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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02 20 2014 LABLAB Minutes 02 20 2014 Page 1 Library Advisory Board February 20, 2014 Assembly: The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC. Members Present: Denise Chadurjian, Ellen O’Malley, John Osinski, Harriet Smith, Elizabeth Stanfield, Emilie Swearingen, Virginia Teachey Members Excused: Deloris Rhodes, Bradford Walker Members Absent: Gwendolyn Brown, Kemp Burdette, Library Staff Members: Harry Tuchmayer, Paige Owens FOL Rep: Pattie Bonner Foundation Rep: Pat Bell The meeting was called to order by Chair, Virginia Teachey at 2:05 p.m. Public Comment and Agenda Review No members of the public were present. Chair, Virginia Teachey asked if any members of the board would like to remove or add any item(s) from the Agenda. Being no changes, the board accepted the Agenda. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes from the last board meeting on January 16, 2014 were sent to the board prior to the meeting for review. The minutes were approved as written. Motion: John Osinski MOVED, SECONDED by Harriet Smith, to approve the January 16, 2014 minutes as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Chairman’s Comments Chair, Virginia Teachey, has moved into the position of board Chair. Unfortunately, Conrad Luhmann has resigned from the board due to health reasons. Correspondence No correspondence at this time. LAB Minutes 02 20 2014 Page 2 FRIENDS’ REPORT FOL Rep. Patti Bonner presented the following report:  The Friends have had great success with their past programs such as Downton Abbey Revisited, Lifestyle Wellness and Hollywood East.  Upcoming Series include: o 2/23/14 – 2pm @ NE – A Haunting Beauty: Vietnam through the Eyes of an Artist. An illustrated talk by Vietnam veteran, Jim Magner, based on his book. o 3/8/14 – 2pm @ NE – Plastic in the Ocean. Bonnie Monteleone will share details about this project housed at UNCW. See images and footage taken from the North Pacific Garbage Patch, and plastic marine debris from the North Atlantic. Lean how this impacts the ocean and all marine life. o 3/15/14 – 2pm @ NE – Plastics in our Creeks and Sounds. Ted Wilgis, Coastal Education Coordinator, shares a fun and interactive program for kids on environmental issues with our oceans and marine life. o 4/26/14 – 2pm @ NE – “The Storied South”. Dr. William Ferris will speak about his latest book.  At the recent Library Staff Development Day, the FOL awarded their Mini Grants to staff. DIRECTORS REPORT Harry Tuchmayer distributed the Director’s report to the board prior to the meeting. In addition to the items covered in the report, he reported on the following:  On Monday, Feb. 24th the Library will unveil their new web page. The new page will feature a new look and all tabs/links will be library related. The current page was required to feature County links which confused patrons by moving them from the Library page to other County department sites. In order to keep the site current, the library has editing authority. The new site will also feature a mobile app. A snap shot look of the home/launch page was printed and distributed to the board for review and discussion.  To address patron complaints that library cards need to be renewed after one year, a new policy change will extend the date to 3 years. We are working with TLC to create email alert reminders to patron when their cards are due for renewal.  We have added the County’s Fire Services training materials to our collection. This will allow their staff easy access to their materials for check out.  The second installment of Story Walk will be featured at Hugh McRae Park. The book, Bug Safari, will focus on healthy living by incorporating exercise during the walk. Quotes for printing are in process and the installment should be finalized in about a month.  The Story Place room in the Children’s room at Main is 1/3 completed. Carpet and painting are completed. A large screen TV has been hung on the wall and the interactive panels are being installed.  An in-house Computer Use Survey (US Impact Survey) was completed and over 200 patrons participated. The results showed that 70% of the patrons use the public computers for job searches and 15% stated that they did get a new job. LAB Minutes 02 20 2014 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS Strategic Plan Harry Tuchmayer passed out revised copies of the Library’s new Strategic Plan. The brochure, Creating Library Experiences that Matter, outlines the library’s mission and strategic priorities & map. We have tied our plan into the County’s overall Strategic Plan to better serve our community. COMMITTEE REPORTS Myrtle Grove Expansion Ellen O’Malley & Harriet Smith reported that the committee has met with architect, John Sawyer, and reviewed the Myrtle Grove Library design plans. The plans were on display during the meeting and were reviewed and discussed with the board. The new layout features:  Building size will double.  The Children’s area will triple in size to provide adequate space for events/programs.  Meeting rooms that are separate from the library so that they could be used when the library is closed.  A LEED certified building will be energy efficient. The new design will need to be presented to the County Manager and his team. The cost for the project will be 3 million, not including new furniture and materials. Committee Assignments Denise Chadurjian has requested to be added to the Policy and Strategic Issues Committees. Policy Committee The Policy Committee will meet after the meeting today to review the library’s behavior policy. NEW BUSINESS Representative Appointment The LAB appointed Ellen O’Malley as the LAB Rep. She will attend Friends of the Library meetings on the board’s behalf. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Teachey adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kemp Burdette New Hanover County Library Advisory Board LAB Minutes 02 20 2014 Page 4 Yvette Mays NHCPL Administrative Support Specialist Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the Library Advisory Board meeting.