LAB 01-04-1999
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SCHERTZ PUBliC liBRARY ADViSORY BOARD (LAB) MiNUTES
The LAB met on January 4, 1999, with the following members present:
Margaret Riley Mary McAllister Pattie Lovelady Ruth Tienor
Barbara Ricks Juan Thorn Julie Parr Gail Douglas
The minutes for the November meeting were presented. The motion to accept
the minutes was made by Julie. Pattie seconded the motion. The motion
carried. No LAB meeting was held in December due to the volunteer celebration.
Treasurer's Report: The report for September was presented and accepted after
a motion by Mary, and second by Barbara. No official reports were presented for
the months of October, November, or December due to a computer glitch. Julie
presented bookstore deposits as follows: Oct.-$164.67, Nov.-$219.95, and Dec.-
$185.70.
Librarian's Report: Gail purchased $3,400 in necessary compute'r supplies to
hook up another computer. This computer will be used by Violet to enter juvenile
books. Money from the CD account was used because money couldn't be taken
out of the grant. The grant has to be used by April. Gail is working with Brodart
to finish.
-Gail met with Mr. Sweatt and the architect. There should be no problem using
the plans the LAB liked. Bids are being taken, and work may begin in February.
It will take $100,000 to do the job ($80,000 from before plus $20,000 more).
- The Library now has a home page; shertz.lib. tx. us
-December was a relatively slow month. Internet problems are still being worked
out. The limit on videos checked out was raised to 5, and also raised the number
of checked out items to 25. During the amnesty period, approximately $300 in
fines was not charged.
Old Business: Norma Head will fill the board position left open by John
Grosskopf. Barbara Quates has resigned, which still leaves a vacancy to be
filled. Mary made the motion to accept Norma as a board member. Ruth
seconded the motion. The motion carried. A council representative is also
needed. Gail will request a representative when she presents the list of board
members to the council in January.
New Business: Margaret made the new committee assignments for the year.
The new list will be made by Ruth and brought to the next LAB meeting.
Committee Reports: Changes to the policy were presented and reviewed.
Corrections were made and copies of the corrected policy will be given during the
February meeting. Ruth made the motion to accept the policy changes. Julie
seconded the motion. The motion carried.
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Gaii asked the LAB to think about the poi icy for out of town patrons using the
Internet to check e-mail. The LAB suggested a trial period of 90 days whereby
tourists may use the computer unless a card holding patron comes in requesting
computer use. Card holding patrons take precedence.
A discussion on whether to keep the bookstore open will need to take place
during the next meeting.
Ruth made the motion to adjourn with a second by Julie. The motion carried.
The next LAB meeting will be on Monday, February 01, 1999.
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