02-03-14SCHERTZ PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
February 3, 2014
Members Present: Sonia Samora, Sandy Keiser, Mary McAllister, Laura Wilson, Howson Lau,
Joanne Ward, Melissa Uhlhorn, Margaret Riley, Carol Cyr, Neota Brady, Janice Manzo, Juan
Thorn, Patti Dilworth
Visitors: None
HEARING OF RESIDENTS: None
CALL TO ORDER: Sonia Samora called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
REGULAR AGENDA:
1. Minutes: Consideration and /or action regarding the approval of the minutes for
January 6, 2014 meeting.
Margaret Riley moved to accept the January minutes after correction. Neota Brady seconded
the motion. Motion carried. The January 6, 2014 minutes were approved after correction.
2. Treasurer's Report: Consideration and /or action regarding the approval of the
Treasurer's Report.
The Treasurers report stated: Bookstore Sales 1650.53, Interest 1.23, Library Consignment
299.35, Recycle 162.98 Total for December 2013 was reported as 2,114.09.
Mary McAllister moved to accept December 2013 Treasurer's Report. Carol Cyr seconded the
motion. Motion carried. The December 2013 Treasurer's Report was approved as presented.
3. Librarian's Report: Librarian will report on the following items:
The October Statistics: Total Library circulation 26,237, Total Patrons 32,504, Library Program
Attendance 696, Total Collection Titles 80,357, New Library Cards issued 204, Library Cards
Renewed 384, Self- checkout 9,742, Electronic Resources 87,834, Volunteer hours 252.00, ILL
(Inter Library Loans) 20, Meeting room usage 57, Computer Usage 3,086, TSLAC Service
Population 80,183.
General Operation for December:
- Melissa Uhlhorn will meet with the City of Schertz Lawyer to go over the Library policies.
- The Library staff is working on weeding the shelves.
- Melissa Uhlhorn is working on revising the job descriptions for Library staff, updating the
Library policies, and updating the Library volunteer policies.
4. Bookstore Report: Committee reported on the following items:
General Operation:
- February Book Sale is scheduled for February 21 -22. Setup is scheduled for the 20`h.
Bobbie Boyce will oversee the Saturday, February 22. Sonia Samora will handle the
advertisement.
- Discussion for a July Book sale, no date was set. Mary McAllister was going to check for
room availability.
DISCCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION
5. Updated on LAB By -Laws- The discussion and possible action on the recently revised By-
Laws which created the new Book Store Manager position and the election of someone
to fill that position.
Mary McAllister nominated Joanne Ward. Laura Wilson seconded the motion. The
motion carried. Joanne Ward is the Book Store Manager.
6. Revision of Library Meeting Room Policy- Discussion and possible action on the Library's
meeting room policy revision.
Juan Thorn moved to accept the revisions made to the Library Meeting Room Policy.
Neota Brady seconded the motion. The motion carried. The Library Meeting Room
Policy was accepted.
7. Discussion on February 10`h Semi - Annual Meeting of City Board, Commission &
Committee Chairpersons- Discussion on what to include on summary. Sonia Samara will
attend the meeting as the representative of the Library Board and will give a summary of
the Library Board's work and areas of concern. Input is from the Board on what to
include in the summary.
The Board members discussed possible topics to include in the summary. The summary will
be written and presented by Sonia Samora. Melissa Uhlhorn volunteered to help Sonia on
the presentation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8. Items by the Library Board Members: Briefing and discussion on the following items:
- Correspondence received by the Secretary: None
-Other announcements by Library Board members: None
-Call for items to be included on next agenda: None
ADJOURNMENT:
Patti Dilworth moved to adjourn the meeting. Juan Thorn seconded the motion. The motion
carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m. The next meeting is March 3, 2014.
Sonia Samora, Chairman Patti Dilworth, Secretary