01-13-2014 (Library) Minutes Library Advisory Board
CITY OF WYLIE
Library Board--Minutes
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Conference Room
Smith Public Library
300 Country Club Rd., Bldg. 300
Wylie, Texas 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Members present: Mindy Ayers, Todd Abronowitz, Dorothy Corbin Brand, Shirley Burnett,
Gerri Washington, William Whitney & Rachel Orozco (Board Liaison)
Members absent: Kathy Schwarz
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.
No citizens were present at the meeting.
PRESENTATION
The library is now offering Zinio which is an online downloadable magazine service. We
received a grant and are able to offer this service free of charge. Zinio is versatile and may be
downloaded on many different devices such as laptops, IPads, Kindle Fire, etc. Once the
magazine is checked out and downloaded it is on your device and doesn't get checked back in.
Some print copies of magazines like crafts, cooking, and People will still be ordered and
available for checkout. We haven't been checking out magazines at our new location but did at
the old location.
ACTION ITEMS
The Library Board Minutes of Monday, November 11, 2013 were approved as presented.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
FY15 Budget: Increase in Hours
Rachel and her staff have been discussing a possible increase in hours and how to best utilize a
request for an additional two hours. The thought is to modify the current hours and open at
10:00am Wednesday-Saturday which would add some consistency with the opening times.
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Mindy Ayers offered to draft a letter on behalf of the Board to the City Council in support of the
two hour increase. A suggestion was made to request that teens from the Teen Library Council
also speak at a Council meeting in support of the additional hours.
The Board asked whether it is possible to do a survey at the self checkout stations regarding
library hours and their preferences. Rachel will check to see if this is something that can be
done.
STAFF REPORTS
The compensation study was very thorough and was intended to see if salaries city wide were
competitive with the market. About fifteen cities including some outside of the metroplex were
used for comparison. Raises were only given to staff whose positions were not competitive with
the market and will be implemented over a two year period. It appears that eventually staff will
be moved to a plan where raises will be given based on performance.
Another change as a result of the study creates a new step plan solely for the fire and police staff.
Up until now, they were on the step plan with the rest of the city staff. This is a pretty standard
practice in other cities.
Upcoming Special Events:
Storytime resumes its normal schedule this week.
Tuesday,January 14 @ 5:00pm: Celebrate Jerri Smith!
Stop by the library for cake and punch and share in celebrating Jerri Smith's accomplishments
and her retirement as President of the Friends group. She will also be honored at the City
Council meeting that begins at 6:00pm at City Hall.
Thursday, January 23 @ 6:30pm: Inside the Real Downton Abbey
Go inside the real Downton Abbey with Jann Mackey. Explore the art, architecture and history
of Highclere Castle, the show's filming location and the family seat of the Earls of Carnarvon.
Chocolate Tasting for Teens: February 13 —5:00-6:00pm
Come celebrate Valentine's Day by testing your sweet tooth and sampling various chocolates. There will
be trivia and prizes. All 6th— 12th graders are welcome and no registration is required.
Abby's Birthday Celebration: February 18—3:30-4:15pm
Abby is going to be 8 years old and you're invited to her party! Come celebrate with cake and crafts in
the storytime room. All ages welcome, no registration required. This party takes the place of Wagging
Tales on this day.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:52pm.
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