. Administrative Technician
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