HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-2007 Library Board MintuesMay 8, 2007 Library Board Meeting
Board Members Kevin Sweeney, Kim Horne, Hayley Cox and Sharon Morgan were in
attendance. Also attending was President of the Genealogical Society Boyce Brian.
John opened the meeting with a brief mention of the upcoming grant from the Junior
Service League that will be used to purchase CD players and books and CD combos for
the juvenile listening area.
John then mentioned his trip to TLA last month in San Antonio. John said that he
attended a meeting with guest speaker Young Adult Author Darren Shan and had lunch
with YA authors Walter Dean Myers and Patricia McKissack. Following this, John
encouraged board members to attend the TLA conference next year if they were
interested.
The board members were informed that Leslie Pierce, the City Attorney, has approved
the Library policies. She suggested the Library staff stay up to date with AED training
refresher courses as well as CPR classes.
John then proceeded to discuss the library policy and procedures manual he has been
working on. Policy on Weeding Library Materials was discussed and John said that
weeding helps improve circulation and access to the library collection.
Library Cards policy was then discussed. John explained his reasoning for mailing new
library cards and described the procedure for issuing a TexShare card which is one of the
programs associated with the Loan Star Grant. John also mentioned his reasons for
having parents sign responsibility for students under the age of 18 who get new library
cards.
Overdues policy was very briefly discussed with the appropriate fees outlined especially
the processing fee for lost or damaged materials.
Internet Use policy was then discussed and John mentioned the new system of tying
patrons fines to internet usage. John also addressed the Library's stance on file sharing
through programs like Limewire by patrons who use the internet computers. John
reiterated that we do not filter our computers but try to uphold community standards by
monitoring the computers and patrons who use them.
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John encouraged the board members to look at the quilt display and get TexShare cards
and spoke about the summer reading club program upcoming in June.
All board members present voted in favor of approving the policy changes suggested by
John.
The meeting adjourned at 4:55pm.