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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11 18 2016 LABMinutes 11 18 2016 LAB Page 1 Library Advisory Board November 17, 2016 Assembly: The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Main Library in Wilmington, NC. Board Members Brewington, Jan EXCUSED Chadurjian, Denise PRESENT Damutz, Amy PRESENT Garner, John EXCUSED Jones, Andrew EXCUSED Montwieler, Katherine PRESENT Osinski, John PRESENT Smith, Harriet PRESENT Smith, Paul PRESENT Swearingen, Emilie PRESENT Walker, Bradford PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna PRESENT Staff Members & Board Reps. FOL Rep – Patti Bonner & Barbara Honchell PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna (LF) PRESENT Tuchmayer, Harry PRESENT Owens, Paige PRESENT The meeting was called to order by Chair, Amy Damutz at 1:10 p.m. Public Comment and Agenda Review Public Comment No members of the public were present. Agenda Chair, Amy Damutz asked if any members of the board would like to remove or add any item(s) from the Agenda. With no changes, the Agenda was approved. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes from the last board meeting on 10/20/16 were sent to the board prior to the meeting for review. Motion: John Osinski MOVED, SECONDED by Paul Smith, to approve the 10/20/16 minutes as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Minutes 11 18 2016 LAB Page 2 Correspondence Harry Tuchmayer stated that we have gotten some great press on our library programs. You may have seen the article on Project Grace. NHC owns the entire block that the Main Library is on. The County has asked Wilmington Downtown Inc. to study the feasibility of developing this block. Grace Street has seen new business and 2 new hotels recently. There may be options for the county to utilize our block better. The block currently houses four important assets for New Hanover County, including the downtown Library and its new Story Park, a county-owned parking garage, and NHRMC Emergency Management Services. All of these services must remain on the block, but there is the potential for reconfiguration. The remainder of the block is vacant. Friends of the Library Report Patti Bonner sent out the FOL annual meeting remarks prior to the meeting. She introduced Barbara Honchell to the board. Ms. Honchell (1st Vice President) and/or Hathia Hayes (President) will be attending the Foundation board meetings as the FOL Rep. In addition to the report Ms. Bonner sent out, she noted that the FOL have changed their By- Laws and accepted their new slate of officers. Ms. Honchell stated that at the recent FOL Annual meeting, all in attendance go an opportunity to meet and hear from Vines Architecture. Library Foundation Report Ronna Zimmer reported that the board just meet and approved their new slate of officers: Kate Baynard as President, Ashley Garner as Vice President, and June Knott as Treasurer. They board also voted to give the Library $15,000 to support the Endowed Book Fund, a NC room Intern, Story Walk & Story Places. Director’s Report Harry Tuchmayer submitted the Director’s Report prior to the meeting. Committee Reports None at this time. New Business Library’s Proposed Holiday Schedule Mr. Tuchmayer submitted the schedule for review and discussion. Minutes 11 18 2016 LAB Page 3 Motion: Harriet Smith MOVED, SECONDED by Denise Chadurjian, to approve the Library Holiday Schedule as submitted. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Minutes 11 18 2016 LAB Page 4 Old Business None at this time. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Amy Damutz requested the board adjourn the meeting early to attend the Pine Valley Branch Charrette with Vine Architecture. Motion: Brad Walker MOVED, SECONDED by Paul Smith, to adjourn. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Meeting Adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Yvette Mays NHCPL Administrative Support Specialist Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the Library Advisory Board meeting.