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Home My WebLink About09-12-2006 Library Board MinutesSeptember 12, 2006 Library Board Meeting Board Members Kathy Azua, Kim Horne, Hayley Cox and Sharon Morgan were in attendance. Also attending was representative to the West Texas Library System Lucille Davis and President of the Genealogical Society Boyce Brian as well as John Castro. John opened the meeting with a welcome to new staff members Misti and Crystal and showed the September newsletter which includes an article about our new floor pillows for the juvenile area. John then brought up a recent issue about the internet policy welcoming page concerning a patron who had a problem with the gun picture. After explaining the issue and some discussion with the board members, it was decided the picture did not pose a problem. The board members were informed of the success of the June Summer Reading Club and also of the new lighting project in the Adult area. John also spoke of the new computer equipment recently purchased. This equipment includes a new laptop for use with the video projector, new boxes for the catalog computers and a new server as well as a scanner for use by internet patrons. Boyce Bryan inquired about the status of the air conditioning in the library and John Castro addressed the city's upcoming budget plan for a new heating and cooling system. John mentioned that he did not attend ALA this last summer due to new personnel and said that he was scheduled for the midwinter conference and planned to attend ALA next summer. John then showed the library policy and procedures manual he has been working on and described some of the changes still to be made and some of the categories it contains. John said that he hoped to present the completed manual to the city attorney for review at least one month before the next board meeting and also give copies to the board members for review as well at the next board meeting. The library budget for next year was discussed briefly and John mentioned the plans' for the Loan Star grant of about $3000 to replace the internet computer monitors with flat screen monitors. Boyce commended John on his hard work on the library policy manual and John closed the meeting with a tentative scheduling of the next meeting on the 2nd Tuesday in December, 2006. The meeting adjourned at 4:45pm.