BM 2000-09-14 LBWILLIAM T. COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
September 14, 2000
The William T. Cozby Public Library Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday
September 14, 2000 in the Board Room at the William T. Cozby Public Library.
1. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Carol Ann
Myers at 7:35. Other board members present were Jeanne Heath, Jane Darling, Nancy
LeMay, Derek Mosbarger. Patricia Samms arrived at 8:00. Staff in attendance were
Library Director, Kathy Edwards and Administrative Secretary, Janet Lance.
2. READING AND APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES DATED AUGUST 10,
2000 - Derek Mosbarger motioned to approve the minutes as read and Nancy LeMay
seconded the motion. All were in favor and the minutes were approved.
3. CITIZENS APPEARANCES - None
4. LIBRARY MANAGER'S REPORT
Update on 00-01 Budget: Kathy reported that the budget was approved as presented to
the City Council.
Update on staffing/vacancies: Children's Librarian, Debbie Brightwell and Technical
Services Librarian, Diana Perkins have been promoted to Librarian supervisors. They each
will directly be supervising clerical staff. We are currently advertising for a Part- Time
Professional Librarian, which has been upgraded to 20 hours. One Part-Time Professional
Library position has been upgraded to a full-time position and will be advertised this week.
Northeast Texas Library System - NETLS representatives should mark their calendar.
The next meeting will be in Marshall, Texas on October 9, 2000. In Kathy Edwards
absence, Connie Moss will be attending.
5. BOARD & COMMISSION RECEPTION - The reception will take place at
6:30 on September 26, 2000 in the Atrium of Town Center to meet all the board members
and council members. The ceremony swearing the board members into office will take
place at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Center.
6. DISCUSSION/FEEDBACK - LIBRARY UPDATE AS PRESENTED 8/22/00
TO COUNCIL - The updated presentation was passed out to the board members. Kathy
stated that the meeting went well and thanked Jeanne Heath for her support in attending the
meeting.
7. INPUT TO 5-YEAR PLAN DUE 10/31/00 - Kathy asked for any suggestions to
be added to the five-year plan. Some of the suggestions were: upgrades for systems,
resources on machines, electronic resources and more carrels for the computers. A question
arose on updating the children' s area, and Kathy stated that issue would be addressed via
the Long-Range Plan, which she recommended for FY01/02.
8. OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY BE LEGALLY CONDUCTED - Patricia
Samms suggested that in the future we may want to look at having one or two adult
programs in place of 2 each month. She suggested having representatives from the
Caldecott and Newbery Award books to present a program for the parents and children.
9. ADJOURNMENT - Nancy LeMay motioned and Derek Mosbarger seconded to
adjourn at 8:25. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Lance
Administrative Secretary
Approved as written 10/12/00
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