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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03 15 2018 LABMinutes 03 15 2018 LAB Page 1 Library Advisory Board March 15, 2018 Assembly: The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Main Library in Wilmington, NC. Board Members Brewington, Jan PRESENT Chadurjian, Denise ABSENT Conlon, Dennis PRESENT Damutz, Amy PRESENT Montwieler, Katherine EXCUSED Shore, Sam PRESENT Smith, Harriet EXCUSED Smith, Paul PRESENT Swearingen, Emilie EXCUSED Taylor, Rebecca PRESENT Walker, Bradford PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna ABSENT Staff Members & Board Reps. Hayes, Hathia (FOL) PRESENT Honchell, Barbara (FOL) - Zimmer, Ronna (LF) ABSENT Tuchmayer, Harry PRESENT Owens, Paige PRESENT The meeting was called to order by Chair, Amy Damutz at 2:00 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 02/15/18 were sent to the board prior to the meeting for review. Motion: Dennis Conlon MOVED, SECONDED by Hathia Hayes, to recommend approval of the LAB 02/15/18 minutes as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Correspondence Harry Tuchmayer stated that 2 Thank you letters were received and distributed them for board review.  To Joe Sheppard & Diane Smith for hosting the Genealogy Conference  To the Library regarding the SE Regional Friends Workshop Minutes 03 15 2018 LAB Page 2 Friends of the Library report Hathia Hayes reported the following: The SE Regional Friends workshop on March 3rd was very successful. Over 50 people attended. 12 different Friends groups from our region. Displays from Library and Barnes & Noble. Great presentations. Friends have a new book bag they will be selling at the book sale and at all branches. One was presented to Chair Amy Damutz. Library Foundation Report No report at this time. Director’s Report The Director’s Report was sent to the board prior to the meeting. In addition to the report, Harry Tuchmayer reported the following: Staff Development Day: From the report, Harry discussed and reviewed the events of the day. Project Grace: Discussions between the Library, the Museum and Vines Architecture have been beneficial. Will plan to have Jennifer Rigby with NHC attend the next LAB meeting to go over the RFQ (Request for Qualifications) for Project Grace. Pine Valley: The slab was poured last week. Myrtle Grove staff recently visited the site to see the footprint. Once pillars are installed, Tuchmayer will schedule at site tour for board members who are interested. Budget: Requests have been submitted and are under review. Book Sale: Our first weekend raised over $45,000. This year, we have expanded the sale space into the Exec. Dev. Center. This has reduced crowding in the lobby and Paynter room. It has been very well received by staff and patrons. Jan Brewington commented that she had attended the Library’s recent Fiction 2 Fashion event and loved it. She highly recommended the board attend next year. Harry Tuchmayer stated the Pam Penza at Northeast has an Escape Room program coming soon. We have had over 1,000 hits on Facebook of people interested, but could only take 300. Committee Reports None at this time. New Business None at this time. Minutes 03 15 2018 LAB Page 3 Old Business NHC Strategic Plan At the last meeting, the board started the initial review of the County’s Strategic Plan and how the Library’s Strategic Plan aligns with it. Today the board reviewed each of the County’s 3 Strategic categories and selected 1 of the Objectives that best aligned with Library services. Then, it was determined what services the library provides that should be highlighted for each category. The following results were determined: County Category Best Strategic Objective Library Highlights Intelligent Growth & Economic Development Leverage public infrastructure to encourage private investment New library sites attract residents & new business. Project Grace, Pine Valley, Pleasure Island, North Chase Superior Education & Workforce Promote early learning that ensures life-long resiliency Class project, promote more resources Superior Public Health & Safety Increase access to programs to prevent & reduce obesity Consumer Health library, yoga story times, outdoor programs, partnerships with NHC Health Dept. & DSS The board then discussed and selected photos to highlight the Library’s Mission & Philosophy of Service for the Library’s Plan. Paige will finalize the Library’s Plan based on today’s selections and recommendations. The new plan will be presented at the next board meeting. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Amy Damutz adjourned the meeting at 3:35 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. ATTENTION Construction repairs to the building behind the library have caused a road closure from the entrance of Chestnut & 2nd Street. You can still access the parking deck by using Grace Street to 2nd street.