08-14-2006 (Library) Minutes MINUTES
Library Advisory Board
Monday, August 14, 2006
Smith Public Library
800 Thomas Street
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO • ER
Grace Morrison called the meeting to order.
Present: Grace Morrison, Shirley Burnett, David James, Lucy Shriver, Sandra
Williams, Joe Murphy, Rachel Orozco
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Minutes were read and approved with a correction. David James was not present
and Sandra Williams was present.
The Library Board read through the Technology Plan and asked questions. They
asked about our integrated library system. In the Technology Plan it is referred to
as TLC. Its name is The Library Corporation. The integrated library system
includes the online catalog, circulation module, and cataloging module. The DSL
line is being replaced with a T-1 line. FIOS is not available in the library's area
of the city right now.
The Library Board was asked about the library website. The website is
maintained by an outside consultant. One of the goals and objectives in the
Technology Plan includes a complete revision of the website. The staff plans to
revise it a page at a time on a monthly basis. The new Children's Reference
Assistant will assist with this project since the bulk of the news is currently
children and teen programming.
The Library Director has asked the Public Information Officer about tracking
website visits and the amount of money spent on the library website. The Library
Director will report back to the Library Board.
The Library Director explained RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Devices)to
the Library Board. This technology is in the Technology Plan. RFID is in the
Capital Improvements Program.
The Technology Plan will be approved by the Library Board and sent to the Texas
State Library.
STAFF REPORTS
Rachel Orozco reported on the Summer Reading Club Program. Programs begin
again in September. The library is starting an informal group, the Teen Library
Council. The Teens will provide input on their interests for library services.
OTHER;ITEMS
The architect and the construction company contracts have been signed.
The Library Board will assist with a survey for the public.
The Library Budget includes a full-time Children's Reference Assistant; increase in
the book budget; decrease in part-time hours; and a T-1 line.
The Library Board voted that the Mom's Club brochure did not meet the Exhibits
Policy because they charge for membership.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
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'Grace Morrison,President