04-10-2010 (Library) Minutes Library Advisory Board
CITY OF WYLIE
Library Board--Minutes
Monday, April 10, 2010 - 7:00 pm
Bluebonnet Room
Smith Public Library
800 Thomas Street
Wylie, Texas 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Members present: Bret Bim, Shirley Burnett, Grace Morrison, Mindy Ayers, Junaid Najamuddin, Lucy
Shriver, Rachel Orozco, (Board Liaison)
Absent: Courtney Gober
CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Residents may address Board regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must provide their name and
address. Board requests that comments be limited to three (3) minutes. In addition, the Board is not allowed to converse,
deliberate or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation.
PRESENTATION
ACTION ITEMS
1. The Library Board Minutes of Monday, March 8, 2010 were approved with corrections.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Patron Behavior Policy
Changes were made to the Patron Behavior Policy to clarify a few points regarding adults without
children in the children's area. The library staff will use their discretion on when a situation is severe
based on the library staffs experience.
Circulation Policy
Rachel reviewed the highlights of the Circulation Policy. The Library Board had reviewed this earlier in
the fiscal year. A decision was made to implement changes when the library was closer to opening the
new building.
January 11,2010 Library Advisory Board Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 2
Changes:
When library cards expire, the patron will be required to clear their account before renewing it for
another year. Library staff will let patron's know when their card is close to expiring so that they may
pay fines.
DVD checkout will change from ten to five per card with a three-week checkout and no renewals.
The policy also includes new formats such as electronic books that may be downloaded to a computer in
PDF format and downloadable audio books.
Current year of magazines will not checkout in the new building because there will be a magazine area
and in-house demand is expected to increase.
The claims returned section was kept the same with some clarifications. Interlibrary loan will remain
the same until we see what staffing and business levels are like in the new building.
STAFF REPORTS
Rachel reported that the Barnes and Noble Bookfair was successful. Lucy attended with her teens. Dia
did a storytime. Regular storytime families attended.
The Friends will do another tile event during storytime on April 14. The Friends are also having a work
session on Saturday, April 17 in the morning to strategize about the next steps in the capital campaign.
Rachel reported on grant initiatives: The Broadband Technology Opportunity Grant was for a computer
lab focusing on small business and workforce development. The Library
Services Technology Act was a broader grant for the computer lab. The library also partnered with
Sachse for a"One Book, Two Communities". This will be for a"One Book" type of program. The staff
also applied for the Texas Book Festival, Book Grant, for juvenile Spanish-language materials. The
Wylie Economic Development Corporation is interested in donating $20,000 for small business and
career resources. They have been supportive and excited about the possibility of offering online
resources and in-house resources for the small business community. They are checking with the legal
department regarding our request. All the grants total $108,000. The Friends tile event totaled $525.
Frances Anderhub, Library Technician, passed away. The library closed the Friday morning of her
memorial service so that staff could attend.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
)10 Grace Morrison,President Date